Frank Geddis

Clerk Assistant @Northern Ireland Assembly

Belfast, GB

Clerk Assistants manage and oversee the conduct of Assembly business, providing clear, accurate and concise written and oral parliamentary advice; often working in real time in a politicised and pressurised environment; and in the public eye. Clerk Assistants have a senior and high profile role in the Assembly, and the Clerk Assistant regularly sits at the ‘Table’ in the Assembly Chamber.Clerk Assistants provide advice to senior office holders of the Assembly including the Speaker, Deputy Speakers, Committee Chairs, Members, the Clerk/Chief Executive and the Director of Parliamentary Services. Clerk Assistants are operationally accountable for performance and delivery across a number of procedural offices including the Bill Office, the Business Office, Assembly committee teams and the Clerking and Member Support Office. As a senior leader responsible for business areas which are core to the operation of the Assembly, Clerk Assistants are required to set a strategic direction and take key decisions.

Queen's University Belfast

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Law

Queen's University Belfast

Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)

Queen's University Belfast

LL.M (With Distinction), Corporate Governance and Public Policy

Ulster University

Master of Business Administration - MBA (With Distinction)