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About the Role

The Private Office and Parliament & Legislation Directorate is recruiting for a Grade 7 Bill Manager. This campaign is open to current Civil Service employees. The role involves strategic oversight and project management of a Bill, working closely with senior stakeholders and ministers on high-profile policy areas.

Responsibilities

Responsible for the end-to-end delivery of a Bill through Parliament, including planning and execution of legislative stages.
Brief the Secretary of State and other Ministers on parliamentary debates, Bill stages, and handling of the Bill.
Oversee all briefing materials required, including ministerial briefings, speeches/speaking notes, and Q&A packs.
Provide strategic advice on the handling of the bill throughout its passage to ministers and the centre.
Ensure a thorough and clear engagement and handling strategy is implemented for each stage of the bill, working with other Government departments.
Coordinate with stakeholders across MoJ, lead engagement with No10, Business Managers, Parliamentary Counsel, Legislation Secretariat, clerks, and other external partners.
Project manage each stage of the bill, ensuring timely delivery of documents and bill products to strict parliamentary deadlines.
Manage risks and dependencies across teams and departments.
Lead key relevant policy and legal stakeholders and senior officials to ensure clarity on actions and risks.
Show leadership to colleagues outside of the immediate team and ensure officials know expectations.
Gain legislative expertise and speak confidently to senior colleagues, challenging assumptions.
Manage a deputy Bill Manager and support/mentor less experienced Bill Managers.
Contribute to corporate activities and foster a collaborative team culture.
Work flexibly across current and future bills as necessary for business need.
Adapt to changing workloads and content driven by ministerial priorities and legislative ambitions.
Work out of normal office hours when required due to the nature of bill work and parliamentary sitting hours.

Requirements

Must be an existing Civil Servant employee or employee of an accredited non-departmental public body (NDPB).
Must have line manager approval to start within 10 working days from appointment.
Requires National Security Vetting (CTC).
Must have been present in the UK continuously for the past 3 years.
Must meet minimum UK residency requirement set by the Cabinet Office.
Must be able to adapt to new information and constantly reprioritize.
Must possess strong interpersonal skills.
Must possess strong leadership skills.
Must be an experienced, motivated, and organised Grade 7 or SEO.
Must have excellent organisational skills and be detail-orientated.
Must be able to apply informal project management techniques.
Must maintain strategic oversight of the Bill during the preparatory phase and through parliamentary passage.
Must have excellent written communication skills and the ability to draft effectively under time pressure.
Must have experience of working to deadlines and briefing to a high standard.
Must have excellent people skills and the ability to build relationships beyond your immediate team.
Must be able to collaborate with Ministers, senior officials, and their Private Offices at pace.
Must build strong relationships with key stakeholders.
Must develop an in-depth knowledge of the policy areas responsible for in the Bill.
Must have extensive stakeholder engagement skills.
Must be able to see multiple points of view and form a view that supports the Government’s agenda.
Must build strong working relationships with a wide range of colleagues across MoJ and beyond.
Must ensure all examples and statements provided in the application are truthful and factually accurate.
Must not present ideas and experiences of others, or those generated by artificial intelligence, as their own.

Skills

Leadership
Organisational skills
Detail-orientated
Project management techniques
Written communication
Drafting under time pressure
Working to deadlines
Briefing
People skills
Relationship building
Collaboration with Ministers and senior officials
Stakeholder management
Strategic oversight
Legislative expertise
Adaptability
Reprioritization
Interpersonal skills

Location

102 Petty France, London

Work Type

Full Time
Hybrid Working

Experience Level

Grade 7
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Salary/Compensations

£63,343 - £70,725

Benefits

Annual leave is 25 days on appointment, increasing to 30 days after five years’ service.
Scheme to buy or sell up to three days leave each year.
Additional paid time off for public holidays and 1 privilege day.
Choice of pension schemes.
Extensive range of training and development opportunities.
Opportunity to join employee-run networks.
Family Friendly policies (e.g., reduced hours, job share).
Access to flexible benefits (voluntary benefits, retail vouchers, discounts).
Potential eligibility for government childcare support schemes.
Paid paternity, adoption and maternity leave.
Free annual sight tests for computer screen users.

About the Company

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has a busy legislative programme delivering key priorities for the Department, Lord Chancellor, and Prime Minister.
The Parliament and Legislation team manages the department's parliamentary business including primary and secondary legislation, parliamentary scrutiny, and strategic approach to interaction with Parliament.
The MoJ is proud to be Level 3 Disability Confident.
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found.
MoJ is committed to the Redeployment Interview Scheme, providing opportunities to those 'at risk of redundancy'.

Equal Opportunity

As a Disability Confident employer, MoJ are committed to providing everyone with the opportunity to demonstrate their skills, talent and abilities, by making adjustments throughout all elements of the recruitment process and in the workplace.
MoJ are able to offer an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum selection criteria, except in a limited number of campaigns.
The Civil Service is committed to attracting, retaining and investing in talent wherever it is found.
MoJ is able to offer an interview to eligible candidates who meet the minimum selection criteria under the Redeployment Interview Scheme, except in a limited number of campaigns.