Parliamentary Officer in The Private Office and Parliament Directorate

**General Information**:

- Salary
- The national salary range is £28,312 - £30,011 London salary range is £32,416 - £34,361. Your salary will be dependent on your base location
- Working Pattern
- Full Time, Part Time, Part Time/Job Share, Flexible Working
- Vacancy Approach
- Cross Government
- Location
- Leeds, London
- Region
- London, Yorkshire and the Humber
- Closing Date
- 04-Jul-2025
- Post Type
- Loan
- Civil Service Grade
- EO
- Number of jobs available
- 1
- Reserve List
- 12 Months
- Job ID
- 6922

**Descriptions & requirements**:

- Job description

**Parliamentary Officer (12-Month Loan)**
**EO**
**Private Office and Parliament Directorate**

This role is being advertised on Loan.

**Location**:

- 102 Petty France, London
- 5 Wellington Place, Leeds

Occasional travel between the two locations may be required. We offer a hybrid working model, allowing for a balance between remote work and time spent in your base location (102 Petty France or 5 Wellington Place Leeds).

**Ways of Working**

At the MoJ we believe and promote alternative ways of working, these roles are available as:

- Full-time, part-time or the option to job share
- Flexible working patterns

**Salary**

Existing Civil Servants will have their salary calculated in accordance with the Department’s pay on transfer / pay on promotion rules.
**Security Clearance**

This role requires National Security Vetting given the access to sensitive information afforded by the job role. You can find more information by reviewing the information held in the following links:
In addition, t is a minimum UK residency requirement set by the Cabinet Office which is dependent on the security level required for the role.

**The Ministry of Justice (MoJ)**

MoJ is the largest government department, employing over 90,000 people with a budget of approximately £10 billion. Each year, millions of people use our services across the UK - including at 500 courts and tribunals, and 133 prisons in England and Wales.

**The Work of the Parliament and Legislation Team**

The Parliament and Legislation team manages the Department's Parliamentary business including all
- primary and secondary legislation, all parliamentary scrutiny of the department (written and oral Parliamentary questions, select committee liaison, debates, statements and briefing for No.10 and the Leader of the House), and the strategic approach to the department’s interaction with Parliament as a stakeholder.

It supports Ministers and Departmental colleagues to ensure all responsibilities to Parliament are fulfilled and that Ministers are well briefed and prepared for Parliamentary appearances. The team also holds responsibility for the department’s relationship with the Parliamentary Business and Legislation Committee, and with the Lords and Commons Whip’s offices.
The work is fast-paced and requires the ability to adapt to new information, constantly reprioritise and work ly with senior stakeholders and Ministers. We sit within the Private Office and Parliament directorate, which sets and steers the direction of the Ministry.
- **Parliamentary Officer - the role**

As a Parliamentary Officer, your role will be varied and fast-paced. You will lead and support on: sub judice enquiries; laying parliamentary papers; parliamentary correspondence; Oral Questions, Prime Minister’s Questions briefing packs and Parliamentary debates. Key further responsibilities will include supporting the team’s work on Select Committees. T may be opportunities to take on other work, and the specifics of the role may shift slightly depending on business needs.

Sub judice enquiries: you will be responsible for responding to requests, made by Parliament, regarding the status of court cases. This is an essential service which guarantees that MPs do not accidentally prejudice live cases by discussing them in the House of Commons.

Parliamentary papers: you will be responsible for the process by which the MoJ submits documents to Parliament for publication. This will involve coordination with the teams that need to publish those documents, ministerial private offices, and parliamentary offices. You will also be responsible for coordinating the programme for laying the annual report and accounts for the MoJ agencies and arm's length bodies.

Parliamentary correspondence: the parliamentary team is responsible for correspondence between ministers and Select Committees. You will perform a role as the go-between for ministers and parliamentary Select Committees and be responsible for managing the traffic of correspondence.

Oral Questions and Parliamentary Debates: you will support with commissioning briefing packs for Lords Oral Questions and Parliamentary debates. You will liaise with Private Offices to confirm Ministerial availability and deadlines for packs. You will also support the Head of PQs and Briefings during Commons Oral Questions.

Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs): you will support coordinating briefings fo