Private Secretary to the Senior Deputy Speaker City of Westminster, England
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Job summary
The post holder will work directly to the Senior Deputy Speaker, who chairs a number of domestic committees in the House and is spokesperson in the House for the Commission, the Services and Finance Committees and the Restoration and Renewal Client Board. The line manager is the Chief of Staff.
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Main objective
To provide high quality support to the Senior Deputy Speaker and to lead his private office team.
Main responsibilities
The post holder will have line management of an HL6 Assistant Private Secretary (APS) and will oversee the work of an HL5 diary and correspondence manager. The post holder will ensure that the APS assists with all the responsibilities of the role as required.
Person specification
- Parliamentary knowledge - Good understanding of the business of the House of Lords including procedure in the Chamber and its governance processes
- Delivering quality work at pace – A high degree of initiative and organisational skills, with the ability to co-ordinate a wide range of work and to deliver results at pace
- Effective working relationships – The ability to develop and maintain close and effective working relationships, including with colleagues across Parliament, and with Members
- Communication skills – Effective oral communication skills, including the ability to deliver firm advice where required, and excellent drafting skills
- Professionalism and judgement – Good general political awareness and sound judgement
- Management – Ability to manage and develop an effective team
Benefits
Details of our employee benefits can be found at https://www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/offices/lords/lordshro/employee-benefits/
Why Join?
In addition to your salary, we offer an attractive range of benefits including:
- 30 days’ annual leave (increasing to 35 days after first full leave year).
- Civil Service Pension scheme.
- Access to a range of flexible working options, where possible.
- A suite of learning and development opportunities.
- Interest free season ticket loan and bicycle loan.
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If you would like to apply for this role, please submit an application form, demonstrating how your skills and experience meet the essential competencies on the job description.
More information on the role, the full list of duties/responsibilities and criteria can be found on the job description.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
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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
- nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- 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
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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).
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