parliamentary assistant
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.
Also called: constituency assistant, MLA's assistant, MP's personal assistant, executive officer, MSP's parliamentary assistant, MLA's parliamentary assistant, MEP's assistant, political assistant
- 28
- essential skills
- 21
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
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Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
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Essential skills
28- advise on communication strategies
- advise on drafting policies
- advise on government policy compliance
- attend parliament plenaries
- business analysis
- check official documents
- communicate with stakeholders
- communication
- communication principles
- company policies
- develop organisational policies
- draft legislation
- draft press releases
- examine legislative drafts
- government policy
- liaise with government officials
- monitor company policy
- negotiate with stakeholders
- office software
- organisational policies
- perform office routine activities
- politics
- pose questions referring to documents
- respect publication formats
- review drafts
- strategic planning
- supervise advocacy work
- write work-related reports
Optional skills
21- advise on foreign affairs policies
- analyse text before translation
- apply information security policies
- attend meetings
- civil law
- commercial law
- constitutional law
- disseminate messages to people
- ensure compliance with policies
- fill out forms
- fix meetings
- good governance
- 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
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