LONDON GREEN PARTY – FULL-TIME ASSISTANT TO MAYORAL CANDIDATE WANTED

The London Federation of Green parties is seeking an Assistant to the Mayoral Candidate for the 2012 Election Campaign. If you would like to apply please send a copy of your CV and a letter of application setting out how you meet the criteria to:

Deadline for applications Saturday 10th September

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title:Assistant to the Green Party Candidate for Mayor of London

(full-time temporary position)

Reporting to:Mayoral Candidateas immediate line manager and overall accountability to the Campaign Manager

Length of Contract:17 October 2011 to 6th May 2012

Place of Work:Green Party Office

Salary:£25,000 per annum(30 days holiday per annum plus bank holidays)

Job purpose

To provide diary, administrative, research and information support to the Green Party’s Candidate for Mayor of London that is responsive to their needs and contributes to making their role effective. The post is mainly office hours Mon-Fri although some flexibility will be required.

Principal accountabilities
  1. To provide a full range of administrative and secretarial support primarily to the Mayoral Candidate (and to other Assembly candidates as directed) including managing a ‘bring-forward’ system, maintaining diaries, arranging meetings and organising travel, overseeing administration and working with volunteers and interns.
  1. To produce information briefings for media and policy work.
  1. To liaise with other members of the campaign team to ensure smooth and effective working.
  1. To provide an effective interface between the candidate(s) and external organisations that need to maintain contact with the candidate(s), including logging, responding to, and following up correspondence, telephone calls and emails from constituents and other stakeholders.
  1. To monitor all planned meetings that require the attendance of the Mayoral candidate and ensure that the candidate is kept informed of up-to-date developments (such as recent correspondence, and media or policy briefings on the issue), attend meetings as required, take notes or minutes, and monitor actions taken on decisions made.

Person specification

  1. Experience of working in a comparable role, including dealing with correspondence, organising diaries and events, and working in a busy office; proficiency in word-processing and use of a range of office software, and experience in design and layout of simple documents.
  1. Well developed verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate with a wide range of people, including other members of the campaign team, elected representatives, candidates, the public, and members of external organisations.
  1. Ability to produce clear and concise notes; the ability to perform internet-based research and write briefings and provide background information for meetings, policy and media work.
  1. Experience of working in a political or campaigning environment.
  1. A sympathy with and understanding of green politics.
  1. An understanding of and commitment to equal opportunities in employment and service delivery.
  1. An understanding of the benefits of a flexible approach to work in undertaking the duties and responsibilities of this job.