Committee Operations Officer

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

- 278549**Salary**:

- £29,400 - £33,590**Job grade**:

- Other- HL5**Contract type**:

- Fixed Term**Length of employment**:

- Fixed term for 12 months with possibility of extension and/or permanency**Type of role**:

- Administration / Corporate Support
- Operational Delivery**Working pattern**:

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

- 1Contents

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About the job

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Location
- London, WestminsterAbout the job

**Job summary**:
The Committee Office has strong record of innovation. The work typically involves members of the public (as witnesses) as well as members of the house, and new ways are being sought of engaging with the public and presenting the results of committee working in more readily accessible ways.

Staff serving Lords select committees provide high-quality and impartial advice and support to enable committee to carry out their functions, contributing the development of public policy. Committee members can be highly experiences and distinguished in their fields, making for a challenging but motivating experience advising and supporting them.

**Job description**:
Committee Operations Officers in the Committee Office are responsible for all the secretarial and administrative services required to enable the committee to function.

The Committee Operations Officer is a key member of the Committee team, making sure that administrative arrangements are in place for the smooth operation of the committee in all aspects of its work, in what can often be high profile work environment

Responsibilities include the production and circulation of committee papers and reports, the administrative arrangements of committee meetings and travel, maintaining committee records, updating web pages and communications with a range of internal and external stakeholders and witnesses.

**Person specification**:

- A minimum of 5 GCSEs at Grades A to C, or equivalent.
- **Communication Skills** - Clear and accurate oral, written and online communication skills and ability to adapt style of written and oral communication to meet the needs of the audience, including Members and senior colleagues.
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Organisational Skills** - Strong organisational and time-management skills, and the ability to manage several important or urgent tasks at once, knowing when to ask for assistance or support.
- **Delivering at pace** - 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, showing problem-solving and analytical skills.
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Team-work and collaboration** - experience of working effectively with others as part of a team, demonstrating reliability, a flexible approach to work, and adapting to a range of situations, individuals and groups; ability to build relationships both within and outside of the House of Lords at all levels.
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Professionalism, Tact and Discretion** - 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 in a range of situations, and to handle difficult or sensitive situations with tact and discretion.

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**Selection process details**:
More information on the role can be found on the job description.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.**Security**:
- See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).- People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.**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 (opens in a new window)**Working for the Civil Service**:

- The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) 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 (opens in a new window).-
- 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:
- Thom CheminaisTelephone:
- 020 7219 8650Recruitment team :