Reference: 98084
Date Added: 5 December 2025
Closing Date: 19 December 2025
Job Title: Parliamentary Intern (Paid)
Working For: Sarah Olney MP (Richmond Park)
Location: London
Salary: IPSA Pay Scale
Length of Contract: 9 months with possible extension
Job Details
Sarah Olney MP is looking for a paid Intern to support her work. The successful candidate will be keen to learn, have excellent attention to detail, good communication and administration skills, and be passionate about the world of politics.
The post is advertised initially as a 9 month contract with the possibiity of extending this to a permanent contract.
You will be supporting Sarah and her team in their duties in the Westminster and Constituency offices. Duties and responsibilities will include but not limited to:
Prepare and assist with briefing notes for APPGs and meetings in Parliament
Develop and maintain current knowledge on relevant areas of parliamentary business including Motions, legislation, Hansard, debates etc.
Assisting the casework team by tabling Parliamentary questions, Early Day Motions (EDMs), and debates to represent constituents’ cases in Westminster.
Liasing with the Whips Office.
Monitoring and coordinating the inboxes and follow-up queries and responses.
Upon appointment you will be required to comply with the Baseline Personnel Security Standard, undertaken by the Members’ Staff Verification Office (MSVO). See Members’ Staff Verification Office (MSVO) page for further info. MPs generally pay staff in accordance with IPSA guidelines.
Closing Date: 19 December 2025
Interview/Start Dates
We are anticipating starting the interview shortly after the closing date.
Application Details
To apply, please send your CV and a covering letter (1 side of A4 max) outlining why you believe you are suitable for the role to sarah.olney.mp@parliament.uk stating ‘Intern application’ in the subject line.
We appreciate the time and effort you have taken to apply. Please note that, due to the volume of applications, we will only be contacting candidates selected for an interview. If you do not hear from us, we regret that we are unable to progress your application further at this time.
Website: https://www.saraholney.com