Parliamentary assistant

Code 2422.11

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.

Essential skills

Knowledge

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

Skills and competences

  • advise on government policy compliance
  • advise on drafting policies
  • attend parliament plenaries
  • liaise with government officials
  • communicate with stakeholders
  • develop organisational policies
  • draft legislation
  • check official documents
  • examine legislative drafts
  • pose questions referring to documents
  • write work-related reports
  • perform office routine activities
  • draft press releases
  • respect publication formats
  • review drafts
  • supervise advocacy work
  • monitor company policy

Transversal competences

  • advise on communication strategies
  • negotiate with stakeholders

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This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences