National Assembly for Wales
The National Assembly for Wales as an Employer
Assembly Staff support the National Assembly for Wales to ensure its successful functioning as a democratic body.It operates under the guidance and direction of the Presiding Officer and four other Assembly Members representative of other political parties.Day-to-day operations are delegated to the Clerk and Chief Executive of the Assembly.This involves a broad range of activities including:
- Providing Assembly Members(AMs)with the accommodation,facilities,equipment and information they need to do their jobs;
- Supporting Assembly Committees and Plenary by providing procedural ,legal and other advice;
- Providing translation,interpretation and reporting services which ensure that the Assembly can operate in English and Welsh;
- Providing information and education about the Assembly to the public; and
- Providing the public with information and education about the parliamentary role of the Assembly and by arranging visits to and from the Assembly.
Staff of the Assembly are not civil servants.They are independent of the Government and act impartially on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales.
Jobs at the Assembly
The Assembly employs around 300 staff responsible for the provision of support services to the 60 elected Assembly Members.We employ people with a wide range of talents in areas such as :
- Administration IT
- Clerking Services Legal
- Corporate Policy Development Library Services
- External Communications Public Information and Education
- Events Management Research
- Facilities Management Security
- Financial Services Welsh/English Translation
- Human Resources
Equality and Diversity - Celebrating Difference
The Assembly is committed to attracting ,recruiting and retaining talented people who come from diverse backgrounds.We value equality ,diversity and inclusivity in our workforce:different people bring a variety of skills and experience to our organisation.As an employer,we are committed to promoting equality and diversity and seek to employ a diverse workforce which reflects the people of Wales.
We promote equality and diversity through a balanced approach to attracting and objectively assessing applicants.All applications will be assessed fairly regardless of age,colour,disability ,gender/gender identity ,marital status,race,religion or religious belief or sexual orientation,marital or family status,part-time or fixed term contract status and trade union membership/activities.
We are a member of Stonewall's Diversity Champions Network, have Age Employer Champion Status and have been awarded the Job Centre Plus 'Positive about Disability' symbol.
The Benefits of Working for the Assembly
The Assembly is an exciting place to work with progressive policies and a commitment to training and development. Over and above your basic salary, we offer the following benefits:
- A final salary pension scheme
- You will be entitled to 31 days annual leave each year when you join. In addition, you will also have 8 public holidays and 2 privilege holidays each year
- Generous maternity, paternity and adoptive leave allowances
- Family friendly policies including career breaks, flexi-time, part-time working, working from home and job share opportunities (all where appropriate for the role)
- Career development, training and secondment opportunities
- An annual salary review plus consideration for an annual incremental rise
- Access to occupational health and welfare services/Employee Assistance Programme
- Childcare vouchers
- Interest free bicycle loan
Additional Information
