Closing Date: Wednesday 9th April 2025
Interview Date: Thursday 1st May 2025
Salary: Grade 5 SCP 37 - 41 (£46,731.00 - £50,788.00)
Term: Full Time – Permanent
Politically Restricted: Yes
Welsh Language essential: Yes. The ability to speak and write fluently is essential for this role.
About the Role
Digital offers local government extensive opportunities to deliver efficient and effective services that meet increasingly demanding citizen expectations in an ever changing technology, data and security world, but it needs to be approached from a broad range of aspects of the organisation including changing organisational culture, redesigning services from the customer perspective, changing organisation policies and procedures, improving skills, collaborating, making better use of organisational data, and taking effective advantage of current and emerging technology. It cuts across every aspect of a council and must be addressed from a corporate and political level across policy areas if real change is to be realised.
The Digital Communications Officer will be responsible for planning and executing communications for WLGA Digital Team stakeholders. This role involves managing digital communications channels, including email, website, and social media, to enhance engagement and promote the activities of the Digital Team. The successful candidate will ensure compliance with the Welsh Language Act by effectively communicating in both English and Welsh.
Apply Now!
For an initial discussion about the role and the organisation, please contact Lindsey Phillips, Chief Digital Officer on 07527 763179.
To apply, please send a covering letter with a completed application form by the closing date of Wednesday 9th April 2025 to: recruitment@wlga.gov.uk. The Association welcomes applications in English or Welsh.
Shortlisted applicants will be invited to interview in person on Thursday 1st May 2025 at One Canal Parade, Dumballs Road, Cardiff. CF10 3BF
Shortlisted applicants may be requested to undertake a task before attending for interview, as well as pre-interview tasks on the day, followed by an interview with a selection panel.
The successful candidate will be required to provide evidence of identity and eligibility to work in the UK.