The Labour Leader's Office (LLO) supports the Labour Party Leader and Labour Party members of Parliament in their parliamentary duties by providing a range of professional, timely, accurate, and high-quality political services, advice, and support. This includes communications services (written, printed and digital), research anything else in here. We are a dedicated, progressive and committed team who ensure the Labour Party Leader and Caucus are well supported.

M te tnga - About the role This is an exciting position for those who pride themselves on delivering high quality and timely information, advice and practical support. You will be passionate about providing high quality and timely information, advice and practical support to the Labour Party Leader and members of the Labour Party Caucus in relation to the media. As a press secretary you will deliver advice relating to media and public relations issues, including campaigns and MP profiles.

You may assist with media interviews and prepare material including press releases, media messages, columns, social media and speeches. You will identify media opportunities and risks. T kete - What you will bring to the role There are several different backgrounds that will add to your success in this position.

The core technical skills that you'll be able to bring to this position are a deep practical understanding and appreciation of the importance research plays in making informed decisions, ability to analyse and collate complex data sets and form these into easy-to-understand sound bites and be a world class problem solver. You'll need to bring the ability to prioitise workloads and deliver on (sometimes) conflicting deadlines. Above all else, your strong interpersonal skills will shine through in any setting.

Ng haepapa - Responsibilities Develop specialist knowledge and expertise in specific portfolio(s) and areas of interest, to provide referenced research and robust advice Lead the collection, preparation and development of all materials, including speech notes, briefings Provide robust advice and information on the development and implementation of new policy Develop, analyse and advise on new or current policy He aha te pai o te mahi ki Te Ratonga Whare Premata? - Why work for Parliamentary Service? We actively represent our values of Accountability, Manaakitanga, Whanaungatanga, Integrity and Empowerment We offer a thorough induction, on-going development and excellent working conditions We are proud of our He Ao Takitaki and Diversity and Inclusion strategies; we offer karakia, waiata, reo Mori opportunities and staff networks We offer a range of benefits including five weeks annual leave, Eye and Hearing subsidies and a well-being payment. As an employee of Parliamentary Service, you will be politically impartial in your role. An awareness of the political landscape is essential.

You'll appreciate the sometimes-unpredictable nature of this environment and instead of letting it faz.