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Reference: 99322

Date Added: 27 May 2026
Closing Date: 15 June 2026

Job Title: Administrative Officer

Working For: Olivia Bailey MP (Reading West and Mid Berkshire)

Location: Based in either the constituency or in London

Salary: In line with IPSA payscales

Length of Contract: Fixed Term until 31 March 2027

Job Details

Olivia Bailey MP is seeking to appoint an Administrative Officer to support the work of her casework team. This role is 0.4FTE (two days per week or equivalent). The successful applicant will provide administrative support for both policy and personal casework and will provide support with casework during periods of high demand.

Main duties and responsibilities

• Responsible for creating and allocating new cases to the relevant team member using Caseworker.MP
• Ensuring that incoming communications are allocated to the correct cases
• Sending responses to constituents
• Support with casework during periods of high demand

Person Specification

Essential

• Experience of using customer relationship management or similar database systems.
• Knowledge of or a willingness to learn about a number of relevant areas of policy and casework.
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work well under pressure and able to meet tight deadlines
• Ability to work well as part of a team
• Ability to use own initiative

Desirable

• An interest in current affairs and policy issues
• Good all round IT skills

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: 15 June 2026

Interview/Start Dates

Closing date: 5.00pm

Interviews: Thursday 25 June and Friday 26 June

Start date: As soon as possible

Application Details

Please send a relevant CV and a covering letter of no more than two sides of A4 outlining how you meet the person specification and why you are applying for the role to: olivia.bailey.mp@parliament.uk quoting ‘Administrative Officer - Your First and Last Name’ in the subject line.

Website: http://oliviabailey.co.uk

Additional Notes