Ministerial Correspondence Team (MCT)


Company:	Government Recruitment Service
Salary:	£32,137 to £32,137 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	LS2 7UA
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	6 Oct 2026
Closing date:	20 Oct 2026

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Summary

The Ministerial Correspondence Team (MCT) works in partnership with colleagues across the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to support the Secretary of State (SoS) and their Ministers in replying to correspondence received from Members of Parliament (MPs) and the public.

As a Drafter in MCT you will be responsible for ensuring correspondence is replied to by drafting an appropriate response using policy contributions, standard lines or Hansard.

Where appropriate, drafters may be asked to support the Gateway or FOI team where appropriate. Drafters are required to draft cases for any Minister in line with business need.

Roles will be allocated following recruitment to ensure the best match of skills to portfolios and to maintain a resilient, high-performing service.

You will manage high-volume, time-sensitive cases; draft complex or sensitive cases; manage redrafts and support colleagues through case-conferencing and constructive feedback.

You will demonstrate excellent written communication skills, producing clear, concise and well-judged drafts for Ministers, Private Office and senior stakeholders.

You will apply strong drafting discipline, ensuring accuracy, factual consistency and high editorial standards across correspondence.

Drafting and submitting for QA correspondence for the Secretary of State and other Ministers to sign, ensuring responses are accurate, clear and consistent with Departmental policy.
Managing a caseload effectively, prioritising urgent and sensitive items and working to tight deadlines to support delivery against correspondence targets.
Applying quality assurance checks (including spelling, grammar, style, accuracy, Ministerial tone and clearance requirements) before submission for team leader QA checks

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