Political Assistant (Labour Group)

Job description

Contract Terms

Grade: PO3
Salary: £44,331 – £47,532 per annum (Pro Rata)
Contract Type: 18 Month Fixed-Term Contract (36 Hours per week)
Closing Date: Sunday 8th December 2024
Interview Date: Week commencing 16th December 2024

About Haringey

Haringey is a fantastic place to live and work – the world in one borough. A place brimming with creativity, personality, radicalism, and community. It is a place where we stand up for each other. A place that is proudly distinctive. We’ll be celebrating all this and more as the “rebel borough” when we are the 2027 London Borough of Culture.
Our history champions change-makers and everyday rebels; revelling in our differences, battling discrimination, championing equality, and doing things our own way. Haringey’s people are a huge asset, with knowledge, expertise, and passion. Our staff members embody our organisational values: Caring, Creative, Courageous, Collaborative and Community-focused. These values keep us looking forward, ambitious for the future, and continuously striving to do our very best for all of our residents.

About the Role

Haringey Council’s Labour group is seeking a Political Assistant to support the Leader of the Group, majority group councillors, the executive and council leadership. We are seeking a good communicator with strong interpersonal skills and an ability to manage a range of priorities. The successful candidate will provide support to a large group of councillors across a range of topics, from policy briefings, administrative support to external communications and forward planning.

About the Team

The Political Assistant will be based in the Democratic Services and Scrutiny Team but will work mainly in the Leader’s Office under the direction of the Leader of the Council.

About You

The candidate will need to be a proactive, forward thinking individual who has:

• The ability to communicate effectively across all platforms, including orally, through online platforms and in writing with a wide range of people including councillors, citizens, senior colleagues, partners and MPs.
• An interest in and commitment to the political agenda of the local authority’s majority group.
• An understanding of the challenges facing local government and a commitment to supporting councillors to get the best for local people.

If you feel you meet the above requirements and have good knowledge of local government and its political structures, then we would like to hear from you.

Working for Haringey

At Haringey Council we are committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included, and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce so welcome applications from all ethnicities and communities so that we continue to make a difference to our residents and community. Our benefits package includes a leave entitlement of up to 31 days + bank holidays, potential hybrid working opportunities, health and wellbeing support, a generous local government pension scheme and a range of discount schemes across leisure and culture that provide both financial and money-saving discounts.

Please note: we reserve the right to end this advert before the noted deadline if we receive sufficient applications. If you wish to apply for this role, please ensure that you do so as soon as possible.
Additionally, we are aware that automated emails may be diverted through to junk email folders.  Please continue to check these through the application process.  If you have any questions about the status of your application, please contact ResourcingHub@haringey.gov.uk