Job Description

Details

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Reference number

425525

Salary

44,319
The salary for this role is 44,319 (London). For existing civil servants, the usual policy on level transfer and promotion will apply and is non-negotiable. If you apply for a role that requires a transfer of location, for example if you are transferring from London to a National location, your salary will be adjusted in accordance with our policy on transfer between HQ pay ranges.
A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
GBP

Job grade

Senior Executive Officer

Contract type

Permanent

Type of role

Strategy

Working pattern

Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time

Number of jobs available

1

Contents

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Location About the job Benefits Things you need to know Apply and further information

Location

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London

About the job

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Job summary

Do you have a proven track record of content creation? Do you have experience of crafting compelling and engaging content that resonates with diverse audiences?


Are you confident under pressure and able to respond swiftly to evolving situations?


If so, we have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Content Creator to join our team at the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) and we'd love to hear from you!


We're seeking a skilled and creative content creator with video experience to join our digital content and social media team.


Your role will involve producing organic content, helping to shape and communicate important messages to a wide audience.


You'll work closely with the rest of the communications team to create engaging and innovative video content that reflects current trends and supports the government.


You will find and pursue opportunities to communicate about our work to build more homes, improve the quality of living situations and devolve power out of Westminster to local leaders.


You will also work to engage content creators and digital news channels to collaborate on content that brings government messaging to a wider audience.


You will manage activity, track performance and provide insights to optimise reach and ROI.


This is an exciting opportunity for a creative and results-focused content creator with a passion for digital-first content, influencer marketing, a strong understanding of the digital landscape and a desire to lead meaningful communications.


This role will be based in London.

Job description

As the Senior Content Creator, you'll:

Produce high-quality video assets optimised for social media platforms, aligning with campaign objectives and audience needs Support the team in collaborating with influencers, digital creators, the general public and external partners, ensuring that video content reaches and resonates with key audiences Assist in the end-to-end production of video content, including planning, filming, and editing, to support organic evergreen content and digital communications Perform filming, lighting, and sound recording during shoots. Handle post-production editing, including colour correction, audio mixing, and adding graphics as required Stay up to date with social media video trends, tools, and techniques, and bring fresh ideas to video projects to enhance engagement and impact Ensure all video content adheres to brand guidelines, maintaining a consistent style and tone across projects Manage and organise multiple video projects, ensuring deadlines are met and quality standards maintained Review video analytics and feedback to assess content effectiveness and improve future video outputs

Person specification

As a Senior Content Creator, you'll have:

Experience in videography and photography to capture quality content Experience in effectively using Adobe Creative Suite to create and edit content Experience in managing contracts for vital services to support workload - for example sound licencing contracts Proven track record of working with partners, stakeholders and content creators to develop engaging content Experience managing corporate channels and producing digital content The ability to segment audiences based on insight and produce targeting communications that are relevant to audiences Understanding of the Government's mission priorities and the ability to work collaboratively with other government departments to communicate the government's work The ability to be a strong and supportive senior member of the communications team with the ability to manage and develop team members, and maintain high communications standards in line with No10 and Government Communications Service expectations The ability to react quickly and confidently in developing situations, juggling competing deadlines across a broad policy portfolio to deliver communications focused engagement advice to extremely tight deadlines

Desirable:

Experience in influencer marketing with an understanding of the digital landscape and a desire to lead meaningful communication

Benefits

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Alongside your salary of 44,319, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government contributes 12,839 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.Learning and development tailored to your role An environment with flexible working options A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Things you need to know

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Selection process details

MHCLG want to bring in a diverse workforce at all levels.


Our application system is designed to remove as much bias as possible from the recruitment system - this means that a hiring manager does not know your name, your details, see your whole application in one go (or have your CV at review stage unless stated otherwise).


Your answers are randomised and chunked up. This means that each assessor views sets of responses to questions for example all candidates' responses to 'Seeing the Big Picture' rather than seeing a candidate's full application. The science behind this is that recruitment can be subject to ordering and fatigue effects and we want to reduce this as much as possible.


Most of our campaigns utilise multiple assessors and so it is possible that each of your answers would be viewed by different assessors.


When writing your application, remember:

The assessor won't be reading your answers sequentially. Do not assume that the same assessors will have read all of your answers. If talking about something in your first answer, make sure that you write the second answer as if you had not written the first (and so on!)

CV and Cover Letter Declaration

We recruit based on your knowledge and skills, and not background, gender or ethnicity - this is called anonymous recruitment.



Please remove references to your:

name/title educational institutions age gender email address postal address phone number nationality/immigration status

You will need to merge your CV and covering letter into one document.

When submitting your application Applied will ask you to upload a CV, when doing this you should upload your merged document of your CV and covering letter

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Most of our campaigns utilise multiple assessors and so it is possible that your application would be viewed by different assessors.


