Correspondence Officer
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a proactive team player to join the Office of the Leader of the Opposition (LOTO). We are looking for someone who is looking for a career working in a fast-paced political office, supporting senior leadership and coordinating correspondence. This is a 12 month Fixed Term Contract.
Your Responsibilities:
You will work with both Shadow Ministers and Members of Parliament, allowing you to gain exposure across the Party.
- Working and coordinating work with the Leader’s Office Team.
- Writing high-quality and accurate responses to letters and emails on behalf of the senior team.
- Managing the LOTO office correspondence and ensuring all enquiries are responded to in a timely manner.
- Coordinating correspondence within the LOTO office and ensuring effective communication across teams.
- Filing and maintaining up-to-date records of the LOTO office’s correspondence.
- Assisting with answering the phone and dealing with queries.
- Retaining records and information confidentially and in line with the Data Protection Act.
- Assisting other members of the LOTO office with projects, events/tours, and briefings as required.
- Providing ad-hoc office support to the LOTO office and the wider team.
Your Professional Experience:
- Outstanding communication skills and attention to detail.
- The ability to prioritise workloads effectively and work well under pressure within a busy political office.
- A strong, proactive work ethic.
- Strong communication skills, able to work effectively with senior political figures, Ministers, Members of Parliament, and Party volunteers.
- Strong political knowledge, understanding, and judgment.
- A commitment to the Party’s aims and values.
- Discretion and confidentiality.
Desirable:
- Experience of working or volunteering in UK politics.
- A willingness to travel occasionally.
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Being a Work Level 1 at The Conservative Party |
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Increasing our vote: Using maximum effort, experience, analysis and judgement to improve the Conservative vote. Analysing problems and creating simple, workable solutions. Showing relentless effort to champion, support and deliver our values.
Taking people with you: Creating or contributing to an environment in which self and others are motivated. Building positive relationships within teams and across the party. Gaining commitment by being energised and influencing others. Winning the hearts and minds of others to deliver results.
Living the Conservative Party values: Being trusted, respected and ethical. Communicating accurate information in a simple way, and matching words with actions. Demonstrating our values in all decisions and behaviour. |
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The Conservative Party Values |
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OPPORTUNITY & RESPECT FOR EVERYONE: We value diversity by embracing ideas and experiences from people of all different backgrounds, creating an inclusive culture across our professional, voluntary, and elected Party. Through courtesy and respect, we can support our people to be at their best and develop working practices in an environment where everyone can be themselves.
WORKING TOGETHER TO DELIVER CHANGE: We constantly seek to improve and are pro-active in all that we do, being bold with our ideas and seeking out new opportunities. We are one team; the professional, voluntary, and elected Conservative Party working together, where everyone can contribute, and all feedback is welcome. We get things done by having confidence in our abilities and trusting the skills of those around us.
VALUING FREEDOM & RESPONSIBILITY: We value freedom by empowering people to do the right thing and hold ourselves accountable for the decisions we take. We act with integrity and communicate honestly; this is at the foundation of the relationships we build.
RELEASING ASPIRATION & REWARDING EFFORT: We value our people by recognising and encouraging talent through training, development and creating opportunities. We strive to reward achievement. Knowing that exceptional performance drives our team success. |
