Assistant Clerk

• Location: Hybrid working from Holyrood, Edinburgh and from home
• Leave: 41.5 days (including public holidays)
• Working Pattern: Our normal working week is 35 hours, and we currently operate a wide variety of work patterns, successfully balancing lifestyle choices with business requirements. All requests for flexible working hours will be seriously considered.
• Pension: Civil Service pension arrangements with an employer contribution of 28.97% of basic annual salary
• Clearance Required: CTC security clearance will be processed at job offer stage

Closing Date: 12noon, 25 November 2026

Want to work at the heart of democracy in Scotland?

This is an excellent opportunity to join us as an Assistant Clerk at the Scottish Parliament. While we are only recruiting for one role, we are also looking to expand our pool of Assistant Clerks who can be considered for future vacancies. These may be permanent or temporary vacancies.

We're looking for enthusiastic multi-taskers to work within our Committee or Chamber Offices. You'll be part of a flexible, dynamic team in which you'll play a key role in supporting the Members of the Scottish Parliament in scrutinising and debating issues of importance to the people of Scotland, in holding the Scottish Government to account and in deciding on new laws.

You'll demonstrate an acute awareness of the political background with the ability to apply this within a high pressured and high-profile environment. You'll have exceptional interpersonal skills and will establish effective relationships, both within and out with the Parliament, providing politically impartial advice.

You'll have excellent problem solving and organisational skills and will manage competing priorities to meet tight deadlines. You'll have political nous, and the ability to understand and apply procedure, and an ability to communicate both in writing and verbally with great accuracy and impact.

We particularly welcome applications from candidates from a Minority Ethnic background and candidates with a disability. All appointments will be made on merit. We have a values-based culture of respect and inclusion embedded in our organisation, and everyone has the ability to make a difference.

We offer a great range of benefits including:

• 41.5 leave days (including public holidays)
• flexible working
• paid professional subscriptions
• family-friendly policies
• Season Ticket advance loans
• an onsite gym facility
• Health and Wellbeing Schemes including discounted gym membership
• a confidential counselling and information service
• the Cycle to Work Scheme

You'll also have the opportunity to join the Alpha Civil Service pension scheme, where we'll offer you an employer contribution of 28.97% of your basic salary.