22558 - Bill Manager

This vacancy is only available to existing Civil Servant employees and employees of accredited non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs). Please review the "Eligibility" section before you apply.

Job description

Bill Manager

Grade 7

Private Office and Parliament & Legislation Directorate

The Private Office and Parliament & Legislation Directorate is recruiting for a Grade 7 Bill Manager. This campaign is open to current Civil Service employees. Before applying individuals must have line mangers approval to start within 10 working days from appointment.

Location:

Successful candidates will be based at 102 Petty France, London.

Salary:

Existing Civil Servants will have their salary calculated in accordance with the Department’s pay rules.

Security Clearance:

This role requires National Security Vetting given the access to sensitive information afforded by the job role. You can find more information by reviewing the information held in the following links:

United Kingdom Security Vetting: Applicant - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

The vetting charter - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

This role requires CTC and to be eligible to apply for this role you should have been present in the UK continuously for the past 3 years.

In addition, there is a minimum UK residency requirement set by the Cabinet Office which is dependent on the security level required for the role.

The work of the team:

Parliament and Legislation Team

The Parliament and Legislation team manages the department's parliamentary business including all primary and secondary legislation, all parliamentary scrutiny of the department (written and oral parliamentary questions, select committee liaison, debates, statements and briefing for No.10 and the Leader of the House), and the strategic approach to the department’s interaction with Parliament as a stakeholder.

The work is fast-paced and requires the ability to adapt to new information, constantly reprioritise and work closely with senior stakeholders and ministers. The team sits within the Private Office, Parliament and Legislation Directorate.

The Legislation Team

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has a busy legislative programme which has a range of high-profile provisions and bills. These deliver on key priorities for the Department, Lord Chancellor, and Prime Minister. As a team we provide Bill Management and legislative strategy functions.

The specific Bill that the postholder will work on will depends on the legislative requirements at the time, this may mean that Bill Managers may have to work across more than one Bill or change Bill in response to parliamentary timetabling. Please reach out to the hiring manager for more information on the Bill(s) in question.

As a Bill Manager you will have overall strategic oversight and project management of a Bill and will have the opportunity to work closely on a variety of high-profile policy areas with teams across the department and Whitehall, including, Legislation Secretariat, No10 legislation colleagues and Whips’ Offices.

We pride ourselves on supporting each other, teams across the directorate, the department and other Government departments to deliver MoJ’s busy legislative programme. Strong interpersonal skills are essential.

Bill Manager – Main Activities / Responsibilities:

MoJ has an ambitious legislative programme, and the post holders will be expected to work flexibly across current and future bills as is necessary for business need. As part of the team, you would be working alongside other experienced Bill Managers on live Bills. The Grade 6 Head of Legislation will manage you and you may have line management responsibility of a Deputy Bill Manager. Strong leadership skills are essential as you will be working with people from across the department.

The postholder will need to be able to adapt to changing workloads and content driven by current ministerial priorities and legislative ambitions. Due to the nature of bill work and the sitting hours of Parliament, Bill Managers will be sometimes expected to work out of normal office hours.

The job holder will have to undertake the following duties and responsibilities:

- The Bill Manager is responsible for the end-to-end delivery of a Bill through Parliament. This includes leading the planning and execution of each legislative stage, often including pre-legislative stages to prepare the Bill for introduction. Bill Managers are also expected to be the lead to brief the Secretary of State and other Ministers on all parliamentary debates, Bill stages and handling of the Bill and oversee all briefing materials required. This includes ministerial briefings, speeches/speaking notes for debates and Q&A packs.
- Provide strategic advice on the handling of the bill throughout its passage to ministers and the centre. Including, ensuring 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 all engagement with No10, the Business Managers, Parliamentary Counsel, Legislation Secretariat, clerks and other external partners including other Departments to ensure timely delivery.
- To project manage each stage of the bill and ensure that all documents and bill products are delivered to strict parliamentary deadlines, and to a high standard, managing risks and dependencies across teams and departments.
- Leading all key relevant policy and legal stakeholders and senior officials with an interest in the bill (both within and outside MoJ) to ensure everyone is clear on actions and risks where they arise.
- To show leadership to colleagues outside of your immediate team and ensure all officials know what is expected when. The postholder will be expected to gain legislative expertise and speak with confidence to more senior colleagues and be willing to challenge assumptions.
- Strong leadership skills to manage a deputy Bill Manager and support and mentor less experienced Bill Managers. You will contribute to corporate activities and foster a collaborative team culture.

Skills and Experience:

This role would suit an experienced, motivated, and organised Grade 7 or SEO. This is a high profile and stretching role, with opportunities for exposure to Ministers and senior officials.

Although not essential, it is desirable to have private office, parliamentary or legislative experience.

