Content Designer - London, United Kingdom - Public Sector Resourcing

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Description

The Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) and the Department for International Development (DfID) merged on 1 September 2020 to form the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO).

The FCDO pursues our national interests and projects the UK as a force for good in the world.

We promote the interests of British citizens, safeguard the UK's security, defend our values, reduce poverty and tackle global challenges with our international partners.


Background:

We are looking for experienced government content designers with existing SC security clearance to work on the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's travel advice


You will be:
- rewriting and editing large volumes of content in plain English, following style and policy guidelines and raising queries as needed
- working collaboratively with other content designers, policy staff and a product manager
- working on guidance and training materials for teams working on travel advice


Experience:


You should have:
- at least 3 years' experience working as a content designer or content writer/editor
- experience working on UK government content - this could include working for government departments, agencies, or as a supplier
- experience working on Whitehall Publisher or another UK government publishing platform

  • It would also be useful if you had experience of largescale content update or rewrite projects.

Skills

You should have proven skills in:

  • creating clear, simple and accessible content
- identifying user needs and creating content to meet them
- advocating for content design across an organisation
- training non-content designers to create better digital content
- working with colleagues, including senior stakeholders, to inform and persuade on the best content design approaches
- monitoring the performance of content, for example through research or analytics, and identifying ways to improve a service
- working proactively with mínimal guidance and working collaboratively with other content designers


Should you require reasonable adjustments at any point during the recruitment process or if there is a more accessible way for us to communicate, please do let me know.- Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas._

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