In the event that we receive a large number of applications, we may conduct an initial sift using CVs. Candidates who pass the initial sift may be progressed to a full sift, or progressed straight to interview.

At sift, through your CV and covering letter we will be assessing:

Experience


Ability


In your CV and covering letter, please include:




a. why you are interested in the role;

b. how you meet the essential skills and experience required


Your covering letter should be no more than 1 page.

The interview will be of a blended nature consisting

of the following success profiles elements:

Behaviours (Seeing The Big Picture, Communicating and Influencing, Changing and Improving, Delivering at Pace)


Technical - There will be a presentation requested at interview*


Strengths


The strength based questions will require natural responses from the candidates.

The vacancy manager has requested that any candidate invited for interview be asked to prepare a presentation. The details of the presentation's topic/theme will be communicated to candidates in the invites to interview. The presentation will look to test the candidates against the 'Technical' success profile.

In full the campaign will test the below Success Profile Elements:

Experience: Yes - Experience questions will be based around the essential skills and criteria as listed in the person specification


Technical: Yes - Technical questions will be based around the essential skills and criteria as listed in the person specification


Behaviours: (Seeing The Big Picture, Communicating and Influencing, Changing and Improving, Delivering at Pace)


Ability: Yes


Strengths: Yes

We do not consider direct CV applications - you must apply for this role via the application link on Civil Service Jobs

Please note that near miss offers may be made at the lower grade to candidates who do not meet the grade criteria for this campaign.

SEO salary

The salary for this role is 44,319 (London).

For existing civil servants, the usual policy on level transfer and promotion will apply and is non-negotiable. If you apply for a role that requires a transfer of location, for example if you are transferring from London to a National location, your salary will be adjusted in accordance with our policy on transfer between HQ pay ranges.

Please note that the average employer pension contribution is based upon the National minimum salary for this role. Should your agreed starting salary for this role be different, the average employer pension contribution will be calculated accordingly. If you are a Secondee, this will not apply as you will remain on your home organisation's terms and conditions.

Benefits

Transfers across the Civil Service on or after 4 October 2018

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Any move to MHCLG 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.


For further information about the benefits available to MHCLG employees, please see the attached Candidate Pack.

Geographical Location:

London

There may be opportunities for candidates to work flexibly depending on the business needs. This will be discussed with the vacancy manager on a case-by-case basis if you are successful for the role.

Sift and Interview dates

Sifting is envisaged to take place W/C 3rd November 2025 with interview dates to be confirmed. All interviews are currently being held remotely via videocall.

Reserve List

In the event that we identify more appointable candidates than we currently have posts available, we will hold applicant details on a reserve list for a period of 6 months from which further appointments can be made. This may include roles at a lower grade. Candidates placed on a reserve list will be informed of this. Those candidates who do not wish to remain on the reserve list should contact recruitment@communities.gov.uk to be removed from the reserve list.

SC (Security Check)

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Important note

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is Security Check and the process can take up to 8 weeks to complete.


Please note that successful candidates will need to pass the Security Check - this requires you to have been resident in the UK for the past 5 years. Please refer to the MHCLG Notes on Security Clearance section of our Candidate Pack for further information on Security Check (SC).


Candidates should also note that with effect from 1st August 2018 the department will also check all applicants who are successful at interview, against the Internal Fraud Database (IFD) held by the Cabinet Office. In accordance with the Civil Service Internal Fraud Policy, any applicant who is included on the IFD will be refused employment by MHCLG Please see the Candidate Pack for further information on the Internal Fraud Database.

Internal Fraud Database

The Internal Fraud function of the Fraud, Error, Debt and Grants Function at the Cabinet Office processes details of civil servants who have been dismissed for committing internal fraud, or who would have been dismissed had they not resigned. The Cabinet Office receives the details from participating government organisations of civil servants who have been dismissed, or who would have been dismissed had they not resigned, for internal fraud. In instances such as this, civil servants are then banned for 5 years from further employment in the civil service. The Cabinet Office then processes this data and discloses a limited dataset back to MHCLG as a participating government organisations. MHCLG then carry out the pre employment checks so as to detect instances where known fraudsters are attempting to reapply for roles in the civil service. In this way, the policy is ensured and the repetition of internal fraud is prevented.


For more information please see- Internal Fraud Register



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

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check .



See our vetting charter .
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

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) 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
Further information on nationality requirements

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.



We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles .
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Diversity and Inclusion

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 Diversity and Inclusion Strategy .

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Contact point for applicants

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Job contact :

Name : Recruitment Team Email : recruitment@communities.gov.uk
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Recruitment team

* Email : recruitment@communities.gov.uk