Location: Aberdeen, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh, London, Salford
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) is hiring a content design leader to shape how critical information is delivered to the public, supporting the UK’s mission to become a clean energy superpower.
About The Role
You’ll lead and develop the department’s GOV.UK content strategy, ensuring content is clear, accessible and meets the needs of users across a wide range of services.
Working closely with senior stakeholders and multidisciplinary teams, you’ll shape how DESNZ communicates complex policy in a way that is simple, usable and impactful.
What You’ll Be Doing
* Developing and delivering a department-wide content strategy aligned to key priorities
* Leading and managing a team of content designers
* Driving large-scale content improvement projects across GOV.UK
* Ensuring content is clear, accessible and user‑focused
* Advising stakeholders and influencing decisions at a senior level
* Improving processes, workflows and ways of working across the team
* Championing best practice in GOV.UK content design and user‑centred design
* Supporting innovation as digital content evolves, including new technologies
What We’re Looking For
* Strong experience leading content design for GOV.UK (essential)
* Proven ability to develop and deliver content strategies at scale
* Experience managing teams and building capability and performance
* Ability to influence senior stakeholders and work across complex organisations
* Strong understanding of user‑centred design and accessibility
* Excellent communication skills, able to simplify complex policy into clear content
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