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We are looking for candidates with secretarial and administrative experience. You’ll be joining our team in the Committee office in the House of Lords as a Committee Operations Officer. The Committee Office is one of the largest House of Lords offices, supporting over 20 select committees at a time, spanning a wide range of policy areas.

This is a position where you will be working at the heart of Parliament. In this exciting role you will have responsibility for production and circulation of committee papers and reports, the administrative arrangements of committee meetings and travel and maintaining committee records!

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who enjoys working with a range of internal and external stakeholders. If you have a positive, proactive approach to this, we would love to hear from you. This opportunity is working hybrid with a minimum of 2 days a week onsite on the Parliamentary estate.

You’ll be responsible for –

• Prepare draft Committee papers, including agendas and minutes
• Liaise with witnesses to ensure arrangements are in place for their attendance, either remotely or in person
• Booking committee room and/or arranging video conferencing facilities for each committee meeting as appropriate
• Prepare report front pages and appendices, including those listing members interests, witnesses and the call for evidence.
• Liaise with the Communications team regarding committee publications
• Day to day management of the Committee’s email inbox
• Arrange travel, accommodation and other logistics for any members and staff travelling.
• Process Committee related expenditure including expense claims from Members, witnesses and Specialist advisers
• Efficiently organise the storage of committee papers on SharePoint

If this sounds like something you would like to hear more about, please apply below.

What we’re looking for

• Clear and accurate oral, written and online communication skills
• Excellent IT skills and experience of using MS Word, Outlook and Excel effectively to produce, format and process documents
• Strong organisational and time-management skills, and the ability to manage several important or urgent tasks at once
• The ability to work quickly and independently under pressure while maintaining a high level of accuracy and detail and the ability to respond swiftly and constructively to unforeseen events
• Experience of working effectively with others as part of a team, demonstrating reliability, a flexible approach to work
• Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to build successful relationships with internal and external stakeholders, to represent the Committee Office appropriately to a wide range of people and organisations

The job description provides full details about the role and what we are looking for.

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!

This post will work across Parliament but is based in the House of Lords Communications team. The House of Lords is the second chamber of the UK Parliament. It is independent from and complements the work of the House of Commons to:

• Make laws
• Check and challenge the actions of the government through questions and debates
• Investigate public policy and provide a forum of independent expertise.

Please complete your online application by 10:00pm on Sunday 15^th of October.

If you require any reasonable adjustments during the application process, please contact