Vacancy Details

We are a politically led organisation and are looking for a Political Adviser to join the team in our Labour Group Office. You will work in a fast paced, high-pressure environment, advising and supporting the Labour Group councillors, working on a daily basis with councillors, Ministers, MPs and other senior politicians on a range of issues of importance to Local Government.,

• Flexible & agile working - office-based staff are required to work in the LGA's London office two days per week as a minimum, subject to business need and this may vary significantly between different roles and from week to week.
• Future development - face-to-face and virtual courses are scheduled in line with developmental goals
• The LGA offers 24/7 access to a free, confidential employee assistance programme managed by Health Assured. This service is also available for Dependants.
• Family friendly policies
For more of LGA's benefits and working with us, please view our webpage https://www.local.gov.uk/benefits-and-working-lgaOur values & behaviours Our Values and Behaviours are there to give us an understanding of who we are as an organisation and who we want to be. They are a framework to help us understand:
• how we work with each other
• how we work with our members and stakeholders
• our expectations for ourselves and each other
Our values are: Inclusive - We ensure that our work is inclusive of all voices. Ambitious - We are ambitious for councils and their communities and are committed to striving for excellence in all that we do to support our colleagues, our membership and the sector to deliver the best possible outcomes.

Based in the LGA's offices in the heart of Westminster, as the policy lead you will have experience of working in a political environment, and an understanding of local government, public policy work and parliamentary procedures. You will have excellent written and oral communication skills and a very high degree of political sensitivity. You must have the right to work in the UK, the LGA are unfortunately unable to offer sponsorship visas. Evidence for the right to work in the UK will be requested at the interview stage.,
• Experience in working in a political environment and with politicians
• Knowledge and experience of local government
• Experience of working in a team
• Evidence of writing and communication skills
• Understanding of relationship between politicians and officers.
  
  The Local Government Association (LGA) is the national membership body for local authorities. We work on behalf of our member councils to support, promote and improve local government.
We are a politically led, cross-party organisation that works on behalf of councils to ensure local government has a strong, credible voice with national government. We influence and set the political agenda on the issues that matter to councils to help them deliver local solutions to national problems. We also provide councils with the tools and resources to respond to challenges present and emerging, and support improvement across the sector.