Alex McIntyre, MP for Gloucester, is recruiting a Part-Time Administrative Assistant (20-25 hours per week) to join a busy constituency office. You will support the Office Manager and Constituency Support Manager with diary and inbox management and other administrative duties. Duties will include:
• Diary Management
• Engage professionally, confidentially and with care and integrity with members of the public, through a variety of methods
• Database management using office software (e.g. Microsoft Office) to handle administrative cases
• Handling administrative arrangements for meetings with members of the public/MP surgeries
• Assist with arrangements for events; this may include: venue research and bookings; compiling and managing guest-lists; liaising with suppliers; and providing on-the-day event support as required
• Efficient data and file management to ensure the office complies with the data protection legislation
• Liaise with suppliers when required regarding office supplies and security
• Open, handle and action email, post and social media enquiries
• Photocopying, filing, record-keeping and typing correspondence
• Respond to enquiries by telephone, e mail and social media, passing on queries to another team members/MP as appropriate
• There may be requirement to work outside of normal working hours and travel for work occasionally, including attending events with the MP as required.

Essential criteria:
• Excellent time management;
• Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills;
• Motivation to work proactively and independently, as well as part of a small team;
• Commitment to the aims and values of the Labour 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. 
Pay: In line with IPSA payscales