Clerk of Legislation

6 days ago

Westminster, United Kingdom House of Lords Full time

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 298420**Salary**:

- £95,000 - £119,850**Job grade**:

- Other- SB2**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- Legislation**Type of role**:

- Other**Working pattern**:

- Full-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 1Contents

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- WestminsterAbout the job

**Job summary**:
We are looking for a Clerk of Legislation (SBS PB2) to head up our Legislation Office at House of Lords.

The Legislation Office is a specialised team enabling the House to exercise its legislative function. Reporting to the Clerk Assistant you will lead the team to ensure they continue to maintain high standards across tight deadlines whilst also increasing the team’s business resilience through a period of significant change.

**Job description**:
Inclusive leadership is important to us and, as one of our most senior leaders, you will also help to embed a balanced and inclusive working environment within the team whilst personally demonstrating our core values of respect, responsibility, professionalism, and inclusivity.

This is an exciting and rare opportunity to work at the centre of Parliament.

**You’ll be accountable for **_-_
- The support of the legislative process in House of Lords
- Ensuing high quality advice on the legislative process
- Pre-introduction correspondence with Parliamentary Counsel: determining scope, titles, consent and hybridity of bills
- Ensuring that Bills, Explanatory Notes, amendments and briefs are accurate, and are made available to the demanding timescales required by the House and other users, ensuring a high-quality drafting service for members for Private Members’ Bills and amendments
- Overseeing the preparation of accurate, helpful and timely procedural briefs on public bills.
- Developing and enhancing the Legislation Office as the main centre of legislative procedural knowledge, precedent, information and advice in the Lords administration
- Implementing transition from the old legislative drafting tool to the new drafting tool, delivering benefits and managing risk and cost.
- Improving future performance
- Identifying and implementing initiatives to strengthen services
- Working with others including Procedural Centre, Comms, outreach team, etc, ensure that relevant and up-to-date written guidance is available (hard copy, online), suitable for Members and others
- Contributing to member training, particularly for Deputy Speakers and Whips.
- Where possible, making the Lords legislative process more accessible and intelligible to Members, staff, and others.
- Develop member, staff & public understanding of Lords legislative work
- Chamber Duties - Clerk at the Table, supporting efficient conduct of Chamber business.

**What we’re looking for**
- Expertise in an in-depth understanding of legislative procedure and practice of the House of Lords
- The ability to deliver advice on legislative procedure in a political environment
- A thorough understanding of the Lords administration and of the broader political and constitutional context in which the House works
- A visible and approachable leadership style which inspires and earns respect of others
- A hands-on approach towards career development of staff
- Personal credibility to develop and manage constructive working relationships with both member and colleagues in both Houses and Parliamentary Digital Services as well as to shape and deliver corporate priorities embodying the values of the Administration
- Adaptability towards changing priorities and challenging deadlines when necessary, demonstrating resilience, stamina, and reliability under pressure
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to offer objective advice to committees and members alike
- A creative and pragmatic approach to problem solving, recognising and working effectively within the political environment

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
- The opportunity to witness history in the making
- Parliamentary health and wellbeing programme

The work we do is vital to House of Lords, and you will be a pivotal member in the team strengthening the work of the House. 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

**Job offers are standardly offered at the minimum of the salary range**
- The House of Lords Administration is committed to increasing diversity and maintaining an inclusive workplace culture._

**Person specification**:
**Expertise**:

- A thorough and in-depth understanding of the legislat

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