Digital Content Assistant - Newport, United Kingdom - Isle of Wight Council

Isle of Wight Council

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Newport, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

County Hall, Newport & agile across council buildings plus home working

Grade 5, £22,368 to £22,777 per annum

Vacancy Reference:2023_443

Closing Date:31/07/2023

Contract Type:
Fixed Term (3 months initially with possibility of extension)

Hours:37 per week

Do you have a proven track record of building strong and effective relationships with customers? Have you got the "get up and go" to support transformational change?

If the answer is yes, would you like to use your skills to help us affect positive change for an entire community?

Here at the Isle of Wight Council we need a Digital Content Assistant to join our journey to 'digital by default', supporting the teams that look after all vital aspects of Island life, from Adult Social Care and Childrens Services to Regeneration and Environment.

Our Digital Content Assistant will assist in co-creating and managing content that meets digital accessibility standards for our external and internal websites, with focus on the customer experience and promotion of our services.

As part of the websites team, you'll work with the Digital Content Editors to develop and maintain our website content so that it's clear, accurate and engaging, using appropriate tools and formats.

You'll champion digital accessibility, and inspire, and engage with staff, across a range of services, creating effective and innovative digital content that is accessible for all.

You'll use your skills and experience to optimise web content for search engines (SEO) and use statistical analysis to support decisions for content design, improvements, and updates.

To succeed you'll need the following;

A 'Can Do' attitude to support transformative change
Ability to build strong and effective relationships with customers
Good collaboration skills and the ability to develop ideas into an effective plan
Ability to understand and work with content and accessibility guidelines
Ability to contribute to the development of website content and to tailor content to meet different requirements
Ability to clearly communicate business needs to web developers
Ability to pay attention to detail and be accurate and quick in developing content

We need a great communicator to express ideas clearly and confidently, encouraging staff to be creative and place the customer experience at the heart of everything we do.

You'll join a dedicated and ambitious team of professionals who will support you to deliver your vision, with direct access to strong leadership and management support.

As well as being a great place to work, we also offer a competitive reward and benefit package.

_ When you join #TeamIWC you'll receive our staff benefits package, including:_

_ __- Annual leave entitlement of 32 days p/a PLUS public holidays_
- _Local Government pension scheme_
- _Discounted Solent ferry travel_
- _Island bus network discount_
- _Cycle to work scheme_
- _Staff parking permit scheme_
- _Discounted island sports & leisure gym membership_
- _National and local discounts & benefits schemes_

A relocation scheme of up to £8,000 may be available to new employees _specifically relocating to the Isle of Wight to take up a role with us_. _If you choose to commute to the Isle of Wight daily, you may be eligible get your travel costs reimbursed. _Further details are available upon request._
The Isle of Wight Council protects its employees from discrimination and this is supported by the _Unacceptable Behaviour Policy_, _Employee Code of Conduct_ and _Behaviours Framework_. We actively promote the diversity of our workforce and we provide flexible working options (where appropriate) to support the different needs of our employees._

Closing Date:31 July 2023