Political Advisor Green Group

Package Description

Responsible to: Director - Communications & Partnerships

Starting salary: £52,344 per annum

Working Hours: 35 per week

Contract details:  Full time. Monday to Friday. 9:00 am to 5 pm. Hybrid working, some mandatory office days required.

 If you have any queries or would like to informally discuss the role, please contact James Odling-Smee at James.Odling-Smee@londoncouncils.gov.uk or 0773 8113184

For any issues with your application please contact recruitment@londoncouncils.gov.uk

• Application deadline: 11:59pm, Monday June 8 2026
• First Interviews: Week commencing June 22 2026
• Second Interviews: Week commencing June 29 2026

Job Introduction

Why Join Us?

Our shared ambitions are developed, agreed, championed, and delivered at London Councils by its members – the 32 boroughs and the City of London - working together.

We support collaboration between boroughs as well as working as a trusted partner with central Government, the Mayor of London, the voluntary and business sectors and public sector partners such as the NHS to achieve a better future for London and Londoners.

Main Responsibilities

We are looking for someone with experience of dealing with politicians at a national and/or local level to act as adviser to the London Councils Green Group. You will contribute to our work on behalf of London local government via your support to the Green Group and London Councils overall.

A key part of the job will be to liaise with London’s Green Party elected representatives at local, regional and national level. The individual will support the organisation and the Green Group to build upon the existing partnership working with external stakeholders.

You will support the establishment of a the Green Group for the first time on London Councils, contribute to development of cutting edge policy and strategy, and supporting the leadership of the Green Group contribute to an ambitious cross-party vision for the city.

Read about the job activities in more detail in the Job Description and Person Specification document attached below.

The Ideal Candidate

You will be a key interface between the wider organisation and the Green Group, building constructive relationships within the organisation and able to work effectively in a cross-party environment ensuring a collaborative approach to deliver organisational objectives and priorities.

Experience of producing written reports, briefings, and draft speeches on policy issues is essential. You must be able to understand and reflect the political position of the Group and be able to represent the Green Group at external meetings and events with authority and confidence.

 Read about the job activities in more detail in the Job Description and Person Specification document attached below.

About The Company

London Councils is the collective of London local government, the 32 boroughs and the City of London Corporation. They come together through London Councils to work in collaboration to deliver their shared ambitions for London and Londoners.

Through lobbying, collaboration and partnership, we ensure the voice of the London boroughs are united, and heard at a local, regional and national level.

We also run a number of services on behalf of the boroughs including the Freedom Pass, Taxicard and Health Emergency Badge (HEB) and London Lorry Control Scheme (LLCS).

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Our Recruitment Approach

The application process involves answering a small number of application questions aligned to the essential criteria for the role. All applications will be processed using a blind sifting method. This means that personal identifying details will be removed to ensure fair and unbiased shortlisting of applications.

The panel sees only the anonymised generated CV that Tribepad builds from the Education and Employment History sections of the application form.
Uploading a personal CV is optional and only helps auto-populate these sections - it does not replace completing them.
Please ensure these sections are fully completed. If they’re left blank, key information won’t appear in the anonymised pack and fair review becomes harder.

Your full details and original CV are not shared with the panel until after the shortlist is agreed and you are invited to interview.

We are committed to equal opportunities and encourage applications from all backgrounds. Reasonable adjustments will be made to support candidates during the recruitment process.

As a Disability Confident Employer, London Councils will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post.