We are delighted that you are interested in joining Engage Britain an exciting charity who are searching for an exceptional Head of Digital to join us. The post-holder will be responsible for developing the organisation’s digital strategy, whilst leading product development and working with external suppliers to ensure that Engage Britain delivers a successful digital user experience. 

About Engage Britain

Engage Britain will put people at the heart of policy development, ensuring that those who are affected by policies can contribute their knowledge and experiences to their creation. Great ideas come from combining our different views, knowledge and experiences, so we’ll bring people together to talk and listen. Where voices have been excluded or unheard, we’ll make sure we’re all equally involved in finding answers. Where the problem is rooted in our differences of opinion, we’ll work together to build on the things we agree on. 

As ideas emerge, we will test these ideas, learn from and re-test them until everyone is confident they will make a positive difference. And then we’ll work together – with citizens, practitioners, communities and politicians - to make them happen and use them to improve people’s lives. 

Our differences are not something to be feared; our differences will enable us to create imaginative, practical and radical answers to the problems our country faces. 

Culture

Engage Britain is committed to creating a culture where people from different backgrounds and cultures can come together to share their views and voice. We see difference – both in our work and in our employees – as a strength, so we actively encourage applicants from all ethnicities, political backgrounds and locations across the UK, those with or without a university education, as well as people who identify as LGBTQ+ or people who may have disabilities, to apply for roles. We are also a family friendly organisation and are open to different flexible working arrangements from people across the UK. We very much look forward to hearing from you. 

Key tasks of the role:

• Own Engage Britain’s digital strategy and be responsible for developing the strategy in line with the vision for the organisation

• Identify opportunities for improving the digital user experience and work with the team and external suppliers to prioritise and deliver incremental improvements.

• Have responsibility for the implementation and operation of a digital platform for Engage Britain’s and our digital user experience, on web, mobile and through external suppliers

• Work closely with the Engage Britain team to ensure the digital platform supports the ambitious aims of the organisation

• Appoint suppliers of digital services and manage relationships to ensure requirements are met and services are performing as needed

• Implement digital monitoring and measurement tools, ensuring that digital metrics are defined, consistently reported and widely used

• Undertake research, insight and analysis to achieve a full understanding of our users and their needs

• Have responsibility for all online engagement and marketing activity, including paid and organic.

• Work with the Director of Engagement and Communications to ensure Engage Britain’s digital platform supports the social media, marketing and communications strategy

• Work to increase the number of people reached, and the quality of engagement achieved, through Engage Britain’s web and mobile products

• Stay up to date on best practices and new innovation in digital, design and technology

• Sometimes work outside of normal working hours as part of an on-call rota

Further information

For more information on this role and for a detailed job description and person specification please download the job pack found here.

Closing date

Friday 6 November 2020, 09:00

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend an interview in late November & early December for potential second interviews.

Contact details  

If you would like further information about this role, please contact recruitment@engagebritain.org and a member of staff will get in touch. 

Website: www,engagebritain.org