Reference: 93154
Date Added: 16 July 2024
Closing Date: 2 August 2024
Job Title: Senior Parliamentary Researcher (Economic Policy)
Working For: Jeevun Sandher MP (Loughborough)
Location: London
Salary: £38,404 -£59,803 (in line with IPSA pay scales) according to experience.
Length of Contract: Permanent
Job Details
Senior Parliamentary Researcher (Economic Policy, Industrial Strategy, and Green Transition)
Jeevun Sandher the newly elected MP for Loughborough is seeking a senior Parliamentary researcher to play a leading role in his Westminster office to provide research and briefings and general parliamentary activity support.
Dr. Sandher’s work will focus on how to build a new net-zero economy where every place and person can benefit within our planetary limits. He has a background in economic policy and is looking for a candidate to help assist him with this work in parliament.
This role has been created to help support his work influencing policy with a particular focus on economic policy, industrial strategy, and the green transition. An understanding of one or more of these policy areas is therefore essential.
The role includes supporting the MP across all parliamentary activities so an understanding of how parliament really works would be desirable but is not essential. This can be learnt.
Upon appointment you will be required to comply with the Baseline Personnel Security Standard, undertaken by the Members’ Staff Verification Office (MSVO). See Members’ Staff Verification Office (MSVO) page for further info. MPs generally pay staff in accordance with IPSA guidelines.
Closing Date: 2 August 2024
Interview/Start Dates
Interviews to take place soon after the closing date. Only shortlisted candidates will be notified and sent details of the interview process. Interviews will be held onlin or in person by mutual agreement.
The successful candidate will be invited to start in the role as soon as possible.
Application Details
1) Please submit a blog on a policy issue/area related to economic policy, the green transition, and/or industrial strategy that is no more than 600 words. We are particularly looking for an insightful view of a policy issue that is clearly digestible for the general public.
2) Please send an application letter of not more than 2 sides of A4 giving examples of how your experience meets the responsibilities and skills set out above.
And CV to the form below. Only applications received via the form will be considered.
https://form.jotform.com/241852851943362
Website: http://www.jeevunsandher.com
Additional Notes
16/7: Job title changed from
to Senior Parliamentary Researcher (Economic Policy, Industrial Strategy, and Green Transition)