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About the Role

This early career-level role supports a high-profile, highly driven group of councillors, helping them to deliver on their ambitions. It offers a great introduction into the world of policy and politics, providing the chance to witness the inner workings of an exceptional local authority first-hand. The role focuses on ensuring the Leader of the Opposition (LotO) is well-informed on key areas of council policy and delivery through high-quality briefing, research, and casework assistance.

Responsibilities

Provide high-quality briefing, research and casework assistance to the Leader of the Opposition (LotO).
Ensure the LotO is well-informed on key areas of council policy and delivery.
Tackle a range of issues with exposure to officers and services across the council.
Feed back trends and insights emerging from casework to the LotO.
Commission and draft briefings, speeches and other materials.
Provide light-touch, seamless administrative and secretarial support.
Handle the LotO’s diary.
Take minutes.
Follow up on agreed actions.

Requirements

Experience working with senior internal and external stakeholders.
Confidence to build trust and communicate well at all levels.
Experience supporting politicians or senior officers at Director level is an advantage.
Understanding of working in a politically sensitive environment.
Diplomacy and sound judgement in handling information and competing priorities.
Good understanding of the issues facing local government.
Ability to work independently and use initiative to carry out research, follow up cases and provide flexible support.
Ability to act as a reliable point of reference or quickly find accurate information in complex subject areas.
Ability to stay calm under pressure, manage deadlines and know when to ask for support.
Ability to understand the impact of working in a political environment.
Confidence taking in large volumes of information, sifting through what matters and challenging details where needed.
Strong research skills to horizon scan across local and national issues.
Excellent communication skills.
Ability to draft reports and prepare written material.
Ability to work with colleagues and partners.
Ability to build effective relationships.
Ability to work well as part of a team.
Care Leavers seeking their first job who meet essential criteria will automatically be invited to interview.
Disability Confident Employer: guaranteed interview if essential criteria are met.

Skills

Research
Communication
Drafting reports
Preparing written material
Relationship building
Teamwork
Diplomacy
Judgement
Initiative

Location

Westminster City Hall, 64 Victoria Street, Westminster, SW1E 6QP

Work Type

Permanent
Four days per week (28.8 hours)

Experience Level

Early career-level
Negotiable depending upon experience

Salary/Compensations

£42,912 - £49,155 pro-rata, per annum (actual salary £34,329 – £39,324 per annum)

Benefits

Flexible working patterns
Agile working

About the Company

The Finance Team in Westminster City Council goes above and beyond for residents in pioneering ways, achieving more for residents by being smart and courageous with finances.
Westminster City Council is home to over 200,000 residents, over 50,000 businesses, and employs three-quarters-of-a-million people.
Communities are at the heart of decision-making, helping to determine the city’s future.
Working directly with communities and partners to build an inclusive city where residents, workers, and visitors feel welcome and safe.
An inclusive workplace and employer of choice.
Encourages and welcomes applications from people from all backgrounds.
Aims for a workforce that represents the communities served at all levels.
Champions equality, diversity, inclusion, and wellbeing.
Aims to create a workplace where everyone feels valued, has a sense of belonging, and is empowered to be their best.
Forward-thinking Council.

Equal Opportunity

Westminster City Council is committed to supporting Care Leavers into the workplace.
The Council is a Disability Confident Employer.