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Reference: 96580

Date Added: 30 May 2025
Closing Date: 15 June 2025

Job Title: Constituency Intern

Working For: Rt. Hon. Darren Jones MP (Bristol North West)

Location: Bristol

Salary: £24,570 (Real Living Wage of £12.60 per hour)

Length of Contract: 12 months

Job Details

The Rt. Hon. Darren Jones MP offers an annual paid internship, based in the Constituency Office in Bristol. This is a full-time role.

The Constituency Intern will support the constituency team by responding to policy queries from constituents on behalf of the MP, setting up cases, progressing straightforward casework enquiries and assisting with constituency mail outs. They will also provide administrative and events support to the constituency team.

The Constituency Intern will set up files on our management system (Caseworker) and will use the Parliamentary Research Service (PRS), the House of Commons library service and Parliamentary Labour Party policy briefings to draft responses to questions from constituents on policy related issues. The Constituency Intern will work with the wider team to identify trends and concerns that need escalating into Ministerial enquiries or wider engagement in the constituency.

Applicants will need to demonstrate excellent research and writing skills, as well as a high level of organisation. The Constituency Intern will need to be a self-starter and able to manage a high volume of requests within agreed service level time frames.

The Constituency Intern will be given a parliamentary laptop, headset, keyboard and mouse and can work from the constituency office and remotely from home. Full training will be provided, with appropriate support and supervision in place.

The internship runs from September 2025 to August 2026 and is funded for 37.5 hours each week.

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: 15 June 2025

Interview/Start Dates

Interview date: Online interviews will be held via Microsoft Teams in the week commencing 23rd June 2025

If you are successful in being invited to interview, you will be informed by 20th June 2025

Start date: As soon as possible in September 2025

Application Details

Applicants should submit a covering letter and CV to darren.jones.mp@parliament.uk  with the subject heading APPLICATION: CONSTITUENCY INTERN

In addition, please submit an answer to the following question, in no more than three paragraphs:

"What does Darren think we should do to tackle climate change?”

Please make sure your covering letter sets out how you meet the requirements of the job advert. Applications which are not tailored for this specific role will not be considered.

Website: http://www.darren-jones.co.uk

Additional Notes