Political Administrator

4 months ago

London, United Kingdom lga Full time

**About us**:
The Local Government Association (LGA) is the national membership body for local authorities. We work on behalf of our member councils to support, promote and improve local government.

We are a politically led, cross-party organisation that works on behalf of councils to ensure local government has a strong, credible voice with national government. We influence and set the political agenda on the issues that matter to councils to help them deliver local solutions to national problems.

We also provide councils with the tools and resources to respond to challenges present and emerging, and support improvement across the sector.

**About the role
The Labour Group Office seeks to provide wide-ranging and active support to Labour council leaders and councillors. You would work within a team of four, alongside the Head of Group Office and two Political Advisers. The Labour Group office works to support Labour councillors by:

- Supporting the Labour Group Leadership team and Labour councillors on boards and in roles at the LGA
- Maintaining strong working relations with the Parliamentary Labour Party, Labour Party Head Office and the wider Labour movement including trade unions and affiliated groups
- Running events, meetings and workshops for Labour councillors across the country
- Regular communications and publications for Labour councillors to share ideas and best practice
- Coordinating improvement and innovation work in Labour councils through peer support and mentoring

The Political Administrator post will support the effective work of the Labour Group Office by:

- Providing administrative support including diary management of the Group Leader, coordinating Labour councillors taking part in peer support work, and organising and supporting meetings, events and functions
- Maintaining and continuously improving administrative systems, including forward/project plans, electronic filing systems, CRM mailing lists and databases
- Preparing correspondence and other documents and arranging their distribution
- Monitoring expenditure against budgets and keeping service records and inventories
- Liaising with councillors and local authorities and acting as a first point of contact for enquiries
- Providing support and contributing to projects within the LGA as required

**About you**

**_
You must have the right to work in the UK, the LGA are unfortunately unable to offer sponsorship visas. Evidence for the right to work in the UK will be requested at the interview stage. _**

**To apply**

If you would like to be considered for the role, please complete the online form and include a supporting statement detailing how you meet the criteria of the role before the closing date.

**Closing Date**:5pm, Monday 4th December
**Interview Date**: Monday 11th December, in person

**Our benefits**
- LGA annual leave entitlement is 29 days, rising to 31 days after three years’ service and to 33 days after five years’ service, plus all UK public holidays (pro rata for fixed term and part time contracts).*
- Future development - face-to-face and virtual courses are scheduled in line with developmental goals
- The LGA offers 24/7 access to a free, confidential employee assistance programme managed by Health Assured. This service is also available for Dependants.
- Family friendly policies

**Our values & behaviours**:
Our Values and Behaviours are there to give us an understanding of who we are as an organisation and who we want to be. They are a framework to help us understand:

- how we work with each other
- how we work with our members and stakeholders
- our expectations for ourselves and each other

Our values are:
**Inclusive** - We ensure that our work is inclusive of all voices.

**Ambitious** - We are ambitious for councils and their communities and are committed to striving for excellence in all that we do to support our colleagues, our membership and the sector to deliver the best possible outcomes.

**Collaborative -** We bring together the expertise and skills needed, working as one team.

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