Client

Local Authority in Newham

Job Title

Mayor's Assistant

Pay Rate

245 Daily UMBRELLA

Hours

36 Hours a week (Mon-Fri)9AM-5PM

Duration

Initial 3 month contract

Location

Office based Dockside Newham 5 days a week.

Description

Main duties and responsibilities:

1. To work closely with the Mayor to provide her with comprehensive political advice and support in her capacity as Directly Elected Mayor.
2. To work with the Mayor's Executive Assistant and Chief of Staff to ensure strategically planned, effective and efficient use of the Mayor's time on her political priorities.
3. To ensure that the forward planning of the council's business reflects political issues, interests and opportunities relating to the Mayor's priorities and ambitions.
4. To support the Mayor in the political preparations for and handling of Cabinet, Full Council, Scrutiny and other meetings within the council and externally and ensure that the Mayor is fully and promptly briefed on political aspects of all aspects of council business in good time.
5. To identify and develop opportunities to progress the Mayor's political priorities within the council's work and in work with partners locally, regionally and nationally.
6. To lead on the political aspects of the development and delivery of the Mayor's campaigns and communications, working with the Mayor's External Affairs and Communications Adviser, other officers and partners locally and more widely as appropriate.
7. To prepare or provide political input into newsletters and press releases for the Mayor and support the handling media enquiries or opportunities.
8. To support effective regular communications by the Mayor with all Councillors and the Labour Group in particular, including liaising with the Labour Group Officers and, where necessary, attending Group meetings.
9. To undertake special projects and provide high quality research, briefings and reports as necessary, collating information from various sources and presenting conclusions and recommendations clearly and succinctly to support effective decision-making.
10. To advise on and support the Mayor in political meetings or engagements in her role as Mayor locally, regionally or nationally, co-ordinating agendas, preparing and circulating papers in a timely, writing minutes or action notes as required and ensuring that actions are progressed in timely and appropriate ways.

Job Brief (3 key points or must have's)
1. Direct support to Mayor Rokhsana Fiaz OBE in managing political aspects of her role as Mayor, including providing political advice and briefings on issues
2. Supporting the Mayor in her external engagement activity, locally, regionally and nationally, including drafting newsletters, press releases and speeches/identifying speaking opportunities.
3. Supporting the Mayor on political preparations and handling for key Council business, including Cabinet and Full Council.

Essential experience of

Experience of working with or advising politicians or equivalent role

Experience of working effectively and sensitively in a political context and with a range of stakeholders

Experience, ability and judgement to shape and give clear, appropriately tailored advice

Experience of identifying strategic and/or sensitive issues and shaping appropriate actions in response.

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