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Posted: 02 December 05
working for All Party Parliamentary Cycling Group
salary £60-£100 per day dependent on experience. The post is offered for a six month period
details The All Party Parliamentary Cycling Group is an all-party parliamentary subject group dedicated to disseminating knowledge, generating debate and facilitating engagement on cycling issues amongst Members of Parliament. The group does this by organising a busy programme of parliamentary meetings and briefings, and by campaigning on cycling issues.

The APPCG is looking for a Parliamentary Officer/Intern to provide research, press and administrative support. The post is part-time for one day a week and is based at Westminster. The successful applicant must be a keen and committed cyclist, who wants to work for a world with safer and better provision for cyclists.

Person Specification:

Essential:

  • An interest and commitment to cycling
  • A self-starter who can turn ideas into action.
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills in English
  • Numerate, with good IT skills
  • Knowledge of and interest in politics
  • Ability and confidence to deal with a wide range of people including senior government officials
  • Ability to work well under pressure
  • Good teamworker with organisational skills. •
  • Ability to respect confidentiality.

    Desirable:

  • Regular cyclist.
  • Knowledge and experience of parliamentary procedure.
  • Experience of lobbying, advocacy and political campaigning.
  • Desk-top publishing skills.
  • Event management experience.

    Job Description

    Overall: To raise the profile of cycling issues within parliament, and influence government policy on cycling. Specifically:

  • Planning, managing and implementing the APPCG plans including, shaping priority advocacy issues and identifying and approaching target audiences.
  • Strengthening a network of supportive Parliamentarians, and maintaining links with sponsors.
  • Keeping informed on cycling and briefing MPs and peers on developments in cycling.
  • Tracking and responding to the UK Government and European Union and other relevant parties.
  • Drafting parliamentary questions and early day motions, and assisting in tabling of debates in Parliament.
  • Arranging speaker meetings and other events.
  • Booking rooms and circulating invitations/agenda/minutes for APPCG meetings.
  • Establishing links and maintaining relations with other organisations, government departments, civil servants, NGOs.
  • Drafting of press releases and organisation of media events.
  • Maintenance of media database and contacts.
  • Responsibility for the APPCG website
  • Other duties as requested by the Chair and Officers of the Group.
  • Reporting to the Chair of the APPCG (Emily Thornberry MP).
    • closes Noon on Friday 16th December 2005. Provisional Interview Date - Tuesday 20th December.
    contact Please send a CV and covering letter to Emily Thornberry MP.

    The preferred application method is by e-mail to emilythornberrymp@parliament.uk with ‘Application to APPCG’ in the subject line.

    Otherwise, please send applications by post to: Emily Thornberry MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA.

    If you would like more information please e-mail emilythornberrymp@parliament.uk.

    website http://www.cyclistspublicaffairsgroup.org.uk/index.asp?PageID=37
    additional notes 5 December: Following comment added next to salaries info: " The post is offered for a six month period."
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