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The House of Commons a unique and exciting place to work right at the heart of the UK's thriving democratic system.
Behind the scenes, the House of Commons Service is made up of more than 3,000 employees who support and facilitate the smooth day to day running of the House. They provide professional services to Members of Parliament, their staff, and the wider parliamentary community.
Staff benefits
In addition to your salary, we offer an attractive range of benefits including:
- Working in and around the Palace of Westminster
- Working closely with MPs of all parties and none
- Learning research skills and access to training and development.
- Flexible working
Introduction
You will be working in the Select Committee Team (SCT) supporting the work of a House of Commons Select Committee. Select Committees are cross-party committees of MPs who examine government policy and spending. You will be part of a small team who work collaboratively to support a Committee or Committees.
The role
You will work for one, or possibly two, of the House of Commons’ select committees. You can find out what Select Committees are and what they do by following the link in the previous section. Select Committees generally shadow a government department. If successful you’ll be able to express preferences about the Committee(s) you would prefer to work with, although we cannot guarantee to meet those preferences.
You will work collaboratively as part of the Committee team to support the Committee, including conducting research and undertaking administrative and organisational tasks relating to Committee inquiries or other work.
This might include preparing policy information, assisting in writing reports, developing your knowledge of certain subjects covered by the Committee, speaking to the Committee about subjects you have researched and arranging for experts and other interested people to meet with the Committee.
Some of the responsibilities
- Assist with working out what subject a Committee might look at
- Write or help write policy information and reports to support the Committee
- Attend Committee meetings
- Accompany Members on visits in the UK (with other Committee staff)
Skills and experience
Undergraduates can be studying any degree but must be on a recognised four-year sandwich/industrial placement course. To be successful in this role you will demonstrate:
- Ability to work on your own and within a team, whilst building and maintaining good working relationships with a diverse range of people.
- Understanding of the role and work of Parliament and the context in which policy is made.
- Good communication skills; both written and oral.
- Ability to bring together, understand and analyse evidence.
Next steps and additional information
Application Form - If you would like to apply for this role, please submit an application providing evidence against criteria 1-4 in the Job Description.
As part of the role, we will be hosting virtual insight sessions with our former and current sandwich students. The sessions will take place via Microsoft Team. Please see the slots available below:
- Thursday 1st February at 12pm
- Monday 5th February at 12pm
To register attendance, please email hocearlycareers@parliament.uk no later than 24 hours before your preferred slot to confirm your preferred slot and email address. A Microsoft Teams link to the event will be sent prior to the session.
If you have any questions, please email hocearlycareers@parliament.uk.