Essential:

- Leadership – the candidate will have to prove leadership across the team and beyond, taking individuals from other teams with them in their work. The candidate will also have to show corporate leadership across the Directorate.
- Strong organisational skills and being detail orientated - The candidate will need excellent organisational skills and be able to apply informal project management techniques to keep a high volume of disparate elements on track for delivery. They will need to maintain strategic oversight of the Bill during the preparatory phase and through parliamentary passage up to Royal Assent. No formal project management qualifications are necessary.
- Written and oral communication - The candidate will need to have excellent written communications skills and the ability to draft effectively under time pressure, they will have experience of working to deadlines and of briefing to a high standard. The candidate will also need excellent people skills and have a strong ability to build relationships beyond your immediate team to deliver through others.
- Collaborating with Ministers, senior officials, and their Private Offices at pace - The candidate will need to be able to collaborate with Ministers, senior officials, and their Private Offices to ensure Ministers are briefed effectively and have the support they need throughout the legislative process. They will be expected to build strong relationships with these key stakeholders. They will be expected to develop an in-depth knowledge of the policy areas that they are responsible for in the Bill.
- Stakeholder management - The posts involve extensive stakeholder engagement and the ability to see several points of view and then form a view that supports the Government’s agenda and deliver for Ministers. The post-holder will need to build strong working relationships with a wide range of colleagues across the MoJ and beyond, including Legislation Secretariat and Whips’ Offices.

Desirable:

- Knowledge of legislation - it would be desirable for the post holder to have experience and knowledge of legislation and parliamentary processes, although this is not essential. This could be through experience of working in a bill team, with Parliament, or in a Ministerial Private Office environment.

The MoJ is proud to be Level 3 Disability Confident. Disability Confident is the approach through which we offer guaranteed interviews for all people with disabilities meeting the minimum criteria for the advertised role as set out in the job description.

Written application process:

You will be assessed against the Civil service success profiles framework .

You must ensure that any evidence submitted as part of your application, including your career history and statement of suitability, are truthful and factually accurate. Please note that plagiarism can include presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own.

Candidates will be assessed through a written application and interview.

Experience:

You will be asked to provide your work history during the application process in order to assess any demonstrable experience, career history and achievements that are relevant to the role.

Statement of Suitability:

During the application process you will be asked to provide an example of how you have met the following behaviours through a Statement of Suitability, with consideration of the essential criteria and reference to the following behaviours. There will be a word limit of 1000 words:

- Leadership
- Communicating and Influencing
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Delivering at Pace

Please also refer to the CS Behaviours framework for more details at this grade:

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/717275/CS_Behaviours_2018.pdf

Successful applicants will then be invited to an interview, testing both behaviours and strengths.

Candidates invited to Interview:

Interviews will be held in-person at 102 Petty France and are currently expected to take place in late May.

During the interview, you will be asked questions to explore in detail what you are capable of on the following behaviours:

- Leadership
- Communicating and Influencing
- Delivering at Pace

We will also ask Strength based questions. There is no expectation or requirement for you to prepare for the strengths-based questions in advance of the interview, though you may find it helpful to spend some time reflecting on what you enjoy doing and what you do well. The strengths that are being assessed will not be shared in advance of the interview.

You can refer to the CS Strengths dictionary for more details: Success Profiles - Civil Service Strengths Dictionary (publishing.service.gov.uk)

Interviews are expected to take place in December 2026.

Contact information:

Please do get in touch if you would like to know more about the role with Alex Holt, Head of Legislation via [email protected]

Additional Information

Working Arrangements & Further Information

The MoJ offers Hybrid Working arrangements where business need allows. This is an informal, non-contractual form of flexible working that blends working from your base location, different MoJ sites and / or from home (please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas). All employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in an office, subject to local estate capacity.

Some roles will not be suitable for Hybrid Working. Similarly, Hybrid Working will not suit everyone’s circumstances. Arrangements will be discussed and agreed with the successful candidate(s) and subject to regular review.

For nationally advertised roles: All successful candidates will be appointed to the nearest viable office nearest to their home postcode and on its respective pay scale. This will be at either a HQ building (subject to desk allocation, a Justice Collaboration Centre (JCC) or a Justice Satellite Office (JSO) – See Map . All employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in an office, subject to local estate capacity).

For current MoJ employees, your base location will need to be changed to the nearest viable office (to your home postcode), either at a HQ building, JCC or JSO within the National Office Network and moved its location’s respective pay scale (any legacy arrangements/locations will need to be amended).

Some of MoJ’s terms and conditions of service are changing as part of Civil Service reform. The changes will apply to staff joining MoJ who are new to the Civil Service. Staff joining MoJ from other civil service employers will transfer onto the new MoJ terms if they are already on 'modernised' terms in their current post or onto 'unmodernised' MoJ terms if they are on 'unmodernised' terms at their current post. Details will be available if an offer is made.

