National Assembly for Wales
Working for the Assembly Commission
The Assembly Commission exists to 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 Commission 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 Commission
The Assembly Commission 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
