Job Title: Committee and Panel Officer
Post requires candidate to be entitled for work: Yes
Salary Range: £68,437.82 to £76,236.77
Contract Type: Permanent
Full time/Part Time: Full Time
Term Time only post: No
Advert Closing Date:09/05/2025
By joining the Government of Jersey and wider Jersey Public Services, you'll be proud of what you can achieve – both for yourself and the people of Jersey. You'll enjoy a broader scope that allows you to express yourself, in a smaller setting that means you see the positive results of your impact every day. You'll have a diversity of opportunities that stretch and challenge you, with all the personal and professional support you need. Most of all, in our open, welcoming environment, your voice matters, enabling you to build a rewarding career.
Job Overview
The States Greffe is recruiting to a challenging and rewarding role at the heart of political decision-making in Jersey.
You would provide comprehensive advisory and research support to a Scrutiny Panel, Public Accounts Committee or Privileges and Procedures Committee. Day-to-day tasks would involve producing research papers and briefings, preparing written comments/reports, co-ordinating Panel/Committee work and reviews and liaising with a wide variety of people, including States Members, senior Government officials, representative bodies and the wider public.
You will need to be educated to degree level or hold equivalent experience, have a strong appreciation of current affairs and demonstrate excellent analytical and communication skills. Induction and training will be provided. This is a great career opportunity for those with an interest or background in policy and/or legislation.
For an informal discussion about the role please contact Tim Oldham (441067 / t.oldham@gov.je) or Kellie Boydens (441075 / k.boydens@gov.je).
Job Purpose
Provide an exceptional and comprehensive advisory and executive service to the States Assembly’s Panels and Committees, delivering a coherent and dynamic programme of complex policy, legislative, procedural and constitutional work. In doing so, promote confidence in the operation of the Island’s legislature (the States Assembly), holding to the highest standards of integrity and professionalism working at the heart of politics in Jersey.
Statutory Responsibilities
Active engagement, participation and compliance with any other statutory responsibilities applicable to the role, as amended from time to time, such as Data Protection.
This role is politically restricted. The jobholder is not permitted to undertake political activity involving standing for election to the States or as a Parish Constable, or publicly supporting someone who is standing for election or playing a public part in any political manner.
Job Specific Outcomes
1. Act as trusted expert advisor to allocated Assembly Committees and Panels, working very closely and effectively with Committee/Panel Chairs, to ensure they are fully informed and briefed on all relevant matters as they discharge their duties on behalf of and in the States Assembly. This includes on matters of States Assembly and Government of Jersey procedures, policy, legislation, work programming and communications.
2. Direct research and analysis of challenging legislative and policy material, and delivery of wholly reliable written and oral briefings to Chairs/Committees/Panels on a range of complex matters (such as above) to underpin informed political discourse and decision making. In addition deliver draft propositions, reports, statements, speeches, law drafting instructions and States questions and answers amongst other output.
3. Astutely communicate the relevant decisions and views of Chairs/Committees/Panels to States Members, senior officials and a range of internal and external individuals and leaders of organisations to ensure they are accurately understood and acted upon within agreed processes.
4. Influence effective Committee and Panel work by managing the dynamic business of the Committees and Panels in a highly professional and efficient manner and in compliance with all statutory requirements. This includes routinely engaging and communicating authoritatively with Ministers, other States Members, senior officials, multiple stakeholders, and attending internal and external meetings and visits on behalf of or alongside Chairs/Committees/Panels.
5. Communicate regularly and proactively with other senior colleagues to promote constructive and collaborative working across the Assembly’s Committees and Panels and with the Government. Work autonomously to solve difficulties arising and expedite decision making to uphold the timely and coherent delivery of relevant work programmes, using astute judgement as to when to necessarily, in exceptional cases, refer matters upwards.
6. Lead the development of, and manage, the public engagement and communications activity of the Chairs/Committees/Panels, to deliver on statutory obligations of Committees and Panels as well as the Assembly’s strategic objectives of engagement, openness, accessibility and transparency.
7. Manage the budgets for individual Committees and Panels, ensuring value for money and compliance with organisational financial obligations.
8. Direct and supervise the day to day work of colleagues reporting to the post-holder in a supporting role to make sure all output is delivered on time, within budget and to the required high standards.
9. Lead and contribute to other departmental projects to deliver the wider strategic and business objectives of the States Greffe.
Qualifications
| Essential | Desirable |
| Degree or equivalent experience in subject area that demonstrates strong research/report writing and analytical skills and academic aptitude. |
Management/leadership qualification. Project management qualification. |
Knowledge
| Essential | Desirable |
| Excellent understanding of policy and legislative issues facing the Island. |
Understanding of the strategic, legislative and political frameworks of the States of Jersey and Government of Jersey. |
Technical Work Based Skills
| Essential | Desirable |
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Ability to understand, assimilate and advise on complex issues.
Politically astute.
Clear, concise, accurate oral and written communications in excellent English. |
A working command of both spoken and written French as the States Assembly is a bi-lingual parliament. |
General skills / attributes
| Essential |
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Strong influencing, diplomacy and communication skills.
Capable of managing multiple tasks and processes.
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
Team-orientated: builder and worker. Excellent judgement, working well in a pressured environment on complex matters. |
Experience
| Essential | Desirable |
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Proven track record of undertaking diverse research and analytical or policy/strategy work. Successfully managing specific areas of policy/strategy and/or project management and engagement with a range of stakeholders. |
Experience working in a government or parliamentary context.
Management/leadership position. |
Across the Government of Jersey and public service, the scope of our work means our people enjoy a wider range of opportunities – to work with recognised experts across teams, learn new skills and develop their careers. We actively look to recruit people from different backgrounds, with diverse perspectives. This creates a richer, more varied environment, where you’re exposed to new ideas, new ways of thinking and new opportunities, so you can develop an exciting and rewarding career.
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