Marie McNair, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, is looking for a Communication and Research Officer to join her team.
Salary: £30,115 – £33,518 (depending on skills and experience)
Location: Flexible (Holyrood/local office in Clydebank)
Hours: 35 hours
Responsibilities:
- Gathering and distributing valuable data that supports my activities.
- Keeping your knowledge of policy areas and local issues up to date.
- Carrying out research projects.
- Obtaining and compiling relevant research documents from external bodies.
- Preparing and delivering regular briefings and updates.
- Analysing, evaluating and interpreting data and statistics.
- Engaging with wider research community ensuring I have access to (accurate and contemporary) data.
- Collaborating with colleagues from different service areas across the Parliament.
- Liaising with various external groups e.g. think-tanks, NGOs, other elected representatives.
- Developing effective relationships with counterparts in other UK legislatures and wider research community.
- Performing casework-related research and responding where necessary.
- Identifying potential media opportunities and acting as media contact.
- Organising and arranging interviews and press conferences as specified. Identifying forthcoming events, in turn promoting my work.
- Developing creative new engagement methods for social media accounts.
- Representing me in dealing with media and providing statements where appropriate.
- Producing materials that effectively convey my aims to the general public and media.
- Keeping up to date with current media developments.
- Building and maintaining relationships with stakeholders.
- Corresponding with constituents and local campaign groups.
- Producing high quality press briefings, speeches, presentations and written materials.
- Following all media outlets to capture relevant developments as they happen
- Maintaining information systems to support communications.
- Maintaining and growing social media presence.
- Drafting and posting social media content to update constituents on my parliamentary activities.
- Reviewing social media trends and briefing me in issues of relevance to my parliamentary role.
About you:
You will:
- Have an interest in politics with the confidence to represent someone in a media-related capacity.
- Be capable in monitoring media developments and sourcing information from a range of channels.
- Have the ability to foster good working relationships with confidence to understand how the media world operates.
- Be creative in designing and communicating over a range of formats on different media platforms.
- Have flexibility using relevant IT skills and writing styles, covering both traditional and newer forms of media.
- Be a quick learner with the ability to multitask and work within tight timescales.
- Be a proactive problem solver with the motivation and resilience to adapt and deal with challenges.
- Have analytical kills with the ability to identify and investigate trends while interpreting data.
- Have the creative flair and expertise to produce accurate and influential work.
The selection process
Click on “apply” to upload your CV and a Supporting Statement. Your supporting statement should outline how you meet the requirements detailed above for this role. Applications that do not include a supporting statement may not be considered.
Closing date: 11.59pm, Sunday 26 February
