Chair Liaison, Public Accounts Committee

3 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom UK Parliament Full time

Eligibility

This role is open to House of Commons, Parliamentary Digital Service and R&R Client Team employees only. 

Introduction  

You will be part of a small team who work collaboratively to support the Public Accounts Committee. The Public Accounts Committee is the oldest select committee in the House of Commons, set up in 1857. Today it does not comment on policy issues but examines the value for money of Government projects, programmes, and service delivery. It draws on the work of the National Audit Office to hold government officials to account for the economy, efficiency, and effectiveness of public spending.

The Role  

As Chair Liaison you will support the Chair and members of the Public Accounts Committee. You will work closely with the Chair (currently Dame Meg Hillier) and stakeholders from a number of different organisations, particularly the National Audit Office. For part of your time (typically one day per sitting week) you will be based in the Chair’s office. This is an exciting opportunity to learn more about the work of all Whitehall departments and to work on a fast-paced and high-profile committee.

Some of the responsibilities for this role include:

Early on, you are likely to be asked to:

attend Committee events and meetings, and events relevant to its area of work; produce drafts of committee outputs, including correspondence, and social media materials. work with the Chair’s office and National Audit Office (NAO) to arrange briefings from NAO directors for the Committee;

As you develop your skills and experience, you will take on more responsibilities. These are likely to include:

communicating the aims and outcomes of the committee’s work with other Members and stakeholders; advising on possible subjects for the Committee or Committees to examine, including terms of reference and calls for evidence for inquiries, proposing, designing and organising Committee events, public engagement and visits (possibly including overseas),

Skills and Experience  

To be successful in this role you will demonstrate:

Excellent knowledge and understanding of the work of House of Commons select committees. An ability to research and analyse information to meet tight deadlines. An ability to plan and organise own workload to meet tight deadlines. An ability to build and maintain trusted relationships with colleagues and stakeholders at all levels 

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