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Reference: 99841

Date Added: 28 July 2026
Closing Date: 14 August 2026

Job Title: Administrative Officer

Working For: Patrick Spencer MP (Central Suffolk and North Ipswich)

Location: Framlingham, Suffolk

Salary: IPSA PayScale (Administrative Pay Rage 1) £25,528 – 32,893 FTE

Length of Contract: Permanent

Job Details

Patrick Spencer MP is seeking an Administrative Officer to join his team. This role is for 32 hours per week working five days, in the constituency office in Framlingham.

This role would be ideal for someone who wants to build up their experience, and a range of skills, and who is motivated by helping people in the community. A knowledge and geographical familiarity of the constituency area of Central Suffolk and North Ipswich is important.

This is a varied and rewarding role functioning at the heart of the constituency team. The ideal candidate will be organised, reliable and have excellent attention to detail with superb customer service skills. The successful candidate will support the Member's constituency activities, be able to manage a busy workload, and build positive relationships with constituents, local organisations and stakeholders.

They should be a willing, supportive member of the team on hand to proactively support colleagues and work openly and collaboratively. Confident using email, digital calendars, case-management systems and shared documents, and able to identify what requires routine handling versus specialist casework.

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: 14 August 2026

Interview/Start Dates

Interviews will be held on Thursday 20 August or Friday 21 August. Start Date as soon as possible thereafter.

*Occasionally work outside normal hours or travel when required*.

Application Details

Please email your CV and a covering letter of no more than 500 words to sharon.earp@parliament.uk using the subject line “Constituency Assistant – Your name”.

For further information and specific role responsibilities please email or telephone Sharon Earp on 01728 726612.  

Website: http://patrickspencer.co.uk

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