London Assembly and secretariat

The London Assembly scrutinises the Mayor’s activities by questioning the Mayor about their decisions. The Assembly also investigates issues of importance to London.

There are 25 Assembly Members, elected every four years at the same time as the Mayor. The Secretariat works for the Assembly to support its activities.

The Communications Team support service to promote the work of the Assembly through press office, social media, publicity and events.

About the role

The GLA is looking to recruit a Support Officer to provide a full range of high-level administrative and secretarial support to members of the London Assembly’s Reform Group in fulfilling their roles as elected Members of the London Assembly.

You would be part of a small team of four people supporting the Group.

Responsibilities

• Organised and communicate with strong skills, including close attention to detail in written work.
• Manage a range of correspondence, including casework support.
• Take primary responsibility for diary coordination for the assigned Assembly Members.
• Undertake research across a range of areas, usually to support casework responses or constituent/stakeholder meetings.
• Act as the first point of contact for the Assembly Member for all people within and without the organisation, representing the views and interests of the Member(s) in an effective and professional manner, and dealing with a wide range of internal and external people and organisations.
• Comfortable working in a fast paced environment and taking a proactive approach to work.
• Drafting and coordinating casework responses.
• Coordinating diary appointments.
• Undertaking a range of business support tasks.
• Act as the first key point of contact for Assembly Members both within the Greater London Authority and for constituents.

Skills, knowledge and experience

To be considered for the role you must meet the following essential criteria:

• Experience of working directly with influential, high profile people in a pressured environment and in dealing with confidential/sensitive issues and documents; the ability to work in a politically complex organisation and apply political awareness.
• Evidence of successful working in a similar role, delivering effective and wide ranging administrative, diary and business support to people in leadership roles.
• Demonstrable research skills, to enable quick and effective grasp of information from a range of sources on a wide range of policy topics.
• Demonstrable verbal and written communication skills, including experience of writing a range of different styles of document for different audiences, often within very short timescales.

The GLA Competency Framework Guidelines further detailing each competency and the different level indicators can be found here: GLA Competency Framework

Additional Information

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record (DBS) check but some roles may require additional security screening.

Equality, diversity and inclusion

London’s diversity is its biggest asset, and we strive to ensure our workforce reflects London’s diversity at all levels. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability.

We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic candidates and disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented in our workforce.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. We would welcome applications from candidates who are seeking part time work as this role is open to job share.

Please note we are a Disability Confident Employer so for candidates who wish to be considered under the scheme and meet the essential criteria, they will automatically be invited to interview. Please note, should you require any adjustments through the process, we will accommodate as much as possible. Please contact the recruitment team for further information if required.

GLA staff are hybrid working up to 3 days a week in our offices and remotely depending on their role. As part of this, you will need to split your time between home working and coming into the office.

In addition to a good salary package, you will be paid every four weeks, providing frequent salary payments. We also offer an attractive range of benefits including 30 days’ annual leave, interest free season ticket loan, interest free bicycle loan and a career average pension scheme.