Office Manager

Chris Curtis MP is looking to recruit an organised and highly motivated Office Manger to join his team.

This is an excellent opportunity to join the office of an active constituency MP as Office Manager. The successful candidate will lead the administrative operation of a busy Parliamentary office, overseeing the office team, managing the budget and liaising with IPSA on financial and contractual matters.

The successful candidate will have strong organisational and people-management skills, sound judgement, and the ability to manage a varied workload, including delegated signoff on relevant areas of office business, in a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Collate all required information from team members to present to MP.
• Deal with security matters, keep abreast of security guidance, maintain the security system, liaise with external bodies as appropriate.
• Ensure the office is fully equipped.
• Have final signoff on all relevant delegated areas from the MP, for example constituent correspondence.
• Horizon-scanning, anticipate what advice or action may be required; proactively identify problems and resolve them.
• Identify training opportunities and ensure the office team maintain and develop knowledge of relevant legislation where appropriate.
• Lead and maintain a highly professional administrative support function for the MP’s office.
• Liaise with groups/personnel including at Westminster, within the constituency and the general public on the MP’s behalf as necessary.
• Manage the office team, ensuring accurate personnel records are kept and notifying IPSA of contractual changes as necessary.
• Responsibility for managing all aspects of the budget, keeping the MP informed of all relevant financial matters and liaising with IPSA on office finance.
• There may be requirement for the role holder to work outside of the normal working hours, including attending events with the MP as required.