About The Role
Role : Content Strategist REF 106867
Contract Length : Until 31/03/2027
Location : Hybrid/Corsham or London – 1 day per week on site
IR35 : Inside
Pay Rate to Intermediary : Up to £500 per day
Security Clearance : SC requested
About the Role
Spinwell is recruiting for a Content Strategist for an excellent opportunity within the public sector.
The Content Strategist will develop and coordinate the content and information processes and products that support the portfolio, ensuring information is accessible, accurate, consistent and aligned with Foundry priorities. The role will support stakeholder engagement, customer adoption, governance, recharging communications and business change activity.
Key Responsibilities
Content strategy
Develop and maintain an overarching content strategy for the Foundry portfolio.
Establish principles for how Foundry information and content should be created, structured, maintained and reviewed.
Identify gaps, duplication and inconsistencies in existing content and recommend improvements.
Establish a repeatable approach that can be adopted across Foundry services.
Information architecture
Develop a coherent information architecture for Foundry content.
Establish clear relationships between portfolio, service, capability, product and supporting information.
Improve the discoverability and navigability of information.
Content governance
Develop proportionate governance for the creation, approval, publication, review and retirement of content.
Define clear content ownership and responsibilities.
Establish content standards, templates and quality criteria.
Content processes and workflows
Design practical workflows covering the content lifecycle from initial need through creation, assurance, publication, maintenance and retirement. Identify opportunities to simplify existing processes.
Define how portfolio and service-level content should interact.
Develop reusable templates and patterns where these improve consistency.
User-centred content and journeys
Work with stakeholders and users to understand how different audiences discover, understand and engage with Foundry services.
Take an end-to-end view of the journey across Foundry content rather than treating individual documents or pages in isolation.
Identify points where unclear, fragmented or missing information creates barriers for users.
Content channels and repositories
Improve the organisation and management of Foundry information across relevant collaboration and publishing channels.
Support effective use of SharePoint, Confluence, and mod.uk for structured, maintainable information.
Establish clear principles for where different types of information should be maintained.
Reduce unnecessary duplication between repositories.
Essential Skills and Experience
Content strategy and information architecture
Experience of developing and implementing content strategies across complex digital environments.
Content governance
Experience of developing governance, standards, processes and workflows covering the lifecycle of content.
User-centred design
Strong understanding of user-centred design principles and how content forms part of end-to-end user journeys.
Strategic thinking
Ability to understand organisational strategy and translate strategic or policy intent into practical content approaches.
Stakeholder relationship management
Digital content experience
Agile working
Desirable Skills and Experience
Defence, Government or wider public-sector environments
Digital products and services
Disability Confident Scheme
The client supports the Disability Confident Scheme and is committed to providing fair and inclusive recruitment opportunities. Candidates with a disability who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role may be eligible for an interview under the scheme. Where application volumes are particularly high, the client may shortlist those candidates who best meet the role requirements.
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