Content Producer Liverpool, England
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The Home Office works to build a safe, fair and prosperous UK. We achieve this through our work on counter-terrorism, policing, fire, crime, drugs policy, immigration and passports.
We are seeking a talented content creator with the flair and enthusiasm to work on content production and social media and in support of recruitment marketing for one of Whitehall’s most high-profile departments.
Working as part of the Brand & Talent Acquisition Team and reporting to the Creative Manager, the Content Producer will develop compelling branded content, including video, animation and written materials to help the Home Office achieve its campaign and recruitment objectives.
This role offers the post holder an opportunity to deploy their creative content production skills in the exciting field of employer branding and recruitment marketing, developing expertise that is highly valued by employers.
Job description
The Home Office Resourcing Centre leads all resourcing activities for the department, ensuring the Home Office can attract and retain talented people through the design of quality roles and use of targeted resourcing, attraction and selection strategies. The Brand & Talent Acquisition Team is a small and friendly team, which supports the Home Office to achieve its campaign and recruitment objectives. The team manages the department's employer brand and delivers high quality and impactful recruitment marketing campaigns and activities.
The Content Producer will be responsible for:
- Producing high-quality content for social media channels and recruitment marketing. They will work closely with a team of Campaign Managers.
- Coming up with exciting and innovative ways of supporting the objectives of their recruitment campaign on social media and the wider social media strategy.
- Creating content themselves, so a good level of photography, videography and editing skills, as well as design and animation skills, is required.
- Work with and manage suppliers to develop high quality content to support campaigns and promote the Home Office’s employer brand.
- Managing social media and other recruitment marketing channels, including the Home Office Careers website
Important Information:
Hybrid working is an option:
Hybrid working enables employees to work partly in their workplace(s) and partly at home, subject to business needs. This role can be worked up to 60% from home and a minimum of 40% from the office.
Full-Time working pattern:
Due to the nature of the role, this post is available on a full-time basis only, job share is available.
Person specification
We’re seeking candidates with strong technical content production skills and a track record of delivering digital communications in a large, complex organisation.
You will be creative, diligent and committed to producing high quality content that meets creative briefs.
You will need to be highly organised, with the ability to work autonomously and prioritise effectively. You will be comfortable collaborating with others and communicating with stakeholders and customers.
Essential criteria
- Extensive photography, video production and motion design experience.
- Significant practical Adobe Creative Cloud, Microsoft Office and Mac OSX expertise.
- Strong copywriting, proofreading and script development skills.
- Working knowledge of social media platforms and monitoring tools.
- Experience of planning and delivering digital communications in a large, complex organisation, including prioritising workload.
- Able to interpret, develop and collaborate on creative briefs.
Desirable criteria
- An ability to work flexibly on multiple tasks and to prioritise workload.
- Experience of working closely with other communications disciplines.
- Digital media file logging, organisation and management skills.
- Demonstrable interest in innovative creative technology.
- Knowledge of WordPress tools and publishing.
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- Multimedia Production
Benefits
- 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 average employer contribution of 27%
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Selection process details
This gives us the best possible chance of finding the right person for the job, drives up performance and improves diversity and inclusivity.
As part of the application process, you will be asked to complete:
- A CV detailing job history/qualifications/skills
- A statement of suitability (personal statement) (maximum 750 words)
Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form.
The statement of suitability should be aligned to demonstrate your skills and experience for the role and how you meet the Essential criteria as detailed in the job advertisement.
The sift will be based on candidates’ experience as evidenced in your CV and personal statement.
If you are successful at sift stage, you will be invited to an interview which will be a blended approach of strengths, experience and technical skills based questions.
Technical skills evidence (candidates invited to interview will be asked to supply a link to their portfolio)
Sift and Interview dates
Sift is expected to take place week commencing 9th October 2023.
Interviews are expected to take place week commencing 23rd October 2023.
We will try to meet the dates set out in the advert, however on occasions these dates may change.
Interviews will be carried out via video. Candidates will be required to have access to:
- A laptop (personal or work) with a working webcam
- Good internet connection
- Microsoft Teams
PLEASE NOTE: Due to time constraints we may not be able to offer alternative interview date(s). It is therefore expected that candidates who are successful at sift stage will make themselves available during the above time frame given.
Further information
For meaningful checks to be carried out, individuals need to have lived in the UK for a sufficient period of time to enable appropriate checks to be carried out and produce a result which provides the required level of assurance. You should normally have been resident in the United Kingdom for the last 3 years if the role requires CTC clearance, 5 years for SC clearance and 10 years for DV. A lack of UK residency in itself is not necessarily a bar to a security clearance and applicants should contact the Vacancy Holder/Recruiting Manager listed in the advert for further advice.
Please be aware the levels of national security clearance are changing which may impact on the level needed for this role by the time of appointment. All efforts will be made to keep candidates informed of any changes and what that will mean in terms of vetting criteria. For more information please See our vetting charter
A reserve list may be held for a period up to 12 months from which further appointment may be made.
Every day, Home Office civil servants do brilliant work to develop and deliver policies and services that affect the lives of people across the country and beyond. To do this effectively and fairly, the Home Office is committed to representing modern Britain in all its diversity, and creating a welcoming, inclusive workplace where all our people are able to bring their whole selves to work and perform at their best.
We are flexible, skilled, professional and diverse. We work to recruit and retain disabled staff and area Disability Confident Leader. We are proud to be one of the most ethnically diverse departments in the civil service. We are a Social Mobility Foundation top 75 employer.
New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.
Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant's details held on the IFD will be refused employment.
For further information please see the attached notes for candidates which must be read before making an application.
Existing Civil Servants should note that some of the Home Office terms and conditions of employment have changed. It is the candidate’s responsibility to ensure they are aware of the Terms and Conditions they will adopt should they be successful in application and should refer to the notes for candidates for further details.
Transfer Terms: Voluntary.
If you are invited to an interview you will be required to bring a range of documentation for the purposes of establishing identity and to aid any pre-employment checks.
Please see the attached list of Home Office acceptable ID documents.
Any move to the Home Office 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
Reasonable Adjustments
If a person with disabilities is at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.
If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should:
- Contact Government Recruitment Service via [email protected] as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs
- Complete the “Assistance Required” section in the “Additional Requirements” page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if you're deaf, a language service professional
If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the ‘Contact point for applicants’ section.
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Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
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See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).
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) (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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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).
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