Digital MPs

Digital skills criteria for jobs

We reviewed 40 job ads for roles in MPs’ office and found little or no focus on digital skills. These criteria can be copied and pasted into job descriptions to help recruit staff with the right capabilities.

Caseworker

Essential criteria:

  • Understanding and experience of using databases to manage information.
  • Proficiency in using the Microsoft Office suite to manage and update diaries and work collaboratively on documents.

Desirable criteria:

  • Understanding and experience of working with case management tools.
  • Experience of using Microsoft Office suite (incl. Calendar, Exchange, OneDrive)

Researcher

Essential criteria:

  • Proven experience of research projects, including interpreting data using software such as Microsoft Excel or Tableau.
  • Experience of using the Microsoft Office suite (including Calendar, Exchange, and OneDrive).

Desirable criteria:

  • Experience of undertaking research projects with a focus on investigating, collecting and visualising data using software such as Microsoft Excel or Tableau.
  • Proficiency in using the Microsoft Office suite to manage and update diaries and work collaboratively on documents.

Office Manager

Essential criteria:

  • Experience of using online collaboration and communication tools such as messaging apps, shared calendars, documents, and cloud-based storage.
  • Understanding and experience of using databases.

Desirable criteria:

  • Proficiency in using online collaboration and communication tools such as messaging apps, shared calendars, documents, and cloud-based storage, as well as the Microsoft Office Suite.
  • Understanding and experience of working with case management tools.

Parliamentary Assistant

Essential criteria:

  • Proven experience of creating content for social channels, managing social media activity and maintaining websites.
  • Experience of using the Microsoft Office suite (including Calendar, Exchange, and OneDrive).

Desirable criteria:

  • Proven experience of social media management, including running Twitter and Facebook pages, writing blog posts, press releases and speeches, and managing websites.
  • Proficiency in using the Microsoft Office suite to manage and update diaries and work collaboratively on documents.