Editor of House of Lords Debates

6 days ago

Westminster, United Kingdom House of Lords Full time

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

- 243766**Salary**:

- £76,000**Grade**:

- Other- Senior Band 1**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Type of role**:

- Governance**Working pattern**:

- Full-time, Job share**Number of posts**:

- 1Contents

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- WestminsterAbout the job

**Summary**:

- The House of Lords is the upper House and second chamber of the UK Parliament, playing a crucial role in examining bills, questioning government activity and investigating public policy.
- The Official Report (Hansard) is a substantially verbatim report, as defined in Erskine May, of proceedings in the House of Lords Chamber and Grand Committees. Hansard is also responsible for the production of Select Committee transcripts.**Job description**:

- The role has overall responsibility for the production and publication of substantially verbatim reports of Lords proceedings and the strategic direction of the House of Lords Official Report. The post holder also oversees the relationship between the House of Lords and the Parliamentary Broadcasting Unit. The post holder will be a member of the Parliamentary Services Senior Management Team and of various digital programme boards.**Responsibilities**:
Communication
- Excellent written/verbal communication skills with the ability to convey information clearly and logically to a wide range of audiences.
- Proven record of establishing excellent staff communications channels.

Editing and language skills
- Strong track record of editing publications to the highest standards of accuracy and to extremely tight rolling deadlines.

Leadership and upholding the House values
- Strong evidence of an inclusive and coaching style of leadership, which empowers and encourages high performance and innovation amongst staff at all levels.
- Ability to gain credibility and trust with members to build an environment in which Members and staff can work effectively together and to act with impartiality at all times.
- Ability to be a role model by modelling the value of the Administration, challenging inappropriate behaviour and upholding the House’s values.

Analysing and decision making
- Strong evidence of the ability to analyse complex problems in a multistakeholder environment and make effective decisions under pressure, with a willingness to consider innovative solutions which takeinto account wider consequences.
- Acute political and organisational judgment with the ability to make sound high-level strategic and tactical decisions quickly under pressure.

Innovation and improvement
- Strong evidence of the ability to develop and seek out good practice and use it to challenge and improve services especially through the introduction of effective, modern and technically resilient digital systems.
- Ability to develop a range of options to address strategic issues and mitigate risk.

Planning and organising
- Experience of successful prioritisation and targeting of resources and experience of managing a large budget.
- Experience of contributing to and helping to deliver complex projects and programmes to time, quality and cost.

**Benefits**:
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**Security**:
- See our vetting charter.- People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standard checks.**Selection process details**:

- Interviews are expected to be held on Friday 4 November.
- Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.**Nationality requirements**:
This job is broadly open to the following groups:

- UK nationals
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
- certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals

Further information on nationality requirements**Working for the Civil Service**:

- The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
- We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles.-
- Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.**Contact point for applicants**:
Job contact:

- Name:
- Chloe Mawson
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