The Rt Hon Greg Hands MP is looking for a Parliamentary Assistant/Caseworker to join his busy Westminster based team.

The successful candidate will be hard-working, pro-active, with strong communication, IT and inter-personal skills.

This role will include a mixture of duties covering key areas such as communications, research, and constituency casework. The role requires a can-do attitude and given the varying workload, the ability to manage various responsibilities independently.

Previous experience in a similar role working for a Member of Parliament is preferred.

The job will involve:

• Providing information and advice to constituents, local interest groups and other stakeholders on a wide range of issues
• Dealing with a variety of constituency casework by phone, email or letter
• Liaising with government agencies, local authorities, the voluntary sector and others to assist constituents
• Drafting responses to a wide range of policy correspondence from constituents
• Logging cases and data entry
• Ensuring all records and data are managed confidential and in line with current data protection legislation
• Managing and progressing workload and cases independently
• Carrying out research into a variety of local, national and international issues as required
• Providing briefings and reports on complex cases and local issues for the Member
• Assisting with the drafting of the weekly e-newsletter to constituents
• Assisting with the management of the Member’s website
• Drafting press releases and campaign updates
• Attending meetings with and on behalf of the Member
• General office support and administration

The successful applicant will have:

• Previous experience in working for a Member of Parliament
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong work-ethic
• Local knowledge of Chelsea and Fulham would be advantageous
• Experience of dealing with members of the public
• Strong organisational skills
• The ability to manage and prioritise a varying workload
• A positive attitude with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment and as part of a busy team
• Good political awareness and judgement
• Strong attention to detail
• Very good IT skills and ability and confidence to use casework management software
• Interest in current affairs
• Knowledge of one or more foreign languages is desirable