Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC)

Bringing people together.
Britain now has a more diverse population than at any time in its history, but there’s one aspect of our society that will never change: in this country, fairness is everyone’s right.
A job with the Equality and Human Rights Commission is your chance to help make this country an even better place for us all to live.

Scotland Directorate

Parliamentary Affairs Officer
C£26,815
Glasgow
Ref: P053

This is an opportunity to help deliver our Parliamentary and Government Affairs Strategy in Scotland. Take it and, as well as assisting in the development of strategic relationships with parliamentary, government and political stakeholders in the country, you will also be expected to monitor political activity and any other issues which may be relevant to our work there. Doing so will mean developing and maintaining a good network of contacts with other parliamentary officers in the public, private and voluntary sectors who either share our aims, or who may be able to help us achieve our objectives.

Your experience of working with government at either local, Scottish, UK or European levels should be backed up by a sound understanding of the legalities and dynamics of devolution and party politics across the UK. We are also looking for some knowledge of equality or human rights issues, law or policy, together with a willingness and ability to increase that knowledge across all strands of our activity.

Closing date: 12 noon, 31st October 2008.
Shortlisting: 6rd November 2008.
Interviews: 14th November 2008.

• Excellent benefits package • 30 days annual leave plus 8 bank and public holidays (pro rata for part-time), • flexi-time working • the choice of a civil service or stakeholder pension scheme • salary sacrifice child care vouchers scheme

If you have any specific requirements to enable you to complete the application process please contact the Recruitment Team on 0161 829 8363 (textphone 0161 829 8341). We can provide vacancy details in a range of accessible formats.

For more information about these roles, including a full application pack, please visit our recruitment website at: equalityhumanrightsjobs.com