Governance Support Officer

1
HL7
£40,400 per annum
Concurrent (External + Internal)
Permanent
Full Time, Full Time/Job Share
Starting at 30 days per annum
Civil Service Pension Scheme

2nd April 2023 at 23:55

Interviews are expected to take place 14 April 2023.

Introduction

This is an excellent opportunity to work at the heart of Parliament, supporting effective corporate governance in the House of Lords.

The role of the House of Lords Administration is to support and strengthen the House and all its members in carrying out their parliamentary functions. It employs over 650 people, and its resource budget for 2022/23 was around £147m.

The Administration is led by the Clerk of the Parliaments (its Chief Executive) and the Management Board, who are accountable to the House through the House of Lords Commission. The Commission is supported in its work by the House of Lords Services Committee and the House of Lords Finance Committee, two Committees made up of House of Lords members.

The post-holder will work with the Clerk of the Finance Committee and Services Committee to support those two Committees and their Chairs in contributing to the sound, effective and transparent governance of the House Administration. The Finance Committee scrutinises the Administration’s financial plans and spending, while the Services Committee oversees member-facing services in the House.

The post-holder will be line managed by the Clerk of the Finance Committee and Services Committee. The post-holder will work closely with the Clerk in ensuring that the Committees have the clear and precise information they need to fulfil their roles, and can communicate well with the House’s members about the work of the Committees and the areas they oversee.


The Role

The post-holder will be responsible for providing a high level of executive support to the governance bodies of the House of Lords in their work, particularly as it relates to finance, estates and facilities issues.

Close liaison with colleagues in the Commons, and services which support both Houses, such as the Parliamentary Digital Service and Strategic Estates, will be essential. The post-holder will need to form constructive and effective working relationships across the Lords, and with Commons and joint services colleagues, and will need to communicate effectively with a wide range of people, including senior managers and members of the House.


Essential Competencies and Qualifications

Personal Effectiveness

  • Excellent organisational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage your own time and deal effectively with conflicting demands.

Organisation and forward planning

  • Experience of planning schedules of work and liaising with others to ensure deadlines are set, maintained and met.
  • Ability to maintain oversight of both current and future work.

Attention to detail

  • Confidence in reviewing and revising documents.
  • Strong ability to scrutinise texts and proposals to identify gaps, inconsistencies, difficulties and

Communication skills

  • Strong written communication skills, experience of drafting a range of documents for a variety of audiences.
  • Strong oral communication skills, with the ability to persuade and influence.

Building stakeholder relationships

  • Experience of developing effective working relationships and working collaboratively across a range of stakeholders, including with senior managers.

Desirable

  • An understanding of governance structures within the public sector
  • Minute writing experience

Next Steps

If you would like to apply for this role, please submit an application form which demonstrates how your skills and experience meet all criteria on the job description.

More information on the role can be found on the job description.

 

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