EMPLOYER: Pádraig Rice TD
JOB TITLE: Administrative Assistant
LOCATION: Cork
JOB TYPE: Full-Time Monday – Friday
SALARY BAND: Administrative Assistant Salary Band €**Apply on the
website**, *. * -
€ *, *.**Apply on the
website**.
CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: 5 pm Monday 6th January **Apply on the
website**
POSITION OVERVIEW
Deputy Pádraig Rice is seeking to recruit a full-time Administrative
Assistant to support him in his constituency work in Cork South
Central. The Administrative Assistant will be primarily based in Cork,
with occasional travel to Leinster House and will work closely with
the Parliamentary Assistant as well as other members of the team to
provide an exemplary service in representing Pádraig.
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 Pádraig’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 Pádraig
Rice.
* 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 Pádraig’s work in
all forms of media.
* Assist with the organisation of meetings and events.
* Manage volunteers and interns.
* Assist in developing relationships with external stakeholders and
other progressive individuals and organisations.
* Where required, represent Pádraig at meetings he is unable to
attend.
* Manage the accounts for the constituency office.
* Provide ongoing administrative support.
EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS
* Degree or four years 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 but will be
required to attend occasional meetings in Leinster House.
* 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)
APPLICATION PROCESS
Email * 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.
WORK AUTHORISATION: Ireland (required)
CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: 5pm Monday 6th January
We need : English (Good)
Type: Permanent
Payment:
Category: Others
