Reference: 98131
Date Added: 15 December 2025
Closing Date: 2 January 2026
Job Title: Executive Officer
Working For: Sarah Gibson MP (Chippenham)
Location: Chippenham
Salary: £24,000 - £28,000 depending on experience
Length of Contract: Fixed (8 months - part Maternity leave cover)
Job Details
This is an engaging and exciting opportunity to join Sarah Gibson MP's team, supporting her in the constituency of Chippenham as an executive officer. We need someone with strong communication skills underpinned by empathy and a willingness to deliver for local people.
Essential experience includes having a good understanding of the Microsoft package, proven ability to manage administrative tasks with a high level of detail, and familiarity with using social media within a professional setting.
JOB DESCRIPTION
- Assist in the compilation of briefing packs
- Assist in the updating of social media on request
- 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
- Database management using office software (e.g. Microsoft Office) to handle administrative cases
- Diary Management
- Engage professionally, confidentially and with care and integrity with members of the public, through a
- variety of methods
- Handling administrative arrangements for meetings with members of the public/MP surgeries
- Minute taking
- Photocopying, filing, record-keeping and typing correspondence
- Proigress a portfolio of casework.
- Respond to enquiries by telephone, e mail and social media, passing on queries to another team
- members/MP as appropriate
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: 2 January 2026
Interview/Start Dates
Dates are TBC as we will be flexible depending on your availability. Ideally, we want to appoint someone to start in January. We may conduct interviews as CVs are received and before the closing date.
Application Details
Please send sarah.gibson.mp@parliament.uk a CV (no more than two pages in length) and a one page cover letter. We prefer to receive these in either .pdf or .docx formats.
Please ensure your application details your suitability to the role and why you want to work for the Chippenham constituency specifically.
Website: https://www.sarahgibson.uk/