MoJ candidates who are on a specialist grade, will be able to retain their grade on lateral transfer.

All candidates who are currently in receipt of Mark Time / Pay Protection should ensure they are familiar with the new policy on permanent and temporary promotion which can be found on the employee intranet.

Flexible working hours

The Ministry of Justice offers a flexible working system in many offices. Standard full time working hours are 37 hours per week. MoJ welcomes part-time, flexible and job-sharing working patterns, where they meet the demands of the role and business needs. All applications for part-time, flexible and job-sharing working patterns will be considered in accordance with the MoJ’s Flexible Working policy.

Benefits

The MoJ offers a range of benefits:

Annual Leave

Annual leave is 25 days on appointment and will increase to 30 days after five years’ service.

There is also a scheme to allow qualifying staff to buy or sell up to three days leave each year. Additional paid time off for public holidays and 1 privilege day. Leave for part-time and job share posts will be calculated on a pro-rata basis.

Pension

The Civil Service offers a choice of pension schemes, giving you the flexibility to choose the pension that suits you best.

Training

The Ministry of Justice is committed to staff development and offers an extensive range of training and development opportunities.

Networks

The opportunity to join employee-run networks that have been established to provide advice and support and to enable the views of employees from minority groups to be expressed direct to senior management. There are currently networks for employees of minority ethnic origin, employees with disabilities, employees with caring responsibilities, women employees, and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees.

Eligibility

Staff on fixed term appointments must have been recruited through fair and open competition.

Vacancies advertised “cross-government” are only open to all Civil Service employees and employees of accredited non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs) who were appointed on merit following a fair and open competition; or were appointed to a permanent post through an exception in the Civil Service Commissioners' rules.

Support

- A range of ‘Family Friendly’ policies such as opportunities to work reduced hours or job share.
- Access to flexible benefits such as voluntary benefits, retail vouchers and discounts on a range of goods and services.
- For moves to or from another employer or moves across the Civil Service this can have implications on your eligibility to carry on claiming childcare vouchers. You may however be eligible for alternative government childcare support schemes, including Tax Free Childcare. More information can be found on www. www.GOV.UK (https://www.gov.uk/help-with-childcare-costs/tax-free-childcare) or Childcare Choices (https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/) . You can determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/ .
- Paid paternity, adoption and maternity leave.
- Free annual sight tests for employees who use computer screens.

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles . Should you feel that the recruitment process has breached the recruitment principles you are able to raise a formal complaint in the following order

- To Transformative Business Services (0345 241 5359 (Monday to Friday 8am - 6pm) or e mail [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) );
- To Ministry of Justice Resourcing team ( [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) );
- To the Civil Service Commission (details available here (https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/recruitment/recruitment-complaints/) )

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.

You will be able to request reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process within the application form. If you need additional help completing the application form, please contact the TBS Recruitment Enquiries Team.

For more information on applying for a role as a candidate with a disability or long-term condition, please watch our animated videos .

Diversity & Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy .

Redeployment Interview Scheme

Civil Service departments are expected to explore redeployment opportunities before making an individual redundant. The MoJ is committed, as part of the Redeployment Interview Scheme, to providing opportunities to those who are 'at risk of redundancy'.

MoJ is able to offer an interview to eligible candidates who meet the minimum selection criteria, except in a limited number of campaigns. Candidates will not be eligible for the Redeployment Interview Scheme if they are applying on promotion.

Civil Service Nationality Rules

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) https://www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families (https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fsettled-status-eu-citizens-families&data=05%7C01%7Cchristopher.jeffery%40soprasteria.com%7C8a2293860362402c15da08dbf4cff146%7C8b87af7d86474dc78df45f69a2011bb5%7C0%7C0%7C638372946312587803%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=s%2BxUsev%2BGeeK%2FLgTUjpjfTJu%2FjpKQZ%2BQPJXNduvik3Q%3D&reserved=0)
- 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

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window) https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-rules

Reserve list

A reserve list may be held for up to 12 months from which further appointments may be made for the same or similar roles.

Contact Information

MoJ:

If you require any assistance please call 0345 241 5359 (Monday to Friday 8am - 6pm) or e mail [email protected]

Please quote the job reference - 22558

HMPPS

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### Guidance for the Statement of Suitability
You will be assessed on Leadership, Communicating and Influencing, Seeing the Big Picture and Delivering at Pace. Candidates are encouraged to focus on any relevant legislative experience.
Strengths will be assessed but these are not shared in advance. To learn more about Strengths and how they are assessed please click here (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/success-profiles/success-profiles-strengths).

Use of Artificial Intelligence (Al)

Artificial Intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.