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CIPR Public Affairs Parliamentary Researcher of the Year 2012 awards
Updated 20 January 2012
Added 6 December 2011
At its Annual Parliamentary Researchers Reception on the 1 December 2011
the Chartered Institute of Public Relations Public Affairs group launched a
new award to recognise the researcher who has provided the most valuable
contribution in supporting the work of a Member of Parliament - whether in
campaigning, speechwriting, policy research and briefings or otherwise.
Deadline:
Entries must be received no later than 31st January 2012.
The award will be presented in March.
CIPR Public Affairs Committee Members will form the judging panel which will
draw up a short list from those nominated. However the winner will be
selected by an online vote on the group’s website.
Entry Criteria: The competition is limited to support staff of
Members of Parliament or Peers who hold a Parliamentary pass.
How to enter:
Self Nomination:
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400 word self-nomination which details specific examples of how they have contributed to the work of their Parliamentarian, and
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200 word supporting statement from employer, colleague, or friend within Parliament.
or
Colleague Nomination:
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Two 200 word nomination statements from any of two separate individuals including employer, colleague, or friend within Parliament.
Either type of nomination may include supporting evidence
(news coverage, photos, etc). Nominations should be sent to
ciprparesearcher@gmail.com.
Prizes: The winner will receive an iPad, one year’s free membership
of CIPR PA (to be started at a time of their choosing), and a free
one-to-one career consultation with Gavin Ellwood, the main board director
of specialist communications and public affairs recruitment agency, Ellwood
& Atfield.
Two runners-up will also receive one year’s membership of the group.
Commenting on the awards, Iain Anderson, Chair of CIPR PA said:
“CIPR PA
is delighted to launch this award for Parliamentary Researcher of the Year.
We are looking for a winner who provides excellent resources to their MP or
Peer and who engages actively outside the
About CIPR Public Affairs: The Public Affairs Group is a specialist
group of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations.
CIPR Public Affairs Group members are communication professionals who have
regular dealings with Government or the institutions of Government in its
very widest sense. This can be at local government level, at Westminster or
Whitehall, at the European Union, or in Belfast, Edinburgh or Cardiff.
Members can be in-house, consultancy-based or freelance.
The group aims to represent its membership, to facilitate
networking and to provide a forum for the exchange of information, ideas and
best practice.
Website:
http://bit.ly/vHwaLf
Twitter: @CIPR_PA
Linked-in: CIPR Public Affairs
Facebook:
www.facebook.com/CIPRPA
