Rt Hon Diane Abbott MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington and Shadow Home Secretary is seeking a full time intern to join her team in Westminster.

The internship is full time until the end of this calendar year with potential extension. 

About you:

• You’re hard-working, enthusiastic and punctual with a great eye for detail;
• Have excellent academic credentials;
• Can easily prioritise tasks and meet tight deadlines;
• Feel at ease working with a wide variety of people from different walks of life;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to undertake desk based research;
• A strong team player but with an ability to use initiative and work independently;
• Have prior experience working in a professional environment;
• Sympathetic with the aims and values of the Labour Party.

Your responsibilities:

• Learning/assisting in drafting responses to constituents;
• Required to assist with routine and repetitive data input;
• Learning/assisting in appropriate research;
• Attending surgeries and other meetings as part of training;
• Opening and dispatching mail;
• Basic administrative support;
• Learning how to analyse, evaluate and interpret data.

Occasional evening or weekend work will be required.