4170 - Associate Content Designer

Welsh Government

The Welsh Government delivers digital services to people and business across Wales. Led by our Chief Digital Officer, the Welsh Government is increasingly delivering more services online and has a vision (outlined in the Digital Strategy for Wales) of improving the lives of everyone through collaboration, innovation and better public services.

To achieve this vision, the Welsh Government needs specialist digital, data and technology skills across all departments in the organisation to improve the services and policies we develop for Welsh citizens.

For more information about the benefits of making a difference with us, please see the Employee Benefits Pack.

The Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) profession in Welsh Government supports a range of digital services across the organisation. As a member of our DDaT profession, you will be an important part of the Statistics and Research Web Publishing Team and make a significant and direct contribution for the people of Wales

Team/Division Overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic associate content designer to join our Statistics and Research Web Publishing Team in Knowledge and Analytical services. The team manages the quality of our digital content on Statistics and research , GOV.WALES and other digital channels. You will support 2 content designers publishing statistics and research content. You will have a focus on clear digital communication and the user experience.

Job Role

This post maps to the DDaT Capability Framework role/level of Associate content designer. As a trainee in an entry-level position, working under supervision, you need aptitude, potential and an understanding of the role. You will perform basic standard checks and copy edits.

Content designers are responsible for reviewing content at all stages of the user journey. They create, evaluate, update and review content and are comfortable using evidence, data, and research to make content decisions. They build relationships across government to focus on user needs and influence stakeholders. They contribute to and use corporate style guides and content patterns and are active in content communities.

You will:

• have excellent IT and organisation skills with attention to detail
• know how to write simply and clearly, with the user in mind
• be a good communicator who works well in a fast-paced environment

You will be a crucial part of our content design capacity as we seek to transform our products to better meet user needs.

No knowledge of statistical or research methods is required, and you do not need to be an expert with numbers. You will work with subject matter experts to design content to meet user needs and make complex language and processes easy to understand.

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• 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) (opens in a new window)
• 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

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This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.

Selection Process and Stages

Welsh Government, like all other Government Departments use Success Profiles when we recruit. For each role we consider what you will need to demonstrate to be successful. This gives us the best possible chance of finding the right person for the job. It raises performance and improves diversity and inclusivity.

The selection process and stages are:

Number of Stages:3 stage process

Stage 1Application Form

Stage 2Online Test

Stage 3Interview

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.