Job responsibilities
- Have regular contact with internal and external stakeholders, often with the need to engage with them over sensitive, complex, contentious, and confidential issues.
- Participate in relevant internal and external working groups/projects, services, and initiatives to provide project information and analytical advice and expertise.
- Present project information and issues, explaining complexities, to a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
- Liaise with other UKHSA Managers to share best practice and achieve collaboration that contributes to UKHSAs mission.
Key duties will include, but are not limited to:
- Design, print, basic copywriting, editing and event coordination support
- Managing the production of a wide range of bespoke print and digital marketing materials, including leaflets, brochures, ads, banners, guides, logos, e-learning graphics, animations, digital visual content (for web and social media), posters, flyers, newsletters, e-newsletters, illustrations.
- Conceptualising, designing and artwork delivery of bespoke marcoms collateral using Adobe Creative Suite (including InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, or similar software package) and Microsoft Office Suite.
- Interpreting data and information to create unique infographics and visualisations which communicate knowledge quickly, simply and effectively to engage target audiences.
- Supporting event management and coordination including conferences, seminars, receptions and exhibitions.
- Copy writing, editing and sub-editing including implementing editorial changes from the marketing manager and stakeholders as required and providing proofing.
- Determining new design solutions for complex and challenging design briefs including making decisions on appropriate format, imagery, layout and typography, based on stakeholder requirements, user/market research, including competitor activity, and campaign evaluation as required.
- Developing and testing design templates, enabling flexibility and continuity of themes and visual solutions across product lines.
- Evaluating, updating and improving existing designs and products as required, including archiving / retrieval.
- Ensuring design work aligns to the UKHSA brand identity, editorial guidance and wider GOV.UK requirements where applicable.
- Liaising with printers and designers, organising photo shoots and sourcing imagery.
- Marketing and marcom planning, coordination, collaboration and administration
- Contributing to, and developing, marketing and marketing communication plans and strategies.
- Liaising and networking with a range of stakeholders including customers, colleagues, suppliers, and partner organisations.
- Collaborating, managing customer relationships and communicating with target audiences to ensure marketing products meet key stakeholder, user and UKHSA objectives.
- Managing task workflow, working at pace on multiple projects.
- Sharing knowledge and practice guidance, advising UKHSA colleagues on brand, accessibility, publishing, production and proofing process, image use and digital technology as required.
- Arranging the effective distribution of marketing materials, electronically or in print.
- Keeping up to date with design and technology developments and applying government advances and requirements, such as accessibility and digital communication. Undertaking training where available.
- Supporting the Business Development and Marketing Manager, Senior Business Development Managers and other colleagues as required.
Role Criteria and Other Requirements
Essential criteria
- Advanced skills in typography, illustration, photo-editing and layout design, demonstrating ongoing professional development
- Strong analytical skills and sound knowledge of, and ability to apply digital media techniques as well as excellent broader IT skills and knowledge of physical print techniques
- Strong stakeholder engagement experience. Demonstrable experience in presenting and communicating highly complex, sensitive, and contentious information to senior stakeholders and large and influential groups, often on difficult and controversial issues
- Strong problem-solving skills in a complex and technical environment. Ability to adapt quickly, plan and organise activities at pace in response to changes in demands and priorities
- Confident in communicating and using influencing skills to work effectively with senior managers
- Ability to project manage and work on own initiative by organising workload effectively, allocating work as necessary and at pace
Desirable criteria:
- Experience of working as a Graphic and/or Visual Designer within a government department
- Strategic thinking ability to anticipate and resolve problems before they arise
- Knowledge of health sector or scientific communications
- Understanding of commercialisation and income generation in the public sector
Selection Process Details:
This vacancy is using Success Profiles and will assess your Behaviours, Technical skills, Ability and Experience.
Stage 1: Application & Sift
Success profiles
You will be required to complete an application form. You will be assessed on the listed 6 essential criteria, and this will be in the form of a:
- Application form (Employer/ Activity history section on the application)
- 750 word Statement of Suitability.
This should outline how your skills, experience, and knowledge provide evidence of your suitability for the role, with reference to the essential criteria.
The Application form and Statement of Suitability will be marked together.
Longlisting: In the event of a large number of applications we will longlist into 3 piles of:
- Meets all essential criteria
- Meets some essential criteria
- Meets no essential criteria
The piles meets all essential criteria and meets some essential criteria will proceed to shortlisting.
Shortlisting: In the event of a large number of applications we will shortlist on the lead criteria of:
- Advanced skills in typography, illustration, photo-editing and layout design, demonstrating ongoing professional development
Desirable criteria may be used in the event of a large number of applications/large amount of successful candidates.
If you are successful at this stage, you will progress to interview & assessmentPlease do not exceed 750 words. We will not consider any words over and above this number.Feedback will not be provided at this stage.
Stage 2: Interview
Success profiles
You will be invited to a single face to face interview. If face to face interviews are planned, in exceptional circumstances, we may be able to offer a remote interview.
Behaviours and technical experience will be tested at interview.
There will be a Presentation required of your previous work/portfolio, more information will be provided regarding this closer to the time to those successful at securing an interview.
The Behaviours tested during the interview stage will be:
- Communicating and Influencing
- Working Together
- Delivering at Pace
Interviews dates to be confirmed.
Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.
Selection Process
Please note you will not be able to upload your CV. You must complete the application form in as much detail as possible. Please do not email us your CV.
Eligibility Criteria
External: Open to all external applicants (anyone) from outside the Civil Service (including by definition internal applicants). Location
This role is being offered as office/lab based at our Scientific Campus in Porton Down. Please note hybrid working is not available for this role (there maybe an opportunity to work 1-2 days from home on a non-contractual basis, which will be discussed with the successful candidate).
Security Clearance Level Requirement
Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is Counter-terrorist Check. If based at one of our scientific campuses, you will be required to have a Counter Terrorism Check security vetting check as a minimum. For meaningful National Security Vetting checks to be carried out individuals need to have lived in the UK for a sufficient period of time. You should normally have been resident in the United Kingdom for the last 3 years as the role requires Counter Terrorism Check (CTC) clearance. In exceptional circumstances UK residency less than the outlined periods may not necessarily bar you from gaining national security vetting and applicants should contact the Vacancy Holder/Recruiting Manager listed in the advert for further advice.
Face to face Interviews
If face to face interviews are planned, in exceptional circumstances, we may be able to offer a remote interview.
