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Reference: 90399

Date Added: 30 September 2023
Closing Date: 6 October 2023

Job Title: Diary Manager

Working For: Bill Esterson MP (Sefton Central)

Location: Maghull/Hybrid

Salary: £24,000 to £28,000 depending on experience

Length of Contract: Permanent

Job Details

Key responsibilities:

Management of Bill Esterson's diary

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
Database management using office software (e.g. Microsoft Office) to handle administrative cases
Efficient data and file management to ensure the office complies with the data protection legislation
Engage professionally, confidentially and with care and integrity with members of the public, through a variety of methods
Handling administrative arrangements for meetings with members of the public/MP surgeries
Minute taking
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

Personal Specification
• Experience of diary management is essential
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent time management, able to work under pressure and able to meet tight deadlines
• Able to manage own workload, prioritise well and excellent organisational skills
• Deal with issues in a confidential and sensitive manner
• Work effectively in 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. MPs generally pay staff in accordance with IPSA guidelines.

Closing Date: 6 October 2023

Interview/Start Dates

Interviews will follow the closing date. Start date is as soon as the successful candidate is able to, after October 30, 2023.

Application Details

Please forward your CV of no more than one page, attached to an email stipulating your diary management experience, to Nina Killen at nina.killen@parliament.uk

Website: https://www.billesterson.com/

Additional Notes