Closing Date: 28 December 2020
Job Title: Office Manager
Working For: Andrea Jenkyns MP (Morley and Outwood)
Location: London
Salary: In line with IPSA pay scales
Job Details
Andrea Jenkyns, Member of Parliament for Morley and Outwood, is seeking an Office Manager based in Westminster to lead her team and both the London and Constituency offices.
You will need to be proactive, resolving complex issues with challenging and competing deadlines, and to show leadership and organisation skills.
You will be leading the team in both offices, setting the agenda for policy priorities, at Westminster and locally, overlooking casework, correspondence and daily engagement and creating campaigns tailored for Andrea.
Further Details
• Liaise with stakeholders including in Westminster, within the constituency and the general public behalf of Andrea.
• See the bigger picture, creating campaigns with a national and local impact.
• Oversee direction and progress of speechwriting, parliamentary research and constituency casework
• Lead and maintain a highly professional administrative support function for Andrea’s office
• Manage the office team, ensuring accurate personnel records are kept and notifying IPSA of contractual changes as necessary
• Overall management of Andrea's diary commitments
• Provide Andrea with high quality, efficient and effective support
• Responsibility for managing all aspects of the budget, including claims and expenses with IPSA
• Support and manage the recruitment of staff for Andrea’s office
• Plan Andrea’s internal communications and external stakeholder engagement and provide strategic advice on constituency matters on behalf of the MP
• Take ownership of complex casework and enquiries from constituents
• There may be requirement for the role holder to work outside of the normal working hours
Required skills
• Excellent people management skills essential
• A genuine interest in helping constituents
• High standard of verbal and written communication, including use of social media
• Well organised with ability to manage own workload and deliver to tight timescales
• Attention to detail and ability to see the bigger picture
• Ability to work efficiently under pressure and with competing deadlines
• Strong knowledge of politics and Parliament
• Sympathetic to the aims and values of the Conservative Party
Desirable skills: Experience within the office of an MP, MEP or similar public figure
Closing Date: 28 December 2020
Interview/Start Dates
We may interview and appoint before the closing date if the right candidate applies.
Application Details
Please send:
CV and covering letter to andrea.jenkyns.mp@parliament.uk by the closing date with the subject line: “[Your name and surname] - Office Manager”.
A written task will be required to be undertaken by those who make the shortlist before the interview process begins.
For further information, please contact Stefano Basilico, Office Manager, by emailing stefano.basilico@parliament.uk or call 01133450380
Website: https://www.andreajenkyns.co.uk
