Pamela Nash MP is looking for a proactive and detail-oriented Office Manager to support her in the constituency of Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a new team. This is a full-time role.

Supporting Pamela by leading a busy constituency office, the Office Manager will work with the other members of the team providing excellent service to constituents and supporting her parliamentary work.

The Office Manager’s duties include:

• Manage office budgets, keeping the MP informed of relevant financial matters and liaising with IPSA.
• Lead and maintain a highly professional administrative support function.
• Manage an office team, ensuring accurate personnel records are kept and notifying IPSA of contractual changes.
• Assist with surgeries and other meetings and follow up as appropriate.
• Management of the MP’s diary commitments.
• Liaise with groups/personnel including at Westminster, within the constituency and the public on the MP’s behalf as necessary.
• Ensure all cases are logged; monitor progress and ensure all identified actions are taken.
• Engage professionally, confidentially with care and integrity with members of the public, through telephone enquiries, social media, emails and face to face.
• Identify training opportunities and ensure the office team maintain and develop knowledge of relevant legislation. 
• Deal with security matters, keep abreast of security guidance, liaise with external bodies as appropriate.
• Provide high quality, efficient and effective support to the MP and interest groups as required.
• Conduct parliamentary research, as required.
• Horizon-scanning, anticipate what advice or action may be required; proactively identify problems and resolve them.

Requirements:

• Previous experience working as a Senior Administrator/Office Manager and managing a busy diary.
• Excellent organisation and communication skills, experience managing staff and a commitment to outstanding service.
• There may be requirement for the role holder to work outside of normal hours and travel for work occasionally.
• Highly motivated individual, with a can-do attitude and ability to work independently and collectively as part of a small team.
• Sympathetic to the Labour Party's aims, values and objectives