Reference: 75371
Date Added: 30 June 2020
Closing Date: 10 July 2020
Job Title: Administrative Assistant
Working For: Rt Hon Theresa Villiers MP (Chipping Barnet)
Location: London
Salary: In line with IPSA pay scales and experience
Length of Contract:
Job Details
The Rt Hon Theresa Villiers MP is seeking a member of staff to cover constituency related matters, and correspondence.
Duties and responsibilities include:
• Assisting with office administration and contacts with constituents using software such as Caseworker.
• Engage professionally, confidentially and with care and integrity with members of the public, through a variety of methods.
• Respond to enquiries by telephone and email, passing on queries to another team members/MP as appropriate.
• Assist at surgeries and other meetings and follow up as appropriate.
• Log all cases; monitor progress and ensure all identified actions are taken. Ensure all enquiries are dealt with in a timely manner.
• Gather relevant information to assist with resolving cases.
The following skills/characteristics are essential:
• Organisational and time management skills;
• An appreciation of the importance of attention to detail, discretion and confidentiality;
• Excellent communication and writing skills;
• Ability to work as part of a team.
Upon appointment you will be required to apply for security clearance, undertaken by the Security Vetting and Pass Office. See Members’ Staff Security Clearance page for further info. MPs generally pay staff in accordance with IPSA guidelines.
Closing Date: 10 July 2020
Interview/Start Dates
Interviews will take place during the week beginning 13th July. The aim is to have the appointed candidate in post as soon as possible.
Application Details
Please send a CV and cover letter to Theresa Villiers at theresa@theresavilliers.co.uk, stating your full name and ‘Application for Administrative Assistant’ in the email subject field. Please also include a sample of written work.
Website: http://www.theresavilliers.co.uk/