Legislation Services Officer And Publications Officer

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi| About this role

The Parliamentary Counsel Office (PCO) provides legislative drafting services to the Government and publishes official legislation online and in hard copy.
The PCO is committed to contributing to Great Law for New Zealand. As part of that commitment, the Publications Unit and Legislation Services Unit are responsible for providing specialist legislation publication and copy-editing/proofreading services to ensure easy access to New Zealand's legislation (www.legislation.govt.nz ).
Two roles
We are looking for motivated and experienced team players to join our Publications and Legislation Services teams.
The work of thePublications Unitincludes: preparing legislation for publication (including Bills for Parliament), incorporating and checking amendments into principal legislation (ie producing reprints), updating legislation details, and providing assistance and service to other teams within the PCO and external agencies.
Experience with legislation and knowledge of XML, HTML, or other structured text would be helpful, but is not essential. Good communication with staff at Parliament and other external agencies is an important part of the role to ensure that publishing deadlines are met. You will need to be able to be part of a team roster for an evening shift on Parliamentary sitting days (Tuesday to Thursday of sitting weeks).
TheLegislation Services Unitprovides an editorial service to legislative drafters.
The ideal Legislation Officer will have good English language skills and a highly developed knowledge of editorial practices. Experience with legislation and the legislative process would be helpful. If you do not have previous experience with legislation, it is essential that you have the ability to acquire knowledge and apply it in the context of reading draft and published legislation. An editorial qualification would also be an advantage.
Publications Officers and Legislation Officers must be able to work flexibly and to tight deadlines, must have good communication skills, and must be able to establish and maintain good working relationships with others.
Please see http://www.pco.govt.nz/publications-officer-and-legislation-officer-2/for the job descriptions andhow to apply .
Applications will only be accepted if they include the PCO application form and a letter of application sent **********.

Applications close:8am Monday 3 May 2021