Constituency and Press Assistant to Richard Howitt MEP

£25,178 Based in Cambridge

Acting as the MEP's press officer and responsible for organising my constituency activities throughout the region. You will need a strong Labour Party commitment, excellent organisational and media skills, evening and weekend availability.

Thank-you for your interest in this post, which works as my close aid, helping me to be effective as Labour's only Euro MP in the East of England region. I look forward to receiving your application.

Please download the application pack here:

Job Description

Application Form

Please return your application preferably by e-mail to: richard@richardhowittmep.com

or alternatively by post to: Labour European Office, Unit 3, Frohock House, 222 Mill Road, Cambridge, CB1 3NF.

Closing date for receipt of completed application forms: Thursday 2nd July 2009 at 5pm, for interviews due to be held on Friday 10th July 2009.

WELCOME TO MY WEBSITE

As your Euro MP, I aim to be an effective voice for the East of England in Brussels. But beyond that there are improvements I want to see – to the every day lives of working people, for those who are disadvantaged or discriminated against in any way, for people around the world who face a daily struggle just to stay alive. They are things I know you care about too. I use my position, at every opportunity, to achieve change for them, on your behalf.

My priorities are:

I am very proud and grateful for the opportunity to serve as your MEP. I hope you will take the opportunity to look around my website and, of course, email me with any questions and comments.

Best wishes, Richard.

Earlier this year I invited people from across the region to join me in signing an online petition set up by the European Disability Forum, which declares;

"I sign for a European Union in which disabled people’s rights are protected through effective legislation, combating all forms of discrimination and guaranteeing the full inclusion of 50 million citizens with disabilities in the European society."

The campaign has now achieved in its aim to collect at least 1 000 000 signatures to combat discrimination in all aspects of the lives of disabled citizens in Europe. In fact the petition collected 1.2m signitures and has been now officially handed to the EU, as a clear call for action.

The petition is still online now at www.1million4disability.eu - Thanks to everyone who signed up.