Staffing in MSU (FOI)Staffing in MSU (FOI)
Produced by the Freedom of Information officeAuthored by Government of Jersey and published on
13 March 2025.Prepared internally, no external costs.
Request 690064566
​1.
How many Government of Jersey employees work in the Ministerial Support Unit?
2.
Please list how the Ministerial Support Unit is broken down per minister/ministerial office, and for the department generally, and what Grades those posts attract?
3.
What is the total cost of the Ministerial Support Unit, in terms of salaries?
4.
How many employees in the Ministerial Support Unit have also worked in Communications or the Communications Unit for the Government of Jersey?
5.
What is the process for determining which MSU officer is assigned to which Ministerial Office?
Response
1.
22.9 (Full Time Equivalent) staff
2.
Each Minister has 2 or less staff members providing them support.
In total, 18.96 (Full Time Equivalent) staff support 13 Ministers and 9 Assistant Ministers.
These posts attract either Grade 8 (Research and Administration Officer) or Grade 10 (Assistant Private Secretary) or Grade 12 (Private Secretary).
In addition, 3.94 (Full Time Equivalent) staff undertake business, governance, financial, and operational tasks on behalf of the team and Ministers and Assistant Ministers.
A list breaking down staffing per Minister is not held and would involve creating information which is not required under the Law. Article 3 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 applies to this information.
3.
The total expected staff costs for 2025 of all the staff mentioned above is ÂŁ1.88m, including employer social security contributions and employer pension contributions.
4.
Less than 5 have previously held communication type roles in either the communications unit or external organisations.
5.
The attached is held which was prepared in anticipation of the 2022 elections.
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