Web Content Officer

Company	Audit ScotlandSee more
Address	Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Form of work	- Permanent, Full-time
Salary	£28,275 - £30,299 a year
Category	Advertising & Marketing

Job description

Overall purpose of the role

Audit Scotland’s Communications team directs and implements the organisation’s internal and external communications. The work of the team includes strategic media planning, dealing with media enquiries, arranging media and parliamentary monitoring, overseeing our social media channels, keeping our website and intranet up to date, scheduling key publications, graphic design and development, managing our internal communications and communications with key stakeholders.

The Web Content Officer will work on the continuous improvement of our website and online presence and keeping our website content updated and timely.

The Web Content Officer will be part of our award-winning, multi-disciplinary Communications team, and will work closely with our Web Manager, Graphic Designers, Communications Advisors, Social Media Manager and Production Managers to help ensure a high-quality and continuously improving online and digital service.

What you will be doing

· Using our content management systems to publish Web Content and assets.

· Creating accessible digital content and documents.

· Processing statistical data and analytics to analyse web usage.

· Carrying out quality assurance, testing and accessibility checks on our work.

· Maintaining and building web pages using HTML and CSS.

· Organising email campaigns.

Knowledge and experience

This role would suit someone with previous experience in a similar or related role - successful applicant work across content management and the publishing of a variety of Audit Scotland outputs such as reports, videos, graphics and animations. They will also work on webpages and developing new components and features to help Audit Scotland communicate its findings and for our audiences to engage with our work.

Audit Scotland supports the Auditor General and Accounts Commission to ensure public sector bodies are held to account for the proper, efficient and effective use of public money, and to help public services improve. Communicating and engaging effectively with the wide range of people, communities and organisations affected by and interested in our work is key to supporting our aim of being a world-class audit organisation. Excellent communications and engagement also help us focus on the right priorities, ensure our work has an impact, and safeguard our independence and reputation.

Person specification - specific knowledge and experience

Essential:

· You have proven experience of working with content management systems (ideally Drupal).

· You will have working knowledge of HTML and CSS, with an understanding of development frameworks such as Bootstrap.

· You will have an understanding of responsive design and development.

· You will have knowledge of accessibility requirements and W3C web standards.

· You will have image editing and optimisation skills.

· You are able to work with statistical data such as Google analytics to help produce impact reports.

· You must be capable of managing and prioritising your workload, understanding when and where to seek additional support and approval.

· You will have a good standard of written English, with experience of manipulating reports or documents.

· You will have good attention to detail.

· You’re emotionally intelligent and can work with people from different backgrounds.

· You bring improvement ideas and solutions for your internal clients with the ability to persuade and influence others. Your values align with Audit Scotland (integrity, quality, inclusion).

Desirable:

· Experience in the public sector or an understanding of the differences between private and public sector employers

Audit Scotland

Our vision is that public money is well spent to meet the needs of Scotland's people.

To achieve this, we support the Auditor General for Scotland and the Accounts Commission to provide clear, independent and objective assurance on how effectively public money is being managed and spent. Our work covers about £59bn of public spending, almost 300 public sector accounts, and the services and projects that affect all people and communities in Scotland.

As well as what we do, how we do it is integral to delivering our vision and critical to our wellbeing and our organisational success. We put our organisational values of equality, independence, innovation, integrity and respect at the heart of everything we do.

We employ around 340 staff in a wide variety of roles, working from our main offices in Edinburgh and Glasgow, and through a network of regional offices across Scotland.

There has never been a more interesting or important time to join us. We offer a rewarding place to work, a supportive and open culture and a wide range of professional development opportunities. Benefits include 42 days of annual leave including public holidays, an attractive local government pension scheme with 19.4% employer contributions, personal development allowances and flexible working hours. We’ve also been named one of the top 25 workplaces in Scotland and the UK’s tenth best accountancy workplace in the 2023 Best Companies awards.

Diversity and Inclusion

We value the unique perspective a diverse workforce brings to what we do. Therefore, we’re keen to increase representation in our workforce and support progression of minority ethnic groups. We are also a proud disability confident employer.

Reasonable Adjustments

Audit Scotland’s recruitment process may include various stages and activities including application forms, online assessments, and interviews, to assess whether you meet the requirements of the role.

As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to providing inclusive and accessible recruitment where everyone is supported to perform at their best.

When applying for a job with Audit Scotland, you will be asked in the application form if you need an adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process. Please include the reason you require an adjustment and details of what adjustment/s might help.

Some examples of adjustments that have been given to candidates include changing the time, location or format of interviews and providing additional time in any assessments and interviews. This is not an exhaustive list, and we will consider any adjustments that you might need.

As part of our commitment to equality and diversity, our equality network groups would be delighted to offer an insight into Audit Scotland’s culture of inclusivity. If you consider yourself to have a visible or hidden disability and wish to hear more about life at Audit Scotland or wish to speak with someone about the possibility of any adjustments, please contact Careers@audit-scotland.gov.uk or call 0131 625 1500 for further information and a member of the HR team will be in touch.

How we work

We employ around 340 staff in a wide variety of roles. They work flexibly at home and in the office as well as from audit sites across Scotland. This isn’t your typical work from home or work from office type job. We’re flexible about working patterns and we’ve transformed how we deliver high-quality public audit. We support you to work in the ways that achieve the best results for you, your team and the business, including your physical location and how you manage your hours. Put simply, we trust you to do your job, and want you to have the ability to have a rewarding work-life balance and best support your individual circumstances, be that childcare, adult carer responsibilities or managing disabilities.

We welcome applications from across the UK. Some travel to our offices or client sites will be necessary at times, but you don’t need to live in Scotland to work for us.

Other conditions

Audit Scotland is committed to ensuring that:

· We minimise our impact on the environment in accordance with Government policy affecting public sector organisations.

· We uphold the principles of equality, fairness & diversity.

· We all work within a safe environment and adhere to good standards of health & safety.

· All information is protected and managed appropriately.

· We maintain independence and political neutrality.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £28,275.00-£30,299.00 per year

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