**Employment Type**:Ongoing/Non-Ongoing
**Classification**: Parliamentary Service Level 6
**Closing Date**: 11:30pm AEDT, 17 February 2025
**The Opportunity**:
The Department of Parliamentary Services (DPS) is recruiting for a Parliamentary Service Level 6 Web Publishing Manager.
The Parliamentary Library provides high quality analysis and advice to Parliamentarians and produces a range of publications to support their work. You can find out more about our unique work on our website: About us
The publishing team manages the library's online presence including our website, Client Portal (intranet) and coordinates publication of engaging research, legislative analysis and data visualisation. We create and distribute Library communications to Parliamentarians and the wider community, and manage our social channels (LinkedIn, X and Facebook). Take a look at our services to see just how much we do: aph.gov.au/library
We're looking for someone who has the skills and experience to manage the library's publishing work and support our creative and skilled team. You'll be highly organised, have a great attention to detail and excellent stakeholder engagement. You'll leverage and coordinate team expertise and work closely with Library researchers to deliver engaging research publications. You'll lead incident and problem resolution and escalate technical issues to our IT colleagues as necessary. You'll assist with the Library's reporting activities by managing web analytics and identifying improvements. From time to time, you'll also support your Director to deliver publishing enhancement projects.
This role is an exciting opportunity to be part of the parliamentary environment, managing a creative and skilled team, developing and implementing visually engaging web content and identifying ways to increase engagement.
**Who we are looking for**:
PSL6 Web Publishing Manager will:
have experience in web publishing
be highly organised, rearrange priorities and meet deadlines
have a great attention to detail and excellent stakeholder engagement
possess sound judgement and an understanding of the parliamentary and political environment.
We create and distribute Library communications to Parliamentarians and the wider community, and manage our social channels (LinkedIn, X and Facebook). Take a look at our services to see just how much we do: aph.gov.au/library
**Job Specific Requirements**:
- Relevant tertiary qualifications are desirable but not essential
- The successful applicant will be required to obtain and maintain a Baseline Vetting (Protected/Restricted) security clearance.
**Duty Statement**:
**Classification**:Parliamentary Service Level 6
**Branch**:N/A
**Section**:Client Relations & Publishing
**Immediate supervisor: Director, Client Relations and Publishing**
Under limited direction undertake duties in accordance with the agreed standards for Parliamentary Services Level 6. The work may cover a range of tasks associated with the provision of client focussed web and print publishing services in the Parliamentary Library. The duties will include, but are not limited to, the following:
1. Contribute to the effective delivery of the Library's communications, publications and its online presence by:
a. allocating, tracking and ensuring completion of communication and publishing requests, and loading, maintaining and reviewing web content
b. leading incident and problem resolution, providing advice on web-related matters and escalating issues as appropriate
c. maintaining, monitoring and identifying improvements to the Library's intranet and website
d. ensuring published content meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)
e. managing and reporting on web analytics and
f. supporting the Director's delivery of communications and publishing projects.
2. Manage and maintain team procedures and processes to ensure consistency of work and optimal utilisation of resources; identify areas of improvement and coordinate implementation under direction.
3. Leverage and coordinate team expertise and work closely with Library researchers to deliver engaging research publications.
4. Manage and supervise communication and publishing support; mentor and support career development.
Duties Representing Highest Function:
- Employees of DPS are required to be able, and to be seen to be able, to provide professional advice and services to all Senators and Members without favour or prejudice._
**How to apply**:
Please upload a pitch (700 words maximum) describing how your skills and experience would contribute to the role and work of the department.
Your pitch is an opportunity to tell us why you want to work at DPS, why you are interested in the role and what you can offer in the role. Frame your pitch around the role description and relevant ILS Profile. Make sure to use relevant examples and accomplishments that demonstrate your ability to perform the role.
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