Website & Digital Platforms Officer

East Surrey College / John Ruskin College; Redhill; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Two pension schemes

Holiday package

Free onsite parking

In-house gym access

Spa and salon discounts

Job summary

Orbital South Colleges Group is seeking a Website & Digital Platforms Officer to manage and develop our college website, intranet and SharePoint environment, ensuring information is accurate and user‑focused.

You will publish content, monitor accessibility, support SharePoint Online, Microsoft 365 tools, and lead content workflows while training staff and ensuring alignment with standards across East Surrey College (Redhill) and John Ruskin College (Croydon).

Qualifications

• Educated to Level 3+ in IT, Digital Media, Computing or related field.
• Experience with a CMS and maintaining web content.
• Experience with SharePoint Online and Microsoft 365 environment.
• Ability to publish content and manage content workflows.

Responsibilities

• Manage and develop the College website, intranet and SharePoint sites.
• Publish content, news and announcements, ensuring accuracy and accessibility.
• Monitor website accessibility and user experience; support digital projects.
• Design and maintain SharePoint pages, libraries, forms and workflows; train staff.

Skills

CMS experience

SharePoint Online

Web content management

Microsoft 365

Content publishing

User support

Education

Level 3 IT / Computing

Job description

College location:East Surrey College (Redhill)andJohn Ruskin College (Croydon)

Salary: £36,721 per annum(Depending on qualification, skills and experience)

Hours: Full time(37 hours/week)

Are you passionate about creating engaging digital experiences and helping organisations make the most of their online platforms?

We are looking for a Website & Digital Platforms Officer to manage, develop and maintain our College website, intranet and SharePoint environment, ensuring information is accurate, accessible, secure and user focused.

You’ll be responsible for maintaining and updating the College website, including publishing content, news articles and announcements, while ensuring all website content remains accurate, consistent, up to date and aligned with agreed standards. You will support the maintenance and accuracy of course information and related website content, monitor website accessibility and user experience, and make recommendations for continuous improvement. The role will also involve supporting website development projects, managing permissions and content approval workflows, and administering and maintaining SharePoint Online sites and departmental workspaces. You will design and develop SharePoint pages, document libraries, