Political Assistant

Political Assistant

3 roles available :

• Political Assistant Reform Party
• Political Assistant Green Party
• Political Assistant Conservative Party

12 month opportunity (potential to extend further)

This will be offered as a Fixed Term Contract / Secondment for BCC Employees

This will be offered as a Fixed Term Contract for external applicants.

£45,091 – £49,282

Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Equal Pay Programme

Working 36.5 hours per week

About the role

Do you have political or local government experience?

Are you confident dealing with the press, and providing political advice to senior local politicians? We are looking to recruit Political Assistants for the Reform Party, The Green Party and the Conservative Party.

Are you a member of the above Parties or do you share the party’s beliefs and values?

The is a unique role within the Council, directly supporting the chosen political group.

You will draft and present reports, provide high quality support, plan agendas, attend and minute meetings and liaise with outside bodies and the press on behalf of the group. You will build relationships with the local press and proactively ensure that the group's messages are developed and communicated widely.

At the same time, you will ensure that key decisions from Group meetings are swiftly implemented and proactively identify issues of political interest, whilst supporting councillors with public speaking engagements and formal council questions and motions

About you

You will be a strong self-starter, able to work alone, with a good understanding of local government and current issues in Birmingham. You should be able to give sound, clear advice on complex issues with a high degree of political sensitivity.

You should be able to act at pace and work effectively with elected members, senior officers within the Council and external stakeholders.

Please upload your up-to-date CV via the attachments part of your application, this is required for shortlisting.

PLEASE ENSURE YOU CLEARLY INDICATE ON YOUR CV THE POLITICAL PARTY ROLE YOU WISH TO APPLY FOR.

Unfortunately, we cannot consider any applications without a CV attached

Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people.

We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application.

For any informal enquires please contact the Resourcing Team <Resourcing@birmingham.gov.uk>

Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed.

Sponsorship is not available for this post. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK that does not require employer sponsorship for the duration of the appointment.

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Job Description and Person Specification

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