Web Advisor
£34,418 per annum - Grade 5
Leeds / Hybrid Full time / Fixed term – 10 months
Closing date – 29 March at 23:55
Please note that the Combined Authority will consider requests for part-time working and/or job share. We currently have a vacancy for a Web Advisor to join our Digital team.
We’re looking for a proactive and detail-driven Web Advisor to support the delivery of a website redevelopment project and the ongoing development of our current websites. You will play a key role in coordinating the website redevelopment project, while also supporting day-to-day website management and content development, ensuring our digital content meets high standards for accessibility, usability and SEO.
Working closely with project leads, colleagues across the organisation and external suppliers, you will help ensure the project is delivered on time, within budget and to agreed quality standards. This role offers our new Web Advisor the opportunity to develop project management skills whilst contributing to accessible, user-focused digital services.
Our Offer
· Work your way – From flexible and agile working options, including a generous flexi-time scheme to help you balance your personal life and career.
· Time to recharge – Enjoy 28 days of annual leave (with increases based on length of service), plus all Bank Holidays.
· Free greener travel across West Yorkshire – Cover your commute sustainably with unlimited free bus and rail travel using the MCard (Zones 1–5).
· Secure your future – Benefit from a highly competitive Local Government Pension Scheme.
· Investing in you – Take advantage of fully funded professional development, regular training, and up to 3 paid volunteering days per year.
· Grow with us – Incremental salary progression for most roles and annual cost of living increases.
· Family first – We offer enhanced parental and bereavement leave, plus other family-friendly policies to support you when it matters most.
· Your wellbeing, our priority – Access 24/7 free confidential counselling services and the Headspace app for you and up to 5 family or friends.
· Modern workspace in a prime location – Work in bright, contemporary offices just a 2-minute walk from Leeds Train Station, fully equipped with the latest tech.
The Role
Reporting into the Web and Digital Media Officer, your key responsibilities will include:
· Supporting the project management and delivery of the website redevelopment project, monitoring milestones, risks, budgets and dependencies and escalating issues where required.
· Coordinating website redevelopment project activity, working with project leads, internal stakeholders and external suppliers to ensure objectives are met on time and to quality standards.
· Supporting day-to-day website management and content development using a content management system (CMS), including building pages and templates, approving content updates and managing user access.
Please review the Role Profile for more information about the responsibilities.
About You
You will have the following key skills, attributes, education and experience:
· Demonstrable understanding of digital marketing, web content development and communications.
· Experience using a content management system (CMS) to build and manage webpages.
· Working knowledge of project management methodologies (e.g. PRINCE2 Foundation or Agile principles) and experience supporting digital or communications projects.
· Experience of coordinating work across teams and/or managing external suppliers to deliver defined project outcomes.
· Strong organisational and communication skills, with the ability to analyse project information, produce progress updates and build effective working relationships across an organisation.
To Apply
If this sounds like your next role, please complete the application form and tell us within the supporting statement why you would be a great fit for our role and how your skills, knowledge and experience align with the requirements within the Role Profile. Please visit our Advice for Candidates webpage and review the guidance on this page for support in completing your application form.
Further Information
The Combined Authority is passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. We know through experience that different ideas,
perspectives and backgrounds create a stronger and more creative work environment that delivers better outcomes. We welcome applications irrespective of people's age, disability, neuro-divergence, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, or other personal circumstances. We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability and/or who are neuro divergent. To find out more about inclusivity at the West Yorkshire Combined Authority please visit our dedicated webpage.
Under the Disability Confident Scheme, applicants with a disability are guaranteed an interview, subject to the minimum criteria being met. Please note that whilst it is our policy to recruit at SP1 for all appointments, which is the salary stated above, each role includes career salary progression, with incremental increases applicable in most cases on an annual basis