Select Committee Team Sandwich Student – Committee Researcher

Positions   2 Band / Grade   Sandwich Student Salary   £25,928 Contract Type   Fixed Term Contract Length   40 weeks Working Pattern   Full Time Location   Hybrid (on-site and remote) Leave entitlement   Starting at 30 days per annum, pro-rata Closing Date  

26th February 2025 at 23:55

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House of Commons

The House of Commons is 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
• Experience undertaking research and drafting documents
• Access to training and development
• Flexible working

Introduction

You will be working in the Select Committee Team 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 can find out what select committees are on this website. 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 may include:

• Assist committees in deciding what subject to investigate
• Research policy information and write, or help to write, reports to support the committee
• Attend committee hearings
• 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:

1. Effective interpersonal skills to work well with a diverse range of people from all backgrounds. 
2. Good communication skills; both written and oral.
3. 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. 

More information on the role and the full criteria can be found in the Job Description. 

Information Session

To help candidates understand the role, we will be hosting two virtual information sessions with our former and current sandwich students, who can answer your questions and share their experience of working in Select Committee Team.

The sessions will take place via Microsoft Teams. Please see the slots available below: 

•    Friday 14 February 15.00-15.45
•    Monday 24 February 11.30-12.15

To attend one of the information sessions please register here - Select Committee Team Sandwich Student - Information Session.

If you have any questions, please email hocearlycareers@parliament.uk

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