Location:
Darlington, Leeds, Manchester, Wolverhampton
About The Job:
Here at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. (MHCLG), we work on things that make a real difference to people’s lives. Whether it's through the homes we live in, the work of our local councils, or the communities we’re all part of, our work is at the top of the political agenda. We have ambitious and far-reaching outcomes to achieve this year and, if you’re thinking of joining us, there’s never been a more exciting time.
We have over 3,500 staff who are based in 20 offices across the UK. With ambitious and far-reaching goals this year, there’s never been a more exciting time to join us.
MHCLG Digital is working with policy teams to apply digital, user-centred thinking to big important problems like building safety, homelessness, local growth and planning. Government is in the process of reacting to the societal transformation caused by internet-era business models, new technology and remote working: like other Departments, MHCLG is adapting and transforming in line with these wider changes. You can find out more about what the Digital Directorate does to assist the Department on this journey on our blog.
We're looking for a Content Designer to join the Publishing Team to work across both the MHCLG intranet content and internal content projects.
No two days are the same – from prioritising quick wins such as simple content updates on the intranet, to recognising requests that you can really get your teeth into.
You'll work with other content designers and stakeholders to craft, crit and publish content and advise on accessibility best-practice. The team has a dedicated user researcher to work alongside, as well as a service manager to make sure workloads are managed in an agile way.
Key responsibilities:
Person specification:
Benefits:
Transfers across the Civil Service on or after 4 October 2018:
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.
Selection process details
We are for everyone
At MHCLG we value diversity and inclusion and actively encourage and welcome applications from everyone, including those that are underrepresented in our workforce. We promote equality of opportunity in all aspects of employment and a working environment free from discrimination, harassment, bullying and victimisation.
We would strongly recommend that applicants get in touch with the vacancy manager to find out more information about this role.
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 name blind recruitment.
Please remove references to your:
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.
Most of our campaigns utilise multiple assessors and so it is possible that your application would be viewed by different assessors.
At sift, through your CV and covering letter we will be assessing:
Your covering letter should be no more than 1 page referencing how you meet the essential skills and experience required.
The interview will be of a blended nature consisting of the following success profiles elements:
Experience Behaviours: Communicating and Influencing, Managing A Quality Service, Delivering at Pace
In full the campaign will test the below Success Profile Elements:
TechnicalExperience Behaviours: Communicating and Influencing, Managing A Quality Service, Delivering at Pace
Working for the Civil Service
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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window)
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.
Contact point for applicants
Job contact:
Name: DDaT recruitment Team
Email: digitaldatajobs@communities.gov.uk
Recruitment team
Email: digitaldatajobs@communities.gov.uk
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