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Recruitment: Editorial Assistant
A full-time, temporary appointment (one to two months) at £300 per week.
The Fabian Society is seeking to recruit an Editorial Assistant to work on its publications programme, to be managed by the Editorial Director. The post is offered on a full-time, temporary basis, to provide cover from mid-July for one to two months, with the possibility of a month’s extension after that, according to individual circumstance.
All candidates must be available to start as soon as possible, ideally by the beginning of August, and be able to work full time (Monday to Friday) during this period. The Editorial Assistant will work with the Editorial Director supporting editing and production for the Fabian publications programme, particularly the Fabian Review as well as Fabian pamphlets and other outputs as relevant.
We are looking for a hard working and efficient self-starter with an ability to manage multiple projects, a keen interest in political and policy ideas, an understanding of the UK political process and some relevant work experience.
Closing date for applications: 5pm, Wednesday 9 July 2008
For full details including how to apply, please see information below. If you have Acrobat, you can also download a PDF of this recruitment pack here: Editorial Assistant PDF pack. The Society aims to be an equal opportunity employer.
Person specification
The ideal candidate would:
1. Have a strong interest in and good understanding of politics and current public policy issues.
2. Be able to liaise effectively with colleagues, authors and others, including senior politicians and academics across a range of disciplines.
3. Have experience of taking responsibility for projects from inception to completion and an ability to plan their own work effectively.
4. Be an effective communicator, able to work effectively both in a small team and independently.
5. Be in sympathy with the aims and values of the Fabian Society.
Conditions
The salary for this position is £300 per week. We work a 35-hour week with contracted hours from 9.30am to 5.30pm.
The Fabian Society
The Fabian Society is Britain's leading left-of-centre think tank and political society, committed to creating the political ideas and policy debates which can shape the future of progressive politics. The Society is unique among think tanks in being a thriving, democratically-constituted membership organisation, affiliated to the Labour Party but organisationally and editorially independent. With over 300 Fabian MPs, MEPs, Peers, MSPs and AMs among our national membership of 7000 people, the Society plays an unparalleled role in linking vigorous grassroots debate with the ability to influence policy debates at the highest level.
The Society has a staff team of around fifteen people, based in our offices in Westminster (near St James's Park Underground Station and within walking distance of Victoria and Charing Cross British Rail stations). The Society's work is governed by an Executive Committee elected annually by the membership, along with a handful of co-opted experts.
About the post
The Society has an equal opportunities policy and aspires to be an equal opportunity employer. The Society welcomes applications from any individual. Our offices are not wheelchair accessible but any practical issues would be discussed between interview and appointment.
Please note that the Society has the primary right to the professional services of its staff. No outside activities affecting or concerning the Society may be undertaken without the explicit agreement of the General Secretary.
The post is based in the Society's offices in Westminster, central London. These are non-smoking.
To apply
Applicants should send to the address below a copy of their CV, along with a covering letter of no more than one side, setting out how their skills and experience make them suitable for the post, as well as their reasons for applying.
Please include (on less than one side of A4) two or three ideas about issues which might be covered in the Fabian Review for Autumn 2008, which will be published in mid-September.
Your application should arrive no later than 5pm, Wednesday 9th July 2008. Please provide a hard copy of your application by post. We do not want to receive applications by email please.
We plan to hold interviews at our London office on 30th and 31st July 2008 where possible, or otherwise in the week commencing 4th August where necessary. If you do not hear from us by 30 July, this means that your application has not been shortlisted, and unsuccessful candidates will receive formal notification of this by email (where an email address is supplied) after the interview process.
Recruitment (Editorial Assistant)
Fabian Society
11 Dartmouth Street
London SW1H 9BN
Email:
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020 7227 4900
Fax: 020 7976 7153
Website: www.fabians.org.uk
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