Mr Raab is looking for a hard-working and motivated person to join his team as his PA/Office Manager, to oversee the day-to-day running of his Westminster office. The successful applicant will form part of a small and dedicated team to ensure the smooth running of the office and provide high level administrative and managerial support. The position would suit a highly organised person with excellent attention to detail. Strong administrative, organisational, communication and IT skills are highly valued.

Duties include:

• Managing the Member’s diary, with overall control of constituency commitments.
• Overseeing communications, including the website and social media; overseeing the production of newsletters and leaflets.
• Management of the office budget and HR procedures.
• Ensuring a full range of secretarial and administrative support, including: telephone and visitor enquiries, responding to email and letters, efficient data and file management.
• Recruitment and line management responsibilities.
• Oversight of Casework. Ensuring queries from constituents are dealt with in a sensitive manner and all records are dealt with in accordance with data protection principles.
• Competent use of IT, email and internet to draft correspondence and reports; and set up and maintain spreadsheets.

Candidates should have the following skills and qualities:

• Previous Parliamentary experience (desirable) as a PA or Diary Manager.
• Strong communication and analytical skills, with an excellent standard of written English.
• Strong administrative and IT skills.
• An empathetic and responsive approach to people.
• The ability to manage and prioritise own workload independently.
• Excellent team working ethic.