The Rt. Hon. Darren Jones MP is looking to recruit a highly organised and proactive Personal Assistant to support his constituency and parliamentary work.

This role will be based in London, and the successful candidate will be working from Darren’s Parliamentary office in Westminster.

This is a part-time role, for up to 30 hours per week, however there may be opportunity for some overtime. Darren, and the office, work flexibly but the successful candidate should expect to work most of their hours between Mondays and Thursdays to maintain the smooth running of the Parliamentary office. The role requires evening working hours on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday each week.

The Personal Assistant will support Darren, and the team, by managing the MP’s diary and responding to invitations and meeting requests from a variety of stakeholders. They will also work with the Office Manager to ensure the Parliamentary office is kept well stocked and they will help Darren maintain relationships with parliamentary colleagues by organising meetings for him in the Westminster office.

The Personal Assistant will act as a key point of contact between the constituency office and Darren’s Ministerial office, liaising regularly with them to ensure a timely response to constituency-related queries and box submissions.

The Personal Assistant will also be expected to open the post arriving in the office and to answer the office telephone. When required, they will draft replies to routine correspondence from external stakeholders and parliamentary colleagues.

Applicants will need to demonstrate excellent stakeholder and diary management skills and writing skills, as well as experience in organising meetings and being able to manage their workload effectively to ensure tasks are completed within standard service timeframes.

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