Publishing Editor - London, United Kingdom - The National Archives

The National Archives

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2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Salary:

- £28,000
Job grade:

Executive Officer
Contract type:
Permanent
Business area:
TNA
Digital
Legislation
Type of role:
Digital
Working pattern:
Flexible working, Fulltime, Job share
Number of jobs available:
1Contents

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London, London (region), TW9 4DUAbout the job

Job summary:

From Magna Carta to the latest Act of Parliament, be a part of the ongoing story of UK legislation.

The Legislation Services Team at The National Archives is responsible for , the official home of UK legislation.

A free service covering new and revised legislation for the whole of the UK, it is a vital resource which has transformed public access to the law.

Legislation underpins almost every area of life, and public access to the law is essential for every citizen who wishes to understand their rights and obligations.

Job description:

Full job description attached (see below)

Person specification:

About the role

We are looking for someone to join our legislation publishing team at The National Archives, to help us ensure that all new legislation is registered and published quickly, efficiently and to a high level of quality.

You will gain a fascinating insight into how laws are made, and your job will be the vital final step in new legislation being made available to the public.

You will support the Publishing Services Manager in ensuring that effective systems are in place for managing the publishing of new legislation in print and online.

You will be a source of advice and support for legislation drafters and users of our publishing system from across the UK, helping them to ensure that their legislation is managed successfully through the publishing process, often to tight deadlines.

The scope of the role includes the publishing of all UK primary and secondary legislation, associated documents, Bound Volumes, and corrections.

You will, as also support the Official Publishing Manager in handling the operational delivery of Command and House of Commons Papers for laying in Parliament.

You will also support the Publishing Services Manager in the integration and roll-out of Lawmaker, a groundbreaking new online legislation drafting and amendment service, to replace the tools currently used for drafting and publishing UK and Scottish Primary and Secondary legislation.

You will assist the Lawmaker Service team in ensuring a successful transition of legislation drafters and processors to this new system.

You will have excellent written and oral communication skills, engaging a range of stakeholders including government lawyers, policy officials and legislative drafting lawyers, as well as clerks in the various Parliaments and Assemblies in the UK.

You will need to be responsive, diplomatic, and flexible in approach as we prioritise work in line with the priorities of key stakeholders and Government partners, and the requirements of the law.

About you

We are looking for someone who is personable, flexible, willing to learn, detail-focused, a great team player with an ability to convey complicated technical ideas in an easy to understand way.

Any first-hand experience of working with legal or regulatory materials is ideal.

However, as important is a genuine interest in what we're trying to achieve, and a passion for ensuring our users have access to the best possible legislation service.

You will have experience of editorial or publishing processes, ideally for an online service (or if not, an aptitude for mastering new IT systems quickly), with an understanding of the impact of publishing quality standards and timescales on others - particularly the users of

This is a full time post.

However, requests for flexible working and job share will be considered, taking into account at all times the operational needs of the Department.

A combination of onsite and home working is available and applicants should be able to travel regularly to our Kew site.

We would particularly like to encourage applicants from backgrounds currently underrepresented in archives, including those who identify as Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender (LGBT+), from Black, Asian and minority ethnic cultural backgrounds, those who are neurodivergent, and those with hidden or visible disabilities.

How to apply:

Essential criteria - you must be able to demonstrate the following:

Experience of editorial or publishing processes, ideally for an online service
Experience of working to tight deadlines and the ability to workwell under pressure, prioritising appropriately and proactively
An understanding of the impact and importance of publishing quality standards and timescales on others, with excellent attention to detail
Excellent team working skills and flexibility in approach to work
Strong communications skills, both w