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Reference: 82150

Date Added: 14 January 2022
Closing Date: 24 January 2022

Job Title: Apprentice (Business Administrator)

Working For: Andrea Jenkyns MP (Morley and Outwood)

Location: Morley and Outwood

Salary: In line with apprenticeship wage (£4.30ph first 12 months, £4.81-£9.50ph dependent on age after 12 months)

Length of Contract: 12 - 18 months

Job Details

Andrea Jenkyns MP is looking to employ an apprentice to work in the MP's constituency office, in Morley, Leeds. This will be a Business Administrator apprenticeship.

Daily duties:

  • Assisting with diary management and events planning
  • Managing some constituency casework
  • Monitoring local media coverage
  • Keeping up to date with parliamentary business
  • Supporting the running of local campaigns
  • Undertaking research and drafting briefings as required on subjects relevant to our constituency and policy interests
  • Ensuring professional records are kept adhering to GDPR requirements and respecting confidentiality at all times

Other duties as required Skills required:

  • Motivated, pro-active, willing to learn new skills and take on new challenges
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills with an ability to engage confidentially with a broad range of people at all levels of seniority
  • An ability to engage with constituents in an understanding, kind, and compassionate manner
  • An ability to work swiftly and independently, with a keen eye for detail
  • Excellent IT skills with experience using Microsoft Office

Candidates should be sympathetic to the aims and values of the Conservative Party

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: 24 January 2022

Interview/Start Dates

Interviews will take place on Tuesday January 25th

Start date: Monday January 31st, or earliest possible start date thereafter

Application Details

Please email your CV and 1 page cover letter to adam.firth@parliament.uk

Website: http://andreajenkyns.co.uk

Additional Notes