Permanent Principal Clerk, Grade 6

3 weeks ago

Edinburgh, United Kingdom Scottish Parliament Full time

About The Role

Working pattern: This is a full-time post however we are happy to talk about flexible working. We’re committed to supporting staff to achieve a healthy work-life balance. This is a hybrid role, working from Holyrood, and from home.

A reserve list will be kept for any other permanent or temporary posts which arise in the 12 months after this recruitment process has concluded.

This is an excellent opportunity to work as a clerk in a senior leadership role within and across our Committee and Chamber offices. You’ll make a positive contribution to the Clerking Grade 6 Forum – the senior team tasked with leading continuous improvement and innovation in supporting an integrated clerking function. In your role, you’ll lead one or more teams at the centre of parliamentary scrutiny, collaborating with others across the organisation to provide exceptional support to Members.

You’ll be accountable for the performance and delivery of your teams, setting a strategic direction, making key decisions and providing authoritative, politically impartial advice.

You’ll encourage a culture where your team members are empowered to deliver high quality work which will enhance the reputation of the parliament.

You’ll also champion collaborative working between colleagues across the parliamentary service and beyond, lead and contribute to office and parliament-wide projects and continuous improvement initiatives, and promote our commitment to diversity and inclusion.

For further information about the role please contact: Tracey.White@parliament.scot

Please apply before 11:59pm on Sunday 19 May. Full details of our selection process is outlined below.

About You

In whichever office you are located, you’ll be a proactive leader. You’ll be able to demonstrate a commitment to achieving impactful scrutiny, effective collaboration with colleagues across the organisation and an integrated clerking service.

You’ll be resilient and inspire colleagues to deliver high performance results in line with our values . You’ll have a proven track record of working inclusively with a diverse range of people and groups. You’ll have outstanding mentoring and coaching skills and be passionate about contributing to an inclusive and collaborative working culture which values diversity and encourages openness.

You’ll demonstrate an acute awareness of the political context in which we work and will have the ability to apply that knowledge effectively in a highly pressured and scrutinised environment.

As an exceptional leader, you’ll role model the Parliament’s values by empowering your team, acting impartially and exercising sound judgement in everything you do.

You’ll anticipate and resolve risk effectively.

For full information about the role, have a look at the job description.

The Selection Process

Stage 1

How to apply and our selection process

We are a values-based organisation. Our values are a central part of our working culture and our people management processes. We use these to recruit, manage and develop our staff. For more information on our values and behaviours framework, please visit our values pages in our Staff Handbook .

To apply for our roles, click 'apply' and this will allow you to register and upload your CV (if you've not already).

You’ll be asked to write a values-based supporting statement based on the job description of the role you’re applying for. The job description will detail the main recruitment selection criteria under each value, in the sections titled “And in delivering these, you will have”. Your application will be assessed solely on your statement.

You’ll need to provide one or more examples to cover each bullet point, in the four value sections entitled “And in delivering these you will have”

Please provide details from your background or career, of where and how you have demonstrated that value.

When completing and submitting the values-based statement to apply of this role:

  • Please provide evidence against each of our four values, a maximum of 400 words is allowed per value
  • Please use the STAR format (Situation, Task, Action, Result) to address the key delivery requirements under each value in the Job Description. You’ll need to provide examples to cover each point in all the sections entitled “and in delivering these you will have”.
  • Each value should be clearly formatted, and your examples may include specific skills, experience, abilities, knowledge and strengths you have.
  • We have a separate box on our system for you to input each value
  • Please do not input anything into the values boxes until you’re ready to submit your application.
  • Please complete your answers offline, perhaps in Word, and then copy and paste your answers into the system when you’re ready to submit your application.
  • We recommend that you check your answers, by reading the inputted information in the box, when you’ve copied and pasted the information into the system, just to ensure it’s all there.
  • Please only click ‘Next’ to submit your application when you're content it’s complete. When you click ‘Next’, you don’t have the option to go back.
  • If you 'cancel' then your work won't be saved.
  • The system will time out after an hour and your work will be lost if you don’t complete it in that time. You don't have the option to save your application and return to it later.
  • If the system times out, you can go into your ‘candidate profile’ to access and complete your statement.
  • If you mistakenly submit your statement prior to completing this on the system, please email careers@parliament.scot with full details of the role you’re applying for, what has happened, and your completed statement.

Please note that only your supporting statement will be submitted to Hiring Managers, without any personal details, and they will then select candidates for further assessment or interview.

Stage 2

Following a review of the statement you have provided; a longlist of candidates will be provided to the recruitment panel. The panel will shortlist those they wish to invite to the interview stage. Shortlisted candidates will be asked to participate in an EQi assessment.

You’ll be invited to complete a questionnaire online and will have a follow up discussion with an external assessor. This will be approximately 1 – 2 hours and we ask that you are flexible in setting time aside in your diary to do this.

The assessment does not lead to a pass or fail decision; rather, it is intended to highlight areas for further discussion at interviews

The EQi questionnaires are scheduled to be issued week commencing 20 May and the discussions are scheduled to take place week commencing 3 June, although this is subject to change.

Stage 3

At the final stage, you’ll be invited to attend a panel interview and will also be asked to undertake a presentation. Interviews will be held on week commencing 10 June although this is subject to change.

If you have any questions about the recruitment process, please email careers@parliament.scot .

After the interview

We’ll aim to let you know the outcome of your interview as soon as we can. This will normally be within 10 working days. If you’re unsuccessful at interview stage, you can ask us for feedback. We want to ensure a positive candidate experience, so we’ll also contact you to ask for your feedback on the whole recruitment process.

Our commitment to an inclusive workforce

We are a Disability Confident Leader Employer and guarantee to interview any Disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the role. If you have a disability and would like to talk to us about any aspects of this job, please contact us. More details can be found here.

If you hold an adjustment passport, we encourage you to discuss your current working hours and adjustments in relation to the role you’re applying for.

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