§ OCCUPATION · GLOBAL STANDARDS

parliamentary assistant

Parliamentary assistants provide support to officials and politicians of regional, national and international parliaments and undertake logistical tasks.

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Description

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.

Theoretical Knowledge

ESSENTIALTheoretical knowledge required

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

OPTIONALAdjacent knowledge that strengthens fit

civil law constitutional law commercial law good governance

Practical Skills

ESSENTIALApplied skills & competences

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

OPTIONALOptional competences

fill out forms fix meetings analyse text before translation inspect government policy compliance respond to inquiries in written form identify policy breach ensure compliance with policies organise facilities for office personnel maintain correspondence records process commissioned instructions write meeting reports attend meetings advise on foreign affairs policies disseminate messages to people apply information security policies manage relationships with stakeholders organise business documents

Data Source: Unified Global Standards (ISCED, ISCO, O*NET, ESCO)