Jenny Kwan, Mp

**Office**:
Jenny Kwan, MP Vancouver East

**Location**:
Parliamentary Office, Ottawa, Ontario

**Responsibilities**:

- Provide timely political research on various topics, including through using Access to Information requests and Questions on the Order Paper
- Monitor government legislation and ministerial programmes
- Liaise with civil society actors, allied groups, leading private sector organizations, experts, think-tanks and Party officials for input on policy and emerging issues
- Suggest questions for the daily Question period
- Write research products, including Reality Checks, Press Releases, committee reports and briefing notes
- Provide background material to use for communications, media, and correspondence, as required
- Write, collect material, and prepare householders, direct mail, op-ed pieces, media material, news releases, speeches, articles, and correspondence in coordination with colleagues in the constituency office
- Act as media liaison for the Member, including organizing press conference and other media events
- Able and willing to assist with general office related tasks such as answering telephones, reception, sorting mail, etc.
- Develop and maintain effective working relationship with key individuals and organizations in the community, working on similar issues
- Other duties as assigned

**Qualifications**:

- Demonstrated experience in investigative political research or reporting
- Knowledge and demonstrated experience working with Access to information legislation, Questions on the Order Paper, and other research tools
- Demonstrated ability to synthesize information and provide timely, relevant, and media-oriented analysis
- Knowledge of the NDP and its policies, non-governmental organizations, Canadian and British Columbian political affairs
- Experience working with elected officials, demonstrated strategic political sense and sound political judgment
- Ability to work well in a co-operative work environment, establish priorities and identify political opportunities
- Demonstrated strong writing and editing skills in English
- Demonstrated ability to work independently, under pressure and meet strict deadlines
- Excellent computer skills, specifically good knowledge of MS Office 2010 and Windows 7
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Bilingualism, an asset

**Annual salary**:
$59,300

**Closing date**:
July 7, 2023 (Midnight)

**Starting date**:
As soon as possible

**Note**:
**We thank all applicants for their interest. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.