Overview
If successful for this role you will be based in The House of Lords, London and the successful candidate will be required to work on-site whenever the House is in session.
Working Pattern
Full time, Job share
Job Summary
The Office of the House of Lords Business Managers, part of the Government in Parliament Group within the Cabinet Office, is structured into three sections: a) the Leader's private office, b) the Chief Whip's private office and outer office (handling business management and members), and c) the Whips' office (providing Personal Assistance and limited Private Secretary support to six additional whips, each representing several government departments). Beyond private office support and facilitating Ministers' roles in the Royal Household, the office performs two main functions: business management (scheduling legislation and other business) and providing advice to Ministers and Whitehall on the Lords’ handling of constitutional and parliamentary business, including procedure and practice. Given the business managers' role in Parliament, their private offices are central to the interface between government, parliament, and party politics. The Principal Private Secretary reports to the First Parliamentary Counsel, acting as head of office. This role involves managing fifteen staff (plus oversight of four Special Advisers) and a budget of around £1,700,000.
In addition to standard Principal Private Secretary duties, this role has specific responsibilities: personally managing the programme of Government primary legislation in the House of Lords under the principal's direction, and serving as the main official channel of communication between opposition and government business managers in the Lords (known as "the usual channels").
Job Description: Main Objective
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