Website and Digital Development Officer

Website & Digital Development Officer

Organisation:Leicestershire County Council

WorkLocation:ESPO Barnsdale Way Grove Park Enderby Leicester LE19 1ES

WorkerCategory:Hybrid Worker 2 days per week in our Leicester office

Salary:32070 - 34359 per annum

WorkingHours:37 hours per week

ContractType:Permanent

Closing Date:28/09/2025

Interview Date:07/10/2025 and 08/10/2025

Are you passionate about Ecommerce and Digital Marketing

As we continue to develop our websites and online presence we are looking for a person with an analytical mindset who enjoys the process of website improvement and the wider digital marketing environment.

About the Role

As a key member of the digital team you will be working closely with the Website & Digital Development Manager and our website development agency planning and testing improvements in line with the overall digital development roadmap for the ESPO suite of websites. This will also involve working with other internal teams within ESPO to ensure developments meet the correct requirements.

The role also involves responding to website issues/queries raised by staff on ESPOs website helpdesk - investigating diagnosing and determining the best solution resolving where possible or referring to our website development agency when required.

In addition this role will support with the management of Google Analytics and key marketing channel and campaign metrics incorporating interpreting data identifying trends investigating variances which advise marketing strategy including preparation of data for the weekly Trading meetings.

Digital Marketing responsibilities include research planning and implementing Search Engine Optimisation best practices Google Ads and Paid Social.

About You

To apply for this post you must:

• Have a degree or experience in digital marketing maths computer science or similar
• Have experience in the day-to-day management of an enterprise level ecommerce website platform such as Adobe Commerce (Magento) or Shopify.
• Have experience of working with data reporting and analysing information to create reports and inform business decisions.
• Have experience of working with website analysis tools such as Google Analytics Google Tag Manager Google Search Console Dragon Metrics Semrush HotJar or similar.
• Have experience of on-site and content Search Engine Optimisation and a good knowledge of current SEO best practices.
• Have good knowledge of digital marketing channel best practices such as PPC Paid Social and email marketing.
• High degree and standards of attention to detail and organisation.

You must also have an understanding of and commitment to equality diversity and inclusion.

In addition we expect you to shareour commitment to our valuesand will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the interview process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.

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Interested in Flexible Working

We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Thereforewherever possible we will consider working arrangements that suit an individuals personal circumstanceswhilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role please contact the person named below. This mayinclude requests for term-time working part-time hours compressed hours flexible start and finish times home/remote working etc.

Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in theOur Working Stylespage on our career site.

For more information or an informal discussion please contact:

Matt Harper

Website & Digital Development Manager

Email:

How to Apply

Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality diversity and inclusion at every warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the About You section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.

To apply for this job please click on the apply button. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the About You section more information see the How to Applysection on our career site.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore if you are interested please submit your application as early as possible.

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