Olivia Bailey MP is recruiting for two interns to join her busy constituency office team in Reading West and Mid Berkshire, each on a one month contract. Part-time and flexible working requests will be considered. Please note that any contract will run no later than 31 March 2025.

Olivia is looking for candidates who display initiative, are willing to take on a range of different tasks, are team players and care about public service.

The successful candidates will learn what it takes to run the office of an accessible and engaged local MP. There will be at least two opportunities to visit Olivia office in Parliament during the course of the internship.

Key responsibilities:

• 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
• Assisting on projects
• Assisting with diary management
• Assisting/learning how to manage casework
• Assisting/learning how to monitor media coverage and brief MP
• Attending surgeries and other meetings as part of training
• Basic administrative support
• Learning how to analyse, evaluate and interpret data
• Learning/assisting with appropriate research
• Learning/assisting in drafting responses to constituents
• Open, handle and action email, post and social media enquiries
• Learning/assisting with writing content for letters, website and social media

Person specification

Essential

• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Good all round IT skills
• Ability to work well as part of a team
• Ability to use own initiative
• Sympathetic to the values of the Labour Party

Desirable

• A-Levels or equivalent qualifications