Parliamentary Assistant (Maternity Cover) for Charlotte Cane MP

Closing Date: 18 June 2025

Job Title: Parliamentary Assistant (Maternity Cover)

Working For: Charlotte Cane MP (Ely & East Cambridgeshire)

Location: Westminster

Salary: £26,775 - £31,000 (within IPSA pay range)

Length of Contract: Fixed Term Contract for 9 months or until the return of the post-holder, whichever is earlier

To start: on or around 28 July 2025

Job Details

Charlotte Cane MP is looking for a motivated and highly organised individual with excellent interpersonal, communication, and teamwork skills to join her dedicated team as a full-time Parliamentary Assistant (maternity cover).

Responsibilities

Key responsibilities include:

• Analysing and evaluating data to ensure the MP is accurately informed on key issues
• Diary Management
• Writing external communications including speeches for the MP
• Attending and participating in meetings as appropriate
• Producing briefing packs for the MP, take notes of meetings and draft appropriate submissions
• Efficient data and file management to ensure the office complies with the data protection legislation
• Engaging confidentially, professionally, with care and integrity with members of the public, through telephone enquiries, social media, email and face to face
• Maintaining working knowledge of relevant legislation and upcoming business including how they impact on the constituency
• Maintaining positive on-going relationships with all parties including members of the public, groups, suppliers, local representatives and Westminster where required
• Monitoring local, regional and national media coverage and brief the MP on relevant issues
• Providing generalist admin support
• Responding to routine correspondence and enquiries
• Undertaking research on relevant subjects as directed

Person Specification

• The ability to research, analyse and present information clearly.
• The ability to manage a busy workload and work at pace.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.
• Understanding of parliamentary procedure, debates, questions and legislation.
• Strong knowledge of current UK political landscape. Experience of working in a political environment such as in parliament, a government department, a charity, think tank or public affairs organisation is desirable.
• Ability to work independently, and as part of a close-knit team.

Sympathy with Liberal Democrat values will be an advantage in this role.

This is an office-based role. There may be a requirement for the role holder to work outside of normal working hours and travel for work occasionally. The role is subject to a 6 month probationary period.

This is a maternity cover position. The role is expected to continue until 1 May 2026 or the return of post-holder, whichever is earlier.

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. MPs generally pay staff in accordance with IPSA guidelines.

Closing Date: 18 June 2025

Interview/Start Dates

Applications will close at noon (12pm) on Wednesday 18 June 2025.
Interviews will be conducted over Microsoft Teams on a rolling basis.
The successful applicant will start on or around 28 July 2025.

Application Details

Please apply by emailing a CV and cover letter to tom.hawkerdawson@parliament.uk, with the subject "Parliamentary Assistant Maternity Cover Application". Files are preferred in .pdf format, or .docx/.odt if absolutely necessary. Applications that do not follow this may not be considered.

Regrettably, it will not be possible to respond to each applicant – if you have not heard back by 5pm on 25 June 2025 you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.