EMPLOYER: Holly Cairns TD
JOB TITLE: Administrative Assistant
LOCATION: Cork South West
JOB TYPE: Full-Time Monday - Friday
SALARY BAND: Administrative Assistant Salary Band €**Apply on the
website**, *. * -
€ *, *.**Apply on the
website**
CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: 5pm Friday 9th February
POSITION OVERVIEW
Deputy Holly Cairns is seeking to recruit a full-time Administrative
Assistant to support her in her constituency work in Cork South West.
The Administrative Assistant will be based in Cork South West and will
work closely with the Parliamentary Assistant as well as other members
of the team to provide an exemplary service in representing Holly.
PERSONAL QUALITIES
DOES THIS SOUND LIKE YOU? THESE ARE SOME OF THE QUALITIES WE LOOK FOR
IN OUR TEAM:
* PASSIONATE - What you do matters to you. The work of a TD’s
office helps shape the world we live in. You are driven to provide
outstanding support to Holly’s constituents.
* EMPATHETIC - You are people-focused and understand the
confidential nature of working on behalf of the public.
* ORGANISED - Managing tasks simultaneously comes naturally to you
and you understand the importance of delivering accurate and timely
query resolution.
* PERSISTENT - You love a challenge and like to see things through
to completion.
KEY TASKS OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
IN THIS ROLE YOU WILL:
* Organise and manage the constituency office of Deputy Holly
Cairns.
* Deal with correspondence (post, email, social media) and, where
practical, resolve any issues raised by liaising with relevant state
bodies.
* Manage the diary for the office of the Deputy including meetings,
events and Dáil.
* Maintain a database of constituency enquiries and see them through
to completion.
* Liaise with internal Dáil Éireann functions and offices of other
parliamentarians.
* Prepare publicity material and help promote Holly’s work in all
forms of media.
* Assist with the organisation of meetings and events.
* Assist in developing relationships and engaging external
stakeholders and with other progressive individuals and organisations.
* Where required, represent Holly at meetings she is unable to
attend.
* Manage the accounts for the constituency office.
* Provide ongoing administrative support.
EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS
* Office management experience showing a demonstrated ability to
manage a busy office.
* An ability to work on own initiative and meet deadlines.
* Takes responsibility and is accountable for delivery of agreed
objectives/projects
* Strong interpersonal skills and an ability to develop good working
relationships internally and externally.
* Strong IT and written and verbal communication skills.
* An interest in the political landscape and the broad policy
platform of the Social Democrats.
PLEASE NOTE
* The list of duties set out in this job description is not to be
regarded as exclusive or exhaustive. The Employee is required to be
flexible and to undertake such other duties as may reasonably be
assigned to him or her by the Employer, including occasional travel
for constituency-based work.
* The successful candidate will be based in Cork South West, with
some remote working options available.
* It is important to note on applying for this position that the
Administrative Assistant contract is subject to end when an election
is called.
* The successful candidate will start at Point 1 on the
Administrative Assistant Salary Band (€**Apply on the
website**, *. *). Pay
scales are set out by the Houses of Oireachtas, not the individual TD.
Overtime is available.
JOB TYPE: Full-time (Monday to Friday)
BENEFITS:
* Bike to work scheme
* Sick pay
SUPPLEMENTAL PAY TYPES: Overtime pay
WORK AUTHORISATION: Ireland (required)
ABILITY TO COMMUTE: Ballydehob, Co. Cork (required)
APPLICATION PROCESS
Email **APPLY ON THE WEBSITE** with your CV and cover letter, telling
us a little more about yourself, why you are interested in this role
and why you believe you would be a good fit. Applications without a
cover letter will not be considered.
CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: 5pm Friday 9th February
We need : English (Good)
Type: Permanent
Payment:
Category: Others
