The Northern Ireland Assembly Commission is recruiting for the following permanent position:

Deputy Editor of Debates

Leas-Eagarthir na nDospireachta

Salary range: £54,090 – £55,680

The Office of the Official Report (Hansard) is responsible for the Official Reports of plenary sittings of the Assembly and certain Committee meetings, as well as a range of other reporting and editorial services.

Deputy Editors oversee and manage the production and publication of the Official Reports of meetings of the Assembly and Committees and bound volumes of the Official Report; authorise final publication of the Official Reports of meetings of the Assembly and Committees and bound volumes; oversee the administration of the Office of the Official Report; oversee staff development; and deputise for the Editor of Debates as and when required.

We offer a supportive and rewarding working environment. Many of our roles offer hybrid working and we have a number of family friendly policies.

You will enjoy a range of employee benefits designed to reward your hard work. In addition to your competitive salary, we offer excellent pension provision where you contribute 5.65% of salary and the employer contribution rate is 34.25% of your salary.

We also provide a generous 25 days annual leave entitlement on joining and this increases by one day per year up to a maximum of 30 days. We also offer 12 public and privilege holidays per year.

You will be invested in and have the opportunity to avail of a variety of learning and development activities, starting with our Getting On-Board programme. You will be able to participate in health and wellbeing initiatives including access to support via our Employee Assistance Programme. We also offer free on-site parking.

For more information and to apply, visit our website by clicking Apply below.

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Closing date: 12 noon on Friday 05 December 2025

We are committed to providing equality of opportunity in employment and welcome applications from all suitably qualified applicants irrespective of gender, marital or family status, religious belief, political opinion, disability, age, race, nationality or sexual orientation. Applications from people from minority ethnic communities and young people (people under the age of 35) are particularly welcomed for this post.

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