Applicants are invited to join my innovative team as a Research Officer based in Folkestone. The role will support my Constituency Office to deliver constituents’ personal casework; constituency related research and projects; some local communications work; community outreach and relationship building with local stakeholders; as well as administrative tasks. Local knowledge of the Folkestone and Hythe constituency would be a great asset; as would an understanding of the issues facing coastal communities.

Person specification
• Committed to the values and aims of the Labour Party
• Has strong analytical and research skills
• Strong writing skills
• Effective problem solver and strong multi-tasker
• Enjoys working in a team
• Empathetic, with strong interpersonal skills
• Strong relationship builder
• Can create engaging social media content

Key responsibilities:

• Handle a high volume of personal casework
• Undertake research on local constituency issues
• Relationship build with a range of local stakeholders
• Monitor local and regional media, as well as the MP’s social media accounts
• Develop strategies to increase local engagement with the MP’s social media
• Produce social media content based on the MP’s activities in the constituency
• Liaise with local media
• Organise constituency visits for the MP
• Undertake diary management of constituency-based events
• Support the MP at constituency events such as surgeries, Q&As, coffee mornings and undertake follow-up work
• There will be a requirement at times for the role holder to work outside of normal working hours