Job Application for Communications Officer / Senior Communications Advisor at Parliamentary Labour Party

Please note that even though the application form states 'Apply for this Job' – you are not applying for a specific open vacancy. By completing this form, you are submitting your CV for consideration for any available staff vacancies in Labour MP Parliamentary offices.

Key responsibilities

Responsible for the management and development of the external communication presence of the MP Office.
Oversee the monitoring and updating of online platforms including the website and social media Liaise and engage with external providers and suppliers as and when required. Support the MP’s office and objectives through highly effective communication and social media presence.
Prepare media briefings.
Evaluate the impact of external communications activity.
Produce press releases, liaise with the media, meeting deadlines as appropriate.
Monitor media coverage, liaise with media, prepare press releases as required.
Proactive and reactive communications with all media.
Manage the MP’s website contents.
Publicise the MP’s parliamentary duties on social media.
Establish a social media presence in the constituency and publicise surgeries etc.
Follow up on social media queries and comments.
Ensure online presence is meeting the demands of the constituency, locality and MP.
Manage and monitor social media enquiries, dealing with cases that do not need to be transferred to a higher level. Ensure all enquiries are dealt with in a timely manner.
Establish, monitor, and update a social media and online presence in the constituency. Produce online graphics and video content, as well as publicising surgeries and news alerts etc.

Salary range (Communications Officer):

‍Level 1 Executive

London: £25,200 –£40,565
Outside London: £22,605 – £36,744

Salary range (Senior Communications Advisor):

‍Level 2 Executive

London: £34,766– £48,774
Outside London: £29,727 – £46,381

First Name

Last Name

Phone

Resume/CV*

Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, txt, rtf

School

Select...

Degree

Select...

Discipline

Select...

Start date month

Select...

Start date year

End date month

Select...

End date year

Do you have a preferred name, other than the name above, that you'd like to be called by?

Please specify which region you would like to be considered for roles in. *

Westminster

Greater London

North East England

North West England

South West England

South East England

West Midlands

East Midlands

East of England

Yorkshire and the Humber

Scotland

Wales

You can either select a region of the UK – to be considered for roles in constituency offices, or Westminster, to be considered for roles at least partially based in Parliament.

Do you have the right to work in the UK?

Select...

Prospective candidates must prove their right to work in the UK to meet the conditions of any offer of employment.

If you have a specific MP (or MPs) you would like to be considered for roles in the office of, please list their full names here.

This is entirely optional and putting a name here does not guarantee consideration by any MP or MPs office.

Why are you interested in working for a Labour MP?

Please keep your answers under 250 words.

Why do you want to work as a Communications Officer?

Please keep your answer under 250 words.

Describe a time you’ve communicated effectively in order to make an impact. What was the mode of communication, and how did you go about doing this?

Please keep your answer under 250 words.

Describe how you use your writing skills in a professional or academic context. How do you make sure you write effectively and with good attention to detail?

Please keep your answer under 250 words.

Do you currently work for the Labour Party in the UK, or has your most recent role been with the Labour Party?

Select...

Equal Opportunities Form

The Labour Party is committed to recruit, retain and develop a workforce that reflects the diverse communities that we serve. The organisation will continually strive to encourage and manage diversity through the development and value of positive policies to promote equality of opportunity for all, ensuring that all existing and prospective members of staff are treated in a fair and equal manner regardless of the employee’s age, disability, gender reassignment, gender identity, marriage / civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

The information provided on this form will be treated in the strictest confidence. Any information provided will be used for statistical analysis, including analysis in relation to diversity in recruitment practices, development opportunities, grading structures and geographical diversity. No data will be published or used in a way that allows an individual to be identified.

Completion of any question on this form is optional and will not be linked to any hiring process that takes place as a result of you registering your interest in working for the Labour Party or a Labour MP.

Title

Select...

What best describes your gender identity?

Select...

Is your gender identity the same as the sex you were registered at birth?

Select...

Do you identify as trans?

Select...

Are you married or in a civil partnership?

Select...

Do you consider yourself to have a disability, as defined by the Equality Act 2010?

Select...

What is your sexual orientation?

Select...

What is your religion or belief?

Select...

What is your ethnicity?

Select...

What type of school did you mainly attend between the ages of 11 and 16

Select...

If you finished school after 1980, were you eligible for Free School Meals at any point during your school years?

Select...

What is the highest level of qualifications achieved by either of your parent(s) or guardian(s) by the time you were 18?

Select...

Communications Officer / Senior Communications Advisor

Key responsibilities

Apply for this job

Equal Opportunities Form