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.

ESCO Code

2422.11

Alternative Labels

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

Regulatory Aspect

To see if and how this occupation is regulated in EU Member States, EEA countries or Switzerland please consult the Regulated Professions Database of the Commission. Regulated Professions Database:

http://ec.europa.eu/growth/single-market/services/free-movement-professionals/qualifications-recognition_en

Skills & Competences

Essential Skills and Competences

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

Essential Knowledge

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

Optional Skills and Competences

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

Optional Knowledge

civil law commercial law constitutional law good governance

Skills Group Share

Concept status

Concept Uri

http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/d9004a14-bda2-4c63-ab64-17ca163ac1bd

Status

released

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