Bill Officer - Planning and Infrastructure Bill team

at  Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government

JOB SUMMARY

Do you have exceptional communication skills?
Are you highly adaptable and flexible, and enjoy working on high priority projects at pace?
If so, we have an exciting opportunity for a Bill Officer to join our team at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) and we’d love to hear from you!
This is an exciting time to join the Planning Strategy Division as we prepare to introduce the Planning and Infrastructure Bill. The Bill will play a critical role in addressing economic growth, unlocking a new scale of delivery for housing and infrastructure across the country. We are looking for motivated HEO candidates to assist the delivery of this important Bill. This is an exciting opportunity to work closely with Ministers, policy and legal colleagues, external stakeholders and teams across Government including the Whips’ offices, Parliamentary Counsel and the Parliamentary and Business Legislation Secretariat.
The successful candidate will need to work rapidly, flexibly and be able to pick up a range of products for the introduction of the Bill. You will work closely with the G7 deputy bill manager to oversee the Bill’s introduction and passage through Parliament, setting up and running processes for responding to amendments and monitoring progress against deadlines. You will be supported by a new, friendly team that will be delivering fast-paced, high profile work.
We particularly welcome candidates from an ethnic minority background and other underrepresented groups to apply, as we work to continually improve our ability to represent the places and communities we support through our work. Previous legislative experience is essential.

JOB DESCRIPTION

This is a fast paced, challenging and rewarding role, with significant levels of Ministerial engagement and briefing. As the Bill Officer your responsibilities will be to:

• Communicate complex policies in a straight-forward and clear manner – to craft strong narratives, bill documentation, briefings and other material.
• Manage multiple competing and changing deadlines and deliver high quality work under pressure – to drive fast-paced preparations and progress of the Bill through Parliament to meet Bill timelines.
• Work collaboratively and build relationships with colleagues from different teams and professions, and with stakeholders – and work effectively with Parliamentarians, lobby groups and experts.
• See the big picture and trouble-shoot problems, anticipating issues and developing concessions and handling strategies – to keep the Bill and policy development on track.
• Become a subject-matter expert on key elements of the Bill. You will be able to provide flexible policy support to teams across the division to unblock live issues and ensure the Bill meets ministerial expectations.

NATIONALITY REQUIREMENTS

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

WE DO NOT CONSIDER DIRECT CV APPLICATIONS TO OUR RECRUITMENT MAILBOX – YOU MUST APPLY FOR THIS ROLE VIA THE APPLICATION LINK ON CIVIL SERVICE JOBS

Please note that near miss offers may be made at the lower grade to candidates who do not meet the grade criteria for this campaign.

This is a fast paced, challenging and rewarding role, with significant levels of Ministerial engagement and briefing. As the Bill Officer your responsibilities will be to:

• Communicate complex policies in a straight-forward and clear manner – to craft strong narratives, bill documentation, briefings and other material.
• Manage multiple competing and changing deadlines and deliver high quality work under pressure – to drive fast-paced preparations and progress of the Bill through Parliament to meet Bill timelines.
• Work collaboratively and build relationships with colleagues from different teams and professions, and with stakeholders – and work effectively with Parliamentarians, lobby groups and experts.
• See the big picture and trouble-shoot problems, anticipating issues and developing concessions and handling strategies – to keep the Bill and policy development on track.
• Become a subject-matter expert on key elements of the Bill. You will be able to provide flexible policy support to teams across the division to unblock live issues and ensure the Bill meets ministerial expectations