Recruiting: Casework, Research, & Comms Officer (part-time)

Stewart Dickson MLA is recruiting a part-time Casework, Research, and Communications Officer!

Please find the job description below (with more info in the attached document) as well as the application form and an equality monitoring form attached.

Report to: Stewart Dickson, Alliance Party MLA for East Antrim & Noel Williams (Head of Ops)

Office Location: Constituency Office (East Antrim, Carrickfergus) & Parliament Buildings (Stormont)

Hours: 20 hours per week (7hrs Mon & Tues, 6hrs Wed)

Holidays: 28 per annum pro rata (inclusive of public holidays)

Salary: £12.83 per hour (£24,679 per annum, £13,343 pro rata)

Pension: 10% Employer’s pension contribution to Assembly-approved scheme

Duration: Permanent appointment coincident with MLAs term as an MLA

This role is suited to an innovative, creative person who has the ability to deal with Casework, use social media and other platforms in order to improve communication between Stewart Dickson MLA (henceforth Member) and East Antrim constituents. Providing research and communications for the Member, residents of the East Antrim Constituency and appropriate stakeholders.

Communications

To manage the Members various digital platforms to improve constituents access to constituency services.
Create dynamic written, graphic and occasional video content. Take photographs to record the Member and constituency office in action for use in various communications whilst ensuring data protection and permissions are sought from any persons depicted or quoted.
Create content that promotes constituent interaction, increases constituent presence on the Members various platforms and encourages participation by constituents.
Proposes concepts for improved communication for and with constituents.
In partnership with Alliance Press and Whips offices:
- Coordinate and plan communications.
- Create and coordinate press releases to promote the work of the Member.
- To write, produce and distribute e-newsletters and create constituency focus leaflets to confirm the activities and work of the Member and constituency office.
Other duties as required in support of the Member carrying out his Assembly duties.

Assembly

Research a range of issues relating to constituency casework, providing report to the MLA and Head of Operations to enable resolution of issues.
Research and provide fact based evidence to the Member supporting his work within the NI Assembly, preparation of speeches, motions, questions and debates.

Constituency

To assist in the work of the Constituency Office by delivering effective casework as part of the Member’s constituency services.
Log casework, monitor progress and take appropriate action.
Deal with enquiries sensitively and confidentially.
Review key themes emerging from casework to identify issues to be progressed either with statutory agencies or by legislative action.