JOB SUMMARY
We are looking for a Policy Analyst to join our Committee Office at the House of Lords. You will be part of the Committees Scrutiny Unit, which provides high-quality research support and analysis for House of Lords select committees.
As a Policy Analyst in the Committees Scrutiny Unit, you will have the opportunity to support different committees and work across a range of policy areas. You will be assigned a mix of quick turnaround briefing work and longer-term research and policy tasks.
You will be able to work up to three days from home per week (dependent on business needs), and a minimum of two days on-site in Parliament. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who has a keen interest and prior professional or postgraduate experience in public policy and enjoys working in a fast paced, dynamic working environment.
JOB DESCRIPTION
You’ll be accountable for –
- Preparing briefings for committees
- Scoping potential future inquiry work
- Identifying prospective witnesses and preparing possible questions that committee members might ask witnesses
- Analysing and summarising evidence submitted to committees and drafting briefing notes on key issues
- Contributing, under the direction of experienced colleagues, to drafting Committee reports
- If required, attending committee meetings
- If required, organising seminars, briefings or visits relating to a committee’s workplan
For the full list of responsibilities, please see the attached job description.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
What we’re looking for –
- 2:1 undergraduate degree or equivalent qualification/experience.
- Good knowledge of, and professional or postgraduate experience in policy and the UK public policy environment.
- The ability to become proficient in new topics quickly.
- Excellent written communication skills, including the ability to distil large volumes of material into clear, concise, and analytical briefings and reports.
- Understanding of the political context of the Committee’s work and wider public policy debates.
- The flexibility and resilience to produce high-quality work to tight and competing deadlines, showing initiative where appropriate.
Benefits
Alongside your salary of £43,500, House of Lords contributes £12,601 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
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
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