Committee Clerk Leader, International Scrutiny

BELONG HERE. TOGETHER, WE MAKE PARLIAMENT HAPPEN.

As a Committee Clerk Leader, you’ll play an important role in supporting the UK’s parliamentary democracy. Your work will help members carry out their responsibilities effectively — contributing to something bigger than any one role.

You’ll be part of a collaborative community, working alongside colleagues from a wide range of professions. Together, we make Parliament happen.

You’ll be based on the Parliamentary Estate in Westminster — a unique working environment shaped by history and powered by the people who work here today.

What you’ll be doing

In this role, you will support the work of internationally focussed House of Lords select committees which investigate public policy and scrutinise government activity. You will be leading and supporting other staff in the team, and also working directly with certain members of the House.

In particular, you will act as a deputy to the team leader who oversees international committees in the House of Lords. You will lead and oversee committee engagement with inter-parliamentary and international bodies, providing strategic oversight of committee engagement with those institutions. You will also monitor changes and develop proposals relating to the scrutiny of international policy and help guide the international committee team to ensure they are able to continue to provide high-quality support to select committees, particularly in response to any changes to the way in which the House scrutinises international policy. You will need to work closely with staff and members of the House, as well as counterparts in the House’s Interparliamentary Relations Office, the House of Commons, other parliaments, parliamentary assemblies and international institutions.

In this role you will also undertake wider procedural duties in the House of Lords Chamber or Grand Committee, directly supporting the work of the House as it examines legislation, scrutinies government policy and debates current affairs.

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

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Apply online by 23:59 on Wednesday 11 November 2026.

We expect to invite shortlisted candidates to interview in Westminster. We may also ask you to complete an assessment or test.

As part of your application, you’ll need to submit:

• An anonymised CV outlining your career history, responsibilities and achievements.
• An application form providing examples against the essential criteria in this job description, showing how your experience matches what we’re looking for.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.