The National Assembly for Wales as an employer
View list of job vacanciesAssembly 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.
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
- Clerking Services
- Corporate Policy Development
- External Communications
- Information and Education
- Events Management
- Facilities Management
- Financial Services
- Welsh/English Translation
- Human Resources
- IT
- Legal
- Library Services
- Public Information and Education
- Research
- Security
- Welsh/English Translation
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 three 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
