Administration and Communications Officer

Sadik Al-Hassan MP is seeking an enthusiastic and highly organised Administration and Communications Officer to join his dedicated and friendly team at the constituency office in Portishead, North Somerset.

This is an exciting opportunity for a team player who is passionate about public service and helping local people. The successful candidate will play an important role in supporting Sadik and the wider team to effectively represent and assist constituents across North Somerset.

The ideal applicant will have excellent organisational skills, strong verbal and written communication abilities, and a professional, approachable manner. A genuine desire to help people, combined with strong administrative skills and attention to detail, is essential.

We would be particularly interested in hearing from candidates with experience or skills in complex diary scheduling, creating online surveys, event organisation and mailmerge.

The role will also involve occasional travel within the constituency to support events, community engagements, and constituent surgeries. A full driving licence and access to a vehicle is therefore an essential requirement of this role. 

If you are proactive, personable, and keen to make a positive difference in the local community, we would love to hear from you.

Key responsibilities:

• Assist in the compilation of briefing packs
• Assist in the updating of social media on request
• Assist with arrangements for events
• Database management using office software to handle administrative cases
• Diary Management
• Efficient data and file management to ensure the office complies with the data protection legislation
• Engage professionally, confidentially and with care and integrity with members of the public,through a variety of methods
• Handling administrative arrangements for meetings with members of the public/MP surgeries
• Note taking
• Open, handle and action email, post and social media enquiries
• Respond to enquiries by telephone, e mail and social media, passing on queries to another team members/MP as appropriate
• Assisting caseworkers as required
• Corresponding with constituents and organisations, including mailouts
• Creating online surveys as required
• General administration