Angela Crawley MP is recruiting an administrative assistant, based primarily in her busy constituency office in Lanark. This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and capable individual to join Angela’s team and support her work as the Member of Parliament for Lanark and Hamilton East.
Salary: £ 20,000 pro-rata
Hours: 30 per week
Key Duties:
Supporting the MP’s constituency work
Meeting constituents and stakeholders
Logging all constituent enquiries and maintaining an electronic filing system in compliance with Data Protection legislation.
Drafting correspondence
Providing support at meetings and surgeries
Administrative work as directed
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the have:
Good oral and writing skills
Excellent organisational and time management skills
A positive team orientated attitude and an ability to work independently
Ability to meet tight deadlines
Desirable:
Knowledge of the Lanark and Hamilton East constituency.
Understanding of UK, Scottish and Local Government politics
How to apply:
Please send a CV and covering letter to Josh Wilson via email to josh.wilson@parliament.uk detailing how you would meet the above requirements. The subject title of the email should be “Application for the vacancy of Admin Assistant”. The closing date for applications is 5pm on Thursday 28th September 2017. Interviews are likely to take place week commencing Monday 2nd of October in Lanark.