We are recruiting a Parliamentary and Policy Assistant to support our legislative and policy programme. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who wants to develop a career in environmental policy while gaining first-hand experience of how Parliament and the legislative process work.

Working as part of a collaborative team, you will:

• Monitor parliamentary activity 
• Support with preparation of written briefings and other outputs
• Undertake research on environmental policy to inform legislative work
• Provide support to the legislative and policy team including through research, reviewing Hansard and logging updates
• Assist with maintaining databases.
• Support colleagues in preparing for meetings with parliamentarians and stakeholders.
• Support the delivery of the organisation's communications activity, including drafting web content, blogs and social media posts.
• Support with delivery of parliamentary and external events including venue booking, coordinating invitations, preparing event materials and administrative tasks.
• Provide administrative support to policy and legislative colleagues, including document filing, note taking in meetings and coordination of meetings.
• Attend parliamentary and external events 
• Undertake ad hoc projects and tasks as required.

Skills/experience

We welcome applicants from a range of backgrounds who are interested in politics and parliamentary process. More important than any particular qualifications or experience is your ability to communicate effectively; express ideas clearly and precisely in writing; manage competing priorities with a can-do attitude; and work with accuracy and attention to detail. If you are intellectually curious, proactive, and eager to develop your skills and knowledge while contributing to meaningful policy change, we would be delighted to hear from you.

Key knowledge and skills for the role include:

• Knowledge of or an interest in legislation and parliamentary processes.
• Good judgement and eagerness to develop strong political instinct
• Persuasive and clear communicator 
• Happy to work in a fast-paced environment in a flexible and agile way.
• Team-oriented and collaborative: able to build great relationships with colleagues and stakeholders.
• Good IT and social media skills.
• A personal commitment to tackling climate change