Job Title: Senior Caseworker
Working For: Alan Mak MP (Havant)
Location: Havant
Salary: £26,000 - £34,000, depending on skills & experience. More may be available for an outstanding candidate
Length of Contract: Permanent
Job Details
Alan Mak MP is seeking a hardworking and motivated individual for the new role of Senior Caseworker based in his Constituency Office in central Havant, Hampshire. The role is full-time (5 days per week) and the successful candidate will join as a new member of an existing casework team. Alan is open to speaking with any outstanding candidate and will therefore consider arrangements that include some flexible working, including some time working from home for part of the working week. The role is not a job share.
The successful candidate would be proactive, with strong communication, IT, and organisational skills. The role also requires a flexible attitude and the ability to manage constituency casework, correspondence and projects.
An ideal candidate will be familiar with Alan’s constituency and/or the region, and have knowledge of local issues, but this is not a requirement.
Previous experience in a similar role is strongly preferred.
Duties could include:
• Corresponding with constituents on casework matters;
• Dealing with a variety of both national policy enquiries and individual casework issues;
• Managing constituency and Westminster projects, including stakeholder engagement;
• Providing briefings on constituency and casework matters;
• Managing a portfolio of casework and updating constituent database;
• Developing and progressing major constituency campaigns.
Skills and Values:
• Strong communication and organisational skills, and able to take the initiative;
• Hardworking, flexible, pro-active team player, with the ability to work to tight deadlines;
• Excellent IT Skills (Microsoft Office and internet research);
• Strong attention to detail and an ability to prioritise a demanding workload under pressure;
• Ability to use casework management software;
• Sympathetic to the aims and values of the Conservative Party;
• Full, clean driving licence, and access to own vehicle.
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: 1 September 2022
Interview/Start Dates
We may appoint before the closing date if the right candidate is identified.
Application Details
Please send a CV and covering letter, including your current and expected salary, to: alan.mak.mp@parliament.uk
Please include “Senior Caseworker” in your subject line. You should also include three examples of written work (eg letter, blog, article) from the last 12 months.
Due to the large volume of applications we will be unable to provide individual feedback, and will only contact those invited to interview.
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Job Title: Constituency Support Officer
Working For: Alan Mak MP (Havant)
Location: Havant
Salary: £22,000 to £25,000, depending on experience.
Length of Contract: Permanent
Job Details
Alan Mak MP has a vacancy for a Constituency Support Officer based in his busy constituency office in central Havant.
Previous experience in politics is not essential, although experience of event organisation, project management or similar would be helpful.
An ideal candidate will be familiar with Alan’s constituency and/or the region, and have knowledge of local issues, but this is not a requirement.
The role is largely office-based, full-time (5 days per week) and the successful candidate will join as a new member of an existing team. Alan is open to speaking with any outstanding candidate and will therefore consider arrangements that include some flexible working, including some time working from home for part of the working week. It is not a job share, and cannot be done part-time or entirely remotely.
The role also involves managing a range of constituency-focused engagement projects and events. More information on these can be found on Alan’s website: https://www.alanmak.org.uk/constituency-projects-and-issues
Duties could include:
• Organising community events and projects.
• Dealing with standard queries from members of the public.
• Attending meetings as appropriate.
• Travelling to constituency events.
• Drafting letters to constituents.
• Assisting with administrative tasks and helping to organise the Member’s diary.
• Managing engagement with local stakeholders, community groups and other organisations
Key skills and values
• Excellent written and oral communication skills – and attention to detail.
• Ability to organise large-scale public events and manage projects.
• Awareness of central and local government structures, and other relevant services.
• Good IT skills, and the ability to adapt to new software.
• Highly organised, resilient and capable of working independently as part of a busy team.
• Sympathetic to the values and aims of the Conservative Party.
• Full, clean driving licence, and access to own vehicle
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: 1 September 2022
Interview/Start Dates
Interviews will be conducted as applications are made, and the appointment may be made before the closing date.
Application Details
Please send a CV and covering letter, including your current and expected salary, to: alan.mak.mp@parliament.uk
Please include “Constituency Support Officer” in your subject line. You should also include three examples of written work (eg blog, letter, university dissertation etc) from the last 12 months. Due to the large volume of applications we will be unable to provide individual feedback, and will only contact those invited to interview.