Her Majesty’s Passport Office

Home Office on behalf of Her Majesty’s Passport Office - Content designer 1

3 Incomplete applications

3 SME, 0 large

17 SME, 1 large

Specialist role: Content designer
Summary of the work: A team within HMPO is required to redesign and transform our internal policy and guidance. We're procuring a new content management tool to house the guidance and will employ the Pair Writing and other techniques to design and deliver new products. We need content designers to support in-house expert staff
Latest start date: Wednesday 4 April 2018
Expected contract length: 12 months with optional further period of up to 12 months depending on business need and performance
Location: London
Organisation the work is for: Her Majesty’s Passport Office
Maximum day rate: N/A

Early market engagement: N/A
Who the specialist will work with: You'll be working with the project manager, the project team, other content designers and subject experts from policy, operations, Customer Assurance and Counter Fraud.
What the specialist will work on: Provide content design and writing expertise for the project to transform internal staff guidance. Working with subject experts, systematically working through all passport policy, guidance and procedures to produce new, clear material for new guidance management tool.

Address where the work will take place: Central London. The job holder will be based in London, but must be prepared to travel around the country - Peterborough, Durham, Liverpool and Glasgow to take part in project related workshops. Expenses will be met in line with current Home Office guidance.
Working arrangements: Available 5 days a week for drafting workshops and meetings. Central London. travel will not be met, but travel to other work locations and overnight accommodation and subsistence will be met in accordance with Home Office rules/limits for civil service staff.
Security clearance: A minimum of SC Clearance is required. HM Passport Office will support the clearance process.

Buyers will use the essential and nice-to-have skills and experience to help them evaluate suppliers’ technical competence.

Essential skills and experience: Have recent (within 3 months) experience in designing complex content in a clear and succinct way

Be able to work at high intensity in a team, collaborative environment

Be open to challenge in a positive, friendly but frank way

Be transparent and willing to challenge the status quo by sharing knowledge and experience

Have experience of using Content Management Software, preferably LifeRay
Nice-to-have skills and experience: Have experience of Pair Writing

Experience within the past 12 months in central Government

How many specialists to evaluate

Cultural fit criteria

Be able to form positive work relationships quickly, working in a small team
Be transparent and collaborative in all aspects of their work
Be able to challenge and open to challenge in a positive but frank way to deliver the best product
Take responsibility for their work and make a positive contribution to driving the work forward
Share knowledge and experience with team members
Be flexible in both how and where the team works

Assessment methods

Work history

Evaluation weighting

Technical competence

65%

Cultural fit

15%

Price

20%

1. Hi, could you please confirm if you are happy for the successful candidate to work from home part of the week, and if so is there a maximum number of days they need to be in the office?: There is a flexible working arrangement, including home working. On average the successful candidate will be in the office for two days a week.

It is envisaged that the successful candidate will be required to work, on average, 2 days per week. However the individual will need to be available to work 5 days as required.
2. Hi, could you please confirm how much travel will be involved to the locations you mentioned (Peterborough, Durham, Liverpool and Glasgow).: Travel outside of central London, mainly to Durham and Peterborough, is likely to be required on average 2 days per week. However this may change should the work demands require it.
3. Hi, could you please confirm if this role is working inside or outside of IR35?: We expect this engagement to be outside IR35, however status is assessed on a case-by-case basis