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Reference: 95086

Date Added: 28 November 2024
Closing Date: 2 January 2025

Job Title: Administrator/ Diary Manager

Working For: Emily Darlington MP (Milton Keynes Central)

Location: London or Milton Keynes

Salary: £22,318 - £35,790

Length of Contract: Permanent

Job Details

An opportunity has arisen to join Emily Darlington’s team as an Administrator/ Diary Manager. The specific job title for the successful candidate will depend on the candidate’s skills, qualifications and experience.

The successful candidate will help support the MP’s teams in both the constituency and Westminster offices, providing high quality, efficient and effective support. Excellent organisation, administration and communication experience is essential. This role would suit an all-rounder.

Duties and responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

  • Diary management
  • Providing administrative support: general office tasks.
  • Assisting with arrangements for events
  • Communicating with members of the public and key stakeholders by telephone, email, social media and in person.
  • Open, handle and action mail.
  • Photocopying, filing, record keeping and typing correspondence.
  • Minute taking in meetings.
  • Co-ordination and support of surgery meetings.
  • Assisting the team with the day to day running of the office including with policy responses and casework as and when required.

Person specification:

  • Proven ability to manage a diverse workload under pressure and handle complex, sensitive cases effectively.
  • Ability to deal with rapid changes. Experience with an Executive Diary an advantage.
  • Strong attention to detail with strong IT skills.
  • Self-motivated, with the capacity to work independently and as part of a team.
  • Willing to travel to the between offices.
  • Alignment with the Labour Party’s aims and values.

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: 2 January 2025

Interview/Start Dates

Interviews to be held w/c 13th January 2025.

Closing time for applications is 23.59 on 2nd January 2025.

Start date, as soon as possible after appointment following security vetting.

Application Details

Please send a CV and covering letter describing how you believe you meet the person specification.  Please email to emily.darlington.mp@parliament.uk with 'Vacancy - YOUR NAME' in the title line.

Due to anticipated high numbers of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Website: https://www.emily4mk.com/

Additional Notes