Overview
Do you want to be part of a small but busy team who provide advice, operational and procedural support to Ministers and the wider department on Parliament? If so, we can offer you an exciting opportunity to join the fast‑paced and welcoming Parliamentary Team at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
This team leads on a range of issues including processing written parliamentary questions (PQs), supporting Ministers ahead of oral questions (OPQs), supporting Ministers with debates, secondary legislation (SIs), select committees and procedural issues. We support policy officials to provide timely advice and briefing to enable ministers to meet their parliamentary responsibilities.
We are looking for one Parliamentary Officer to support our work on PQs. The officer will play a critical role in ensuring we process PQs in a timely fashion and ensure highest standards of accuracy in answering questions. We are looking for an enthusiastic person who is also interested in gaining wider experience of how our parliamentary team supports the department, including with private office colleagues. The Parliamentary Officers will work directly with and under the supervision of an experienced team leader.
Responsibilities
* Ensuring a smooth process of PQs from start to finish, leading on a specific policy portfolio;
* Triaging PQs tabled to the department and allocating to the correct policy teams;
* Liaising with parliamentary teams across Whitehall to negotiate the transfer of PQs;
* Working directly with the ministerial private offices to ensure clearance of questions to meet parliamentary deadlines;
* Providing procedural guidance to policy officials and fielding any inquiries;
* Working on the department's new case management system for PQs and helping to develop and improve ways of working;
* Supporting the wider team to innovate and improve processes, including the adoption of AI;
* Assisting parliamentary team colleagues on wider priority duties.
Qualifications and Experience
* Excellent attention to detail;
* Ability to convey complex information in plain English;
* Effective team working and desire to get stuck into a broad range of tasks;
* Ability to build relationships and deliver effectively through others;
* Excellent organisational skills and the ability to work at pace;
* Experience: Please outline the skills and experience you would bring to this role and your motivation for applying for a Parliamentary focussed role.
Working Conditions
This role may require some extended hours depending on business needs, for which flexi time is available.
Security and Nationality Requirements
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check and meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is counter‑terrorist check (opens in a new window). See our vetting charter (opens in a new window). People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard checks (opens in new window).
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
Diversity, Equality and Inclusion
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).
Recruitment Process
Find out more about our recruitment processes here. The process includes Applying → Sifting → Interview → Interview Results & Feedback → Reserve List → Near Miss. We are a DCS, RIS & GPTWV employer.
Sifting is envisaged to take place the week commencing 15/12/2025.
Benefits and Salary
Alongside your salary of £32,112, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government contributes £9,302 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
At MHCLG we offer many benefits that range from tailored career pathways and flexible working to MyLifestyle Childcare Voucher and Cycle to Work Schemes. For more information, please click here.
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