Stephen Kinnock MP is recruiting for a new role in his busy Westminster office. This is a great opportunity for someone looking to use and develop their political experience in the office of a frontbench Labour MP.

In this role you will:

• Work closely with colleagues in Stephen’s constituency office and the offices of other MPs, to understand current trends in casework.
• Use Parliamentary mechanisms to make an impact on behalf of constituents.
• Develop strong relationships and communicate with stakeholders inside and outside of Parliament, including with those relating to his shadow ministerial brief on immigration.
• Develop a strong understandings of stakeholder policy objectives and priorities, relating to Stephen’s frontbench and backbench workstreams.
• Develop knowledge of legislation, Hansard, debates, and other Parliamentary procedures.
• Handle administrative arrangements for meetings, in Parliament and outside.
• Collate and/or prepare briefing notes to accompany diary entries.
• Respond to enquiries by telephone and email, passing on queries to other team members as appropriate.
• Undertake general office tasks such as photocopying, filing, and typing correspondence.
• Offer occasional assistance with speaking notes, article writing and social media.

Required skills & experience:

• Experience of working in an office environment as part of a team. (Essential)
• Experience of working in a politically sensitive environment. (Essential)
• Well organised, with have the ability to work to tight deadlines, manage competing priorities and have an eye for detail. (Essential)
• Good communication and people skills and confident when interacting with people. (Essential)
• Competent IT knowledge including Microsoft Office. (Essential)
• Sympathetic to the aims and objectives of the Labour Party. (Essential)
• Previous experience of a parliamentary or constituency office. (Desired)
• Knowledge of immigration policy, and the political debates and sensitivities around it. (Desired)
• Knowledge of the type of challenges facing constituents. (Desired)