About the job

Job summary

We are looking for a Government Support Officer to join our Governance team in the Clerk of Parliament Office at the House of Lords. This is an exciting position where you will be providing a high level of support to key governance bodies of the House of Lords in their work.

In this position you will be working at the heart of Parliament. This exciting role will have responsibilities for the maintenance of Committee forward plans, and the commissioning of papers.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who enjoys being hands on and developing relationships with stakeholders! If you have a positive, proactive approach to this, we would love to hear from you. This opportunity is hybrid with a mixture of working from home and onsite on the Parliamentary estate.

Job description

You’ll be accountable for:

• Support the Secretary to the House of Lords Management Board and Clerk to the Audit and Risk Assurance Committee in ensuring that the Board and Committee receive high-quality papers; this will include drafting papers under the direction of the Clerk, analysing and providing advice on draft papers from other offices, and pursuing comments provided by senior post-holders.
• Take responsibility for the maintenance of Committee forward plans, and the commissioning of papers.
• Provide active secretariat support to the Shadow Board.
• Collaborate with other officials supporting Lords governance bodies to ensure a smooth flow of issues through the governance chain.
• Work with member-facing services and the Internal Communications team to develop effective communications relating to services and the Committees’ decisions for members and staff.
• Develop relationships with key stakeholders (see above) to understand their approaches and requirements.
• Draft accurate minutes, and track decisions and actions arising out of Committee meetings.
• Supporting the work of the wider House of Lords Governance team.
• Other tasks necessary to ensure the smooth functioning of the Lords Management Board and Audit and Risk Assurance Committee.

Person specification

What we’re looking for:

• Excellent organisational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage your own time and deal effectively with conflicting demands.
• Experience of planning schedules of work and liaising with others to ensure deadlines are set, maintained and met.
• Confidence in reviewing and revising documents.
• Strong ability to scrutinise texts and proposals to identify gaps, inconsistencies, difficulties and opportunities.
• Strong written communication skills, experience of drafting a range of documents for a variety of audiences.
• Experience of developing effective working relationships and working collaboratively across a range of stakeholders, including with senior managers.

Benefits

Details of our employee benefits can be found at https://www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/offices/lords/lordshro/employee-benefits/

What you’ll get in return

• 30 days annual leave (increasing to 35 after one years’ service).
• Generous pension scheme.
• Discounts from well-known brands and retailers.
• Parliamentary health and wellbeing programme.
• The opportunity to witness history in the making!

Things you need to know

Selection process details

If you require any reasonable adjustments during the application process, please contact HLRecruitment@parliament.uk

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is counter-terrorist check (opens in a new window).

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window). People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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Working for the Civil Service

Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission. The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.