Incumbency Protection and Insights Manager

Job Title: Incumbency Protection and Insights Manager

Reports to: Head of Best Practice 

Contract: Permanent, full time (37.5 hours per week)

Location: Westminster and Central London - with the opportunity to work from home at least one day per week. 

Closing date: 12th May 2025

Purpose of job

You will work in the newly formed Best Practice Team to ensure we share best practice in all areas of MPs’ constituency activities, with strong case studies to support them.

You will capture the very best examples of how to work effectively and with the highest impact, and ensure these resources are shared with MPs, their and party staff, and relevant volunteers.

You will work with stakeholders at all levels, supporting the delivery of high quality, coordinated programmes of training and development to embed best practice in everything we do. 

Key responsibilities

1. Engage with key stakeholders, to deliver the MP Incumbency Protection workstream, in line with the strategy set by the Incumbency Protection Team.
2. Build and maintain strong relationships with IPSA / House Authorities and our Commons Whips Team to ensure our MPs have access to the best possible, up to date best practice advice.
3. Provide day to day support and guidance to our MPs and their staff team on the regulations and guidance around their roles.
4. Support the delivery of a training programme for MPs and their staff to maximise their effectiveness in their roles, and to maximise the effectiveness and smooth running of their staff teams and offices.
5. Gather key performance indicators across a range of metrics, and present them clearly and confidently. 

Person specification

Essential 

• Excellent strategic and instinctive political judgement.
• Excellent, confident communication skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to work alongside, persuading and reporting to stakeholders.
• Excellent time management and organisation skills.
• Excellent project management skills
• A willingness to innovate and an openness to new working ideas and practices.
• Curiosity to test new ideas, quantify their impact and share this learning.
• The ability to gather complex data and present it to others in an accessible and user-friendly format.
• The ability to work well both on your own and in a team environment.

Desirable 

• Sympathy with the aims and values of the Liberal Democrats.
• Understanding of the political environment and political campaigning.
• Understanding of the role of an MP and their staff.
• Proven ability to work with volunteers.
• The ability to grow a new team from scratch, developing it over time to make it the best it can be.

How to apply

Please fully read through the requirements of the job before applying and take a few minutes to complete our Equality and Diversity Monitoring Forms then proceed with your application. 

• A full CV of no more than two pages and including a telephone number and email address;
• A covering letter (no more than one A4 page) setting out why you want the job and how your experience and skills are relevant to it;
• To be considered for this position, please submit your application to Recruitment@libdems.org.uk .

We will be reviewing applications as they come in and reserve the right to appoint prior to the closing date.

Please note: We will not be able to employ you if you are not eligible to work in the UK. We will not be able to obtain a work permit on your behalf.

Applicants are encouraged to inform us if any reasonable adjustments are needed to be made during any part of the recruitment process.

Please let us have details of your current salary and two referees including one from your current employer – if you would prefer us not to contact them until a later stage of the selection process, please let us know.

We will not notify applicants if their application has been unsuccessful at the shortlisting stage.

The Party believes it is essential to foster equity, equality, diversion and inclusion within our workforce. We want our employees to thrive in an environment where everyone is welcome and supported to achieve their potential. It is important to celebrate what makes us unique and that you feel valued, appreciated and free to be who you are.