Purpose of the Job

You will be responsible for helping to develop the resources and capacity of local parties in the region, with a particular focus on those local parties that have few or no principal authority councillors.

Working alongside the other Regional Development Officer (0.4 FTE), the Campaigns and Elections team at Lib Dem HQ and the North East Regional Party Executive Officers, you will support local party officers, activists and local election candidates to develop their confidence, skills and capacity to campaign and win elections against Conservative, Green, Independent and Labour opponents.

The post is 3 days per week and you will be home based. The region encompasses the local authority areas of Northumberland, Newcastle upon Tyne, North Tyneside, Gateshead, South Tyneside, Sunderland, County Durham, Hartlepool, Darlington, Stockton on Tees, Middlesbrough and Redcar and Cleveland. A significant amount of travel around the region will be required, including attending evening and weekend events. From time to time attendance at events outside of the Region, including ALDC events, will be required.

The key measures of success will be the volume and quality of campaign activity, and election outcomes.