We are looking for a policy adviser to Tony Vaughan MP and Baroness Lister, working 3 days per week at a day rate of £255 per day (with the potential to have two separate advisers working for each parliamentarian independently with the days split). The adviser(s) will be seconded into the office of the parliamentarians from RAMP which is a cross-party project with advisers currently also working with Tim Farron MP, David Simmonds MP, Olivia Blake MP, Chris Murray MP, Baroness Mobarik, Lord German, Baroness Berridge, Lord Rees and the Bishop of Chelmsford.

Key responsibilities

• Providing briefings to the parliamentarian on refugee, asylum and migration legislation, debates and policy discussions.
• Drafting speeches, articles, parliamentary questions, amendments etc.
• Arranging meetings for the parliamentarians with those with expertise on asylum and immigration policy
• Where appropriate, contributing to internal discussions within the Labour Party on relevant policy issues.
• Working with the other RAMP advisers to identify opportunities for cross-party interventions on these topics.
• Working with other RAMP advisers to provide secretariat support to the All Party Parliamentary Group on Migration.
• Meeting with other parliamentarians, with NGOs, think tanks and other organisations working on refugee and migration policy to identify possible parliamentary interventions.

Person specification

We are looking for an organised, self-starter with the following experience, knowledge and skills:

• Good previous experience of working within the UK Parliament and of parliamentary procedure.
• Experience working in a policy or public affairs role and a good understanding of the policy- making process, ideally also with an understanding of Labour party dynamics
• Knowledge and understanding of refugee, asylum and migration policy issues and of the organisations working in this space
• Sympathy with and understanding of the ideals and objectives of these parliamentarians particularly regarding refugee, asylum and migration policy.
• A highly proficient writer, with drafting of writing letters, articles, parliamentary questions etc
• The ability to think and act strategically, to react quickly to fast-changing events, and to clearly set out options to a parliamentarian.
• The ability to build strong relationships quickly with a range of different stakeholders