Content Designer

As a Content Designer you’ll:

• define, design and deliver user-centred content across data.gov.uk, ensuring content is clear, usable, accessible and appropriate to user needs and context
• use evidence and insight such as analytics, user research, usability testing and feedback to inform content decisions and continuous improvement
• work iteratively in an agile environment, contributing content at all stages of the delivery lifecycle, from discovery through to live and continuous improvement
• collaborate closely with user researchers, designers, developers and product managers to ensure content supports end-to-end user journeys and service outcomes
• produce and maintain content artefacts such as user stories, content plans, prototypes and published content, using appropriate publishing tools and workflows
• apply content standards, accessibility requirements and content governance, ensuring content meets GOV.UK style, accessibility and quality expectations
• engage constructively with policy, legal and delivery stakeholders to balance user needs, organisational requirements and compliance obligations
• contribute to the content design community within GDS and across government, sharing learning and supporting consistent content practice, The standard selection process for roles at GDS consists of:
• a simple application screening process - We only ask for a CV, cover letter of up to 750 words and for you to answer 1 application question. Important tip - please ensure that your cover letter includes how you meet the skills and experience listed in the “person specification” section above
• a 60 minute video interview. As part of the interview process there will be a presentation task. Details around the presentation task will be shared with shortlisted candidates.

Depending on how many applications we get, there might also be an extra stage before the video interview, for example a phone interview or a technical exercise.

In the event we receive a high volume of applications, we will conduct the initial sift against the lead criteria which is:

• Describe a recent, relevant project you delivered that you’re particularly proud of. What did you deliver, how did you approach it, what was the outcome, and what did you learn?

In the Civil Service, we use Success Profiles to evaluate your skills and ability. This gives us the best possible chance of finding the right person for the job, increases performance and improves diversity and inclusivity. We’ll be assessing your technical abilities, skills, experience and behaviours that are relevant to this role.

For this role we’ll be assessing you against the following Civil Service Behaviours:

• making effective decisions
• communicating and influencing
• delivering at pace, A reserve list will be held for a period of 12 months, from which further appointments can be made.

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service D&I Strategy.

Sponsorship

DSIT cannot offer Visa sponsorship to candidates through this campaign. DSIT holds a Visa sponsorship licence but this can only be used for certain roles and this campaign does not qualify. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment., * UK nationals

• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Do you have experience in Presentation skills?, * experience in leading the definition, writing, editing and publishing of digital content and experience in using content management systems and content production processes to publish content

• using analytics, user feedback, user research and other sources of information to make decisions about content and how to improve it
• utilising Agile working practices, including the ability to work in a fast-paced, evolving environment coordinating multiple projects and adapting to changing priorities
• working with stakeholders to understand their issues, tailoring your communication to stakeholders needs and using evidence to explain decisions you've made
• experience developing and helping to implement content strategies and policies, as well as helping to improve processes and quality
• working to tight deadlines and under pressure while ensuring attention to detail, We’ll also be assessing your experience and specialist technical skills against the following skills defined in the Government Digital and Data Capability Framework for the Content Designer role:
• Stakeholder relationship management
• Agile working
• Strategic thinking
• User-centred content design, Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Pulled from the full job description

• Childcare
• Annual leave
• Employee discount
• Employee assistance programme
• Company pension
• Paid volunteer time
• Cycle to work scheme, There are many benefits of working at GDS, including:
• flexible hybrid working with flexi-time and the option to work part-time or condensed hours
• a Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 28.97%
• 25 days of annual leave, increasing by a day each year up to a maximum of 30 days
• an extra day off for the King’s birthday
• an in-year bonus scheme to recognise high performance
• career progression and coaching, including a training budget for personal development
• a focus on wellbeing with access to an employee assistance programme
• job satisfaction from making government services easier to use and more inclusive for people across the UK
• advances on pay, including for travel season tickets
• death in service benefits
• cycle to work scheme and facilities
• access to an employee discounts scheme
• 10 learning days per year
• volunteering opportunities (5 special leave days per year)
• access to a suite of learning activities through Civil Service learning

Any move to Government Digital Service from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk

Office attendance The Department operates a discretionary hybrid working policy, which provides for a combination of working hours from your place of work and from your home in the UK. The current expectation for staff is to attend the office or non-home based location for 40-60% of the time over the accounting period. DSIT does not normally offer full home working (i.e. working at home); but we do offer a variety of flexible working options (including occasionally working from home).

The Government Digital Service (GDS) is the digital centre of government. We are responsible for setting, leading and delivering the vision for a modern digital government. Our priorities are to drive a modern digital government, by: * joining up public sector services * harnessing the power of AI for the public good * strengthening and extending our digital and data public infrastructure * elevating leadership and investing in talent * funding for outcomes and procuring for growth and innovation * committing to transparency and driving accountability We are home to the Incubator for Artificial Intelligence (I.AI), the world-leading GOV.UK and at the forefront of coordinating the UK’s geospatial strategy and activity. We lead the Government Digital and Data function and champion the work of digital teams across government. We’re part of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) and employ more than 1,000 people all over the UK, with hubs in Manchester, London and Bristol. The Government Digital Service is where talent translates into impact. From your first day, you’ll be working with some of the world’s most highly-skilled digital professionals, all contributing their knowledge to make change on a national scale. Join us for rewarding work that makes a difference across the UK. You'll solve some of the nation’s highest-priority digital challenges, helping millions of people access services they need, Data.gov.uk is the public sector open data hub where users can search and browse for open data from across the public sector. We have an ambitious agenda to transform the way the public sector makes its data available and reusable. Transforming data.gov.uk plays a major role in this agenda as we redesign it into a modern reliable data hub which can provide access to a variety of public sector data. As a Content Designer for data.gov.uk, you'll play a key role in shaping and improving how users discover, understand and interact with public sector data. Working collaboratively in a modern agile environment, you will ensure content is clear, accessible and meets the needs of diverse audiences across the data.gov.uk platform.