Job Title: Administrative Officer
Working For: Kevin McKenna
Location: Sheerness
Salary: £24,000
Length of Contract: Permanent, subject to six months probation

Job Details

Key responsibilities

• Assist with arrangements for events; this may include venue research and bookings; compiling and managing guest-lists; liaising with suppliers; and providing on-the-day event support as required.
• Diary Management
• Handling administrative arrangements for meetings with members of the public/MP surgeries
• Liaise with suppliers when required regarding office supplies and security.
• Minute taking.
• Open, handle and action email, post and social media enquiries
• Photocopying, filing, record-keeping and typing correspondence.
• Respond to enquiries by telephone, e mail and social media, passing on queries to another team members/MP as appropriate.

Person Specification

• Polite, confident and empathetic approach to public engagement
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Competent in the use of IT, including Microsoft Office package, email and internet.
• Extremely organised and able to prioritise, plan and respond to a high volume of diverse work.
• Highly motivated individual, who can manage and prioritise a demanding workload, take initiative and meet deadlines
• Effective at building and maintaining relations with key stakeholders

Desirable

• Sympathetic to the aims of the Labour Party

Essential Skills & Experience

• Clear and concise communications skills with an excellent interpersonal manner.
• Experience in managing large and varied caseloads under pressure.
• Capability to mentor and develop junior staff members.

Desirable

• Knowledge of the Sittingbourne and Sheppey constituency

Upon appointment you will be required to apply for security clearance, undertaken by the Security Vetting and Pass Office. See Members’ Staff Security Clearance page for further info. Kevin McKenna MP will pay staff in accordance with IPSA guidelines.

Closing Date: 15 February 2024

Interview/Start Dates: Interviews will take place week commencing 24 February 2024. To start as soon as possible

Application Details

Please send CV and covering letter (no more than one page) to [email protected]