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Hays are working with the Northern Ireland Assembly to recruit a Web Content Manager.

Your new role

• Project management and delivery - to lead the development of a user-centred Assembly website, collaborating with colleagues across all levels of the organisation and with external stakeholders and users.
• Managing a team of two web publishers, including developing staff, planning, organising, prioritising, allocating, monitoring and evaluating the work of the team.
• Management of the Assembly website’s content management system, including the publication of content, maintenance of templates, workflow paths and user access accounts.
• Management of other Assembly micro-sites – including design, maintenance, security, workflow paths and user access accounts.
• Management of content publishing to the Assembly’s intranet - page layouts, templates, workflow paths and user access accounts.
• Conducting content audits across all websites to eliminate outdated, redundant and/or duplicate content.
• Analysing and applying analytics data and trends to identify and implement meaningful improvements to ensure our sites are responsive to user needs and deliver measurable outcomes.
• Exploiting the data held within the Assembly’s content-rich Assembly Information Management System (AIMS).
• Developing relevant Search Engine Optimisation strategies for the Assembly’s websites to optimise the keywords most likely to be searched for by our users ensuring they can more easily get to the content they need.
• Maintaining knowledge of legal and regulatory compliance matters, specifically ensuring adherence to Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018 by conducting regular test plans to confirm compliance and/or to identify issues and then developing plans to resolve any problems.
• Working closely with staff throughout the Communications Office and across the Assembly Commission to ensure the overall effectiveness of content planning, delivery and implementation
• Working effectively in time and politically sensitive situations and meeting deadlines.
• Providing web publishing advice and training to colleagues throughout the organisation.
• Co-operation with Assembly Commission IS Office staff in maintaining effective website services.
• Comply with all of the Assembly Commission’s staff policies and procedures, including the Equal Opportunities and Dignity at Work policies and procedures and all mandatory training requirements.
• Managing information and records in accordance with established policies and statutory requirements.
• Carry out other duties that the Assembly Commission may reasonably require of you

What you'll need to succeed

• Managing and administering enterprise level content management systems similar to Episerver and Umbraco:
• Managing and administering websites built using WordPress.
• Knowledge of and use of Accessibility Checker tools.
• Troubleshooting such as monitoring website effectiveness and availability, problem identification and problem solving.
• Using HTML, Markdown, CSS, JavaScript and for creating and maintaining complex page layouts.
• Using Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics, analysing and interpreting qualitative and quantitative data and creating reports.
• Using Adobe products, Dreamweaver and Photoshop

• Working with internal and external stakeholders and users on content creation and
• The development and improvement of website design, structure and functionality and carrying out user research and testing - developing and improving online user journeys.

What you'll get in return

• Salary of £42,345, equivalent to hourly rate of £22.00 per hour

• Hybrid working

• Temporary role until 31st March 2027

• East Belfast Location
  
  

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