Hansard Publisher

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity to work within the UK Parliament, as a Hansard Publisher. Hansard Publishers work within this team as members of the Procedural Publishing Unit, providing publishing services for teams across parliament with a particular focus on supporting both the Commons and the Lords.

This role is responsible mainly for the formatting, checking and nightly publication of Hansard documents. Destined for eventual inclusion in collected volumes of Hansard publications, these documents are also treated as daily parts and published to a no-fail deadline within several hours of the House of Commons and House of Lords rising. A shift allowance reflects the fact that work often continues into the early hours of the following day.

Job description

The documents are received in XML format from Hansard Reporters and Editors. The small team of Hansard Publishers you would be joining uses a bespoke Content Management System to output these XML files to PDF for overnight printing and to HTML for immediate publication to Parliament’s web pages including the Hansard website and ‘House Papers’ app. Training in using this system will be provided.

In the long term, there may be training in the production of other business papers that the Procedural Publishing Unit is responsible for, including the Order Paper and legislative material, using a variety of publishing tools.

This role is part time: 18 hours per week split evenly across three days. It is an 18-month contract in the first instance with a view to it being extended.

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Person specification

• Familiarity with House business publications (including Hansard) and the desire/ability to understand these in depth, particularly the processes for developing and finalising copy.
• High degree of proficiency in publishing/content manipulation software, particularly in relation to publishing with structured data formats (eg XML and database-driven publishing), but also with standard design packages (eg Adobe Creative Suite).
• Confident and effective communication in time-sensitive situations, particularly in relation to copy flow and information layout.
• Excellent attention to detail together with the ability to work speedily so that no-fail publications are produced accurately and efficiently.
• Knowledge of and enthusiasm for publishing in digital formats.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £31,529, House of Commons contributes £9,133 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).

In addition to your salary, we offer an attractive range of benefits including but not limited to:

• Generous annual leave starting at 30 days and increasing to 35 after one full working year.
• Enrolment in the excellent Civil Service pension scheme with an average employer contribution of 27%
• Flexible working options that help you find a balance including enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental and adoption leave, caring leave and alternative working patterns.

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

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Selection process details

How to Apply

If you would like to apply for this role, please submit your CV and covering letter with an 500-word limit.

More information on the application process can be found here: Application process - UK Parliament

Additional Information

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We may close the vacancy prior to the closing date stated due to a high volume of applications.

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Security

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is counter-terrorist check (opens in a new window).

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Nationality requirements

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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Working for the Civil Service

Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Diversity and Inclusion

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