JOB SUMMARY

We are looking for a Researcher (Economics) to join the research team in the Library of the House of Lords.
This is a position where you will support the delivery of the Library’s services to Members and will prepare briefings in all areas of policy. You would be the principal researcher for briefings concerning the economy and related issues such as business, financial regulation, tax policy banking and statistics. The research will be undertaken using a range of resources, contacts in government and external organisations, and will be informed by the applicant’s expert knowledge of the subject. Briefings are circulated to members of the House of Lords and published on the Library website.
You would have the opportunity to work on a hybrid basis, with a mixture of working from home and working onsite in Parliament.
You will need to have the availability to work one evening per week as part of the Library’s evening service rota if required. This is currently completed from home, for which an annual allowance is payable. Arrangements would be discussed with the successful applicant.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone to write briefings that will be used by members of the House of Lords and will inform debates on the floor of the House. The Library offers a flexible and interesting working environment within Parliament, and the chance to research and write about a wide range of topics.

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)
• 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

YOU’LL BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR:

• Receiving enquiries from individual members in-person, by phone and by email.
• Conducting background research and producing written and oral responses to those enquiries.
• Writing briefing papers on bills and other topics of current parliamentary interest.
• Regular interactions with members and providing a professional and well-informed customer service when on duty on the research desk in the Library.
• Forming good working relationships with members of the House who have a particular interest in economics.