David Lammy MP is looking for a Senior Parliamentary Researcher to join his Westminster office.
The successful candidate will work as part of a small team to support David in representing Tottenham.

Key responsibilities:

• Analyse, evaluate and interpret data to ensure the MP is informed on key issues;
• Deal with complex queries on MPs' behalf;
• Speech-writing for local, parliamentary and political events;
• Horizon-scan, anticipate advice or action required; identify problems & resolve them;
• Maintain knowledge of impacts of legislation on local constituency;
• Prepare briefing notes for constituency visits;
• Monitor local, regional/national media coverage and social media to brief MP on relevant issues, particularly where there are impacts in Tottenham;
• Lead communications relating to the constituency, e.g. newsletters, social media, videos and photography, drafting social media posts;
• Respond to correspondence and enquiries from constituents, media, lobbyists and pressure groups;
• Take ownership of complex casework as required;
• Accompany MP on constituency and political visits as required;
• Produce and present high quality written reports, briefing notes, and advice;
• Lead on project work as required;
• Support with routine office admin as required;
• Supervise junior members of the team when required by the Head of Office;
• There may be a requirement to work outside of normal working hours.

Skills and experience required include:

• Experience in a political role;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to draft clear responses;
• Good local/regional/national political knowledge;
• Experience in political campaigns and social media, including management of social media channels;
• Knowledge of the Labour Party's governance structures and policy-making processes;
• Strong research and analytical skills;
• Some experience in video production, including filming and editing;
• Organised, attention to detail, conscientious, empathetic;
• Strong multi-tasking and time management skills;
• Ability to handle a large and complex workload;
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work collaboratively in a team;
• Sympathetic to the aims and values of the Labour party;
• Strong political knowledge, understanding and judgement;
• Casework experience (desirable);
• Experience in managing junior staff members (desirable).