Mary Creagh MP is looking for an organised and highly motivated Office Manager to join her busy constituency office in Wakefield.

This is a full-time, permanent position based in central Wakefield.

Key responsibilities:

• Overall management of the Member's Parliamentary and Constituency diary commitments, delegating tasks to others as appropriate
• Liaise with groups at Westminster, within the constituency and the general public on the Member's behalf
• Line management of the office team, supervising workloads and ensuring accurate personnel records are kept
• Responsibility for managing all aspects of the office budget, keeping the Member informed of all relevant financial matters
• Helping to arrange constituency events including surgeries, coffee mornings etc
• Assisting with the recruitment of new staff members

Person specification:

• Excellent written and oral communication skills and acute attention to detail.
• The ability to work pro-actively, managing own workload whilst supervising others
• Competent use of Microsoft Office IT packages
• Be sympathetic to the aims and objectives of the Labour Party and be politically aware.

Occasional evening and weekend work may be required