Parliamentary assistant

About this career

Parliamentary assistants provide support to officials and politicians of regional, national and international parliaments and undertake logistical tasks. They revise official documents and follow procedures set by the respective parliaments. They support on the communication with stakeholders and provide the logistical support required in handling official processes.

Essential skills

advise on communication strategies advise on drafting policies advise on government policy compliance attend parliament plenaries check official documents communicate with stakeholders develop organisational policies draft legislation draft press releases examine legislative drafts liaise with government officials monitor company policy negotiate with stakeholders perform office routine activities pose questions referring to documents respect publication formats review drafts supervise advocacy work write work-related reports

Required knowledge

business analysis communication communication principles company policies government policy office software organisational policies politics strategic planning

Additional skills

advise on foreign affairs policies analyse text before translation apply information security policies attend meetings disseminate messages to people ensure compliance with policies fill out forms fix meetings identify policy breach inspect government policy compliance maintain correspondence records manage relationships with stakeholders organise business documents organise facilities for office personnel process commissioned instructions respond to inquiries in written form write meeting reports civil law commercial law constitutional law good governance

Also known as

constituency assistant MLA's assistant MP's personal assistant executive officer MSP's parliamentary assistant MLA's parliamentary assistant MEP's assistant political assistant parliamentary intern AM's parliamentary assistant MP's assistant MSP's assistant politician's assistant AM's assistant MP's parliamentary assistant MP's PA