At a Glance
- Tasks: Shape website governance and develop accessibility plans for online services.
- Company: Join Great Yarmouth Borough Council on a digital transformation journey.
- Benefits: Exciting benefits, equal opportunity employer, and a commitment to excellence.
- Other info: Be part of a dynamic team with ambitious goals and growth opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real difference by ensuring online services are accessible to everyone.
- Qualifications: Experience in writing accessible content and using content management systems.
The predicted salary is between 32427 - 39633 £ per year.
We are seeking a dedicated and skilled Website Content and Accessibility Officer to join our team. The successful candidate will support the Council's IMT Digital Strategy to ensure our online services are accessible to all. This role involves working with the IMT Digital team to shape our website governance, standards, and reporting frameworks, and develop an accessibility improvement plan across all websites and online services provided by the council.
Great Yarmouth Borough Council is on an exciting journey of digital transformation of its information and communication technology capability. Our mission is to provide easy to access public-facing services with access when, where and how our customers want them.
We are looking for an experienced professional with a sound understanding of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines to ensure the Authority remains compliant with Cabinet Office requirements. This role requires engagement with internal and external customers and suppliers to ensure digital content complies with Government Accessibility regulations.
The successful candidate will need to demonstrate that they have the following skills, knowledge, and work experience:
- Experience with writing accessible content.
- Experience using website content management systems.
- Experience providing training.
- Familiarity with privacy legislation (UK Data Protection Act 2018, Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations).
- Experience undertaking manual website accessibility audits.
Great Yarmouth Borough Council has the goal to achieve excellence for the Borough. We don’t just say we are ambitious; we mean it. We are always looking at the ways in which we can improve and be the best that we can, providing the best for the people who live, work, visit and operate businesses in the Borough.
We have big plans for the future and massive opportunities ahead. We are one of the most successful enterprise zones in the country, Great Yarmouth is England’s offshore energy hub and Norfolk’s biggest seaside resort at the edge of the Broads National Park. The challenges we face in the borough are wide, but our commitment to achieving more has never been so focused.
We know that our team members are our most valuable asset, working hard to achieve our short and long term goals. We offer a range of exciting benefits as an employer and are committed to a policy of equal opportunity in employment and the services we provide.
Website Content and Accessibility Officer employer: Great Yarmouth
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