Main Purpose of Job: To manage and provide advice as a staff member of the BGIPU Secretariat on inter-parliamentary project activities in pursuit of the British Group Inter-Parliamentary Union’s aim to advance the parliamentary dimension of Britain’s foreign relations.

Primary Tasks:

A) Project management: Working individually and in small teams, manage projects related to the BGIPU’s activities in the IPU, including promoting the parliamentary dimension of international relations and the global contribution of inter-parliamentary dialogue and exchange. This would include devising project budgets and ensuring cost-effective management of key inter-parliamentary activities.

B) International and Parliamentary Knowledge: Engage in broad-based international relations work, particularly through managing inward bilateral delegation visits to the UK Parliament and outward visits to counterpart parliaments overseas.

C) Policy and Research Skills: Provide policy advice and undertake research activities of relevance to inter-parliamentary issues, demonstrating knowledge and understanding of specific international relations issues.

D) Communications, Outreach and Advocacy Skills: Contribute to BGIPU’s outreach and communications work, including active engagement with key stakeholders such as authorities in both Houses, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the UK-based diplomatic community and intergovernmental and non-government organisations.

Further details of the job description are available on the BGIPU website: http://www.bgipu.org/about-us/who-we-are/vacanices/