PA to Angus MacDonald, MP for Lochaber, Skye and West Ross-shire. Full time role, based in Fort William. To provide administrative support to Angus for a wide range of different activities including parliamentary tasks, business and charity interests.
Role and Responsibilities of the Personal Assistant
• Diary management.
• Assist with arrangements for events – this may include venue research and bookings; compiling and managing guest-lists; liaising with suppliers; and providing on-the-day event support as required.
• Open, handle and action email, post and social media enquiries. Respond to enquiries by telephone, email, and social media, passing on queries to other team members/the MP as appropriate.
• Provide administrative support in relation to the MPs’ expenses scheme via IPSA Online.
• Handle administrative arrangements for meetings with members of the public/MP surgeries.
• Provide administrative support for Angus with his business and charity interests
· Photocopying, filing, record-keeping and typing correspondence.
• Engage professionally and with care and integrity with members of the public, through a variety of methods.
• Exposure to complex cases.
• Assist in the compilation of briefing packs and the writing of speeches.
• Assist in the updating of social media on request.
• Efficient data and file management to ensure the office complies with the data protection legislation.
• Minute taking.
• Database management using office software to handle administrative cases.