Job Description

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Reference number

408941
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Salary

45,272 - 49,430
A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
GBP
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Job grade

Senior Executive Officer
UKRI Band E###

Contract type

Permanent###

Business area

UKRI - Communications###

Type of role

Communications / Marketing###

Working pattern

Full-time###

Number of jobs available

1

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

Location

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Swindon

About the job

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Job summary

UK Research and Innovation

Senior Content Designer

Salary:

45,272 - 49,430 depending on skills and experience

Hours:

Full Time (Flexible working patterns available such as compressed hours)

Contract Type:

Open Ended

Location:

Polaris House, Swindon (Hybrid working available including travel to the Swindon office 1 day a week)

Closing Date: Sunday 29th June 2025

Interviews: Week commencing 14th July 2025

Job Overview

The Senior Web Content Designer sits in the web team, part of External Affairs and Communications.


The web team is a multidisciplinary team of content, product and delivery experts who are passionate about driving forward the continuous improvement of the website, making it simpler and easier for people to understand and use.


As a Senior Web Content Designer, your role is to lead on the design, creation, review and development of web page content on ukri.org in collaboration with subject experts from across the organisation.


This is an exciting time for the web team as we evolve our web content strategy and content operations to support a usable, sustainable, accessible website into the future.

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Job description

Be responsible for creating, evaluating, updating and reviewing content strategies and solutions for ukri.org content, using your professional expertise, user understanding and evidence to ensure its continuous improvement Lead strategic content improvement projects, focusing effort in the areas of greatest priority and ensuring objectives are met, influencing senior stakeholders to ensure they have the right resources to support their strategic vision Ensure the web content you develop is high quality and meets accessibility standards, and review other content designers' work to ensure quality Help colleagues and stakeholders understand what web content design is, why it's valuable and how to work with content designers. Champion and participate in user research, playing an active role in journey mapping to better understand user needs and where the website and its content fits in Deliver workshops and training to colleagues across the organisation acting as an advocate for the website, content design and Government Digital Standards Build a network of internal and external stakeholders, fostering proactive collaborative working, influence and establish good working relationships with subject matter experts ###

Person specification

Preferably hold a degree in a related subject or equivalent relevant experience (S) Robust experience in writing, editing and publishing accessible digital content, and using content management systems and content production processes (S) Experience in a web content design role making strategic decisions about web content creation preferably on a large, complex information rich website (S & I) Up-to-date knowledge of accessibility, including the needs of different users, assistive technologies and exemplary editorial skills in writing in plain and accessible language (S & I) A deep understanding of web content design on an end-to-end user journey considering the structure and user experience (S & I) Experience of taking a user-centered approach to content design and of explaining your decisions in a way that other people understand (S & I) Experience of using data, research and evidence to review and evaluate web content to make improvements (S & I) Ability to explain content decisions to non-experts, negotiate with stakeholders, deal with challenging situations and remove blockers to ensure business objectives and the needs of users are being met (S & I)

To view the full job description please click apply and visit our careers page

Benefits

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Alongside your salary of 45,272, UK Research and Innovation contributes 13,115 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
We recognise and value our employees as individuals and aim to provide a favourable pay and rewards package! We are committed to supporting employees' development and promote a culture of continuous learning! A list of benefits below;

An outstanding defined benefit pension scheme 30 days' annual leave in addition to 10.5 public and privilege days (full time equivalent) Employee discounts and offers on retail and leisure activities Employee assistance programme, providing confidential help and advice Flexible working options

Please click here for more details on the https://www.discover.ukri.org/benefits-of-working-at-ukri/index.html

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Selection process details

How to evidence the criteria:


You are encouraged to use the STAR method (Situation, Task, Action, Result) in the cover letter to evidence your ability to meet the 'person specification' criteria in the job description. Cover letters should be no more than two sides of A4 (minimum font size 11). For examples of the STAR method, please visit: The STAR method , National Careers Service'.

Other information

If you'd like to have an informal chat about the role before applying, you're welcome to get in touch with the hiring manager, Karen Hibbert, at karen.hibbert@urki.org



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

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
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
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Working for the Civil Service

Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.
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.###

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 .

Apply and further information

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Contact point for applicants

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Job contact :

Name : UKRI Recruitment Team Email : recruitment@ukri.org
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Recruitment team

* Email : recruitment@ukri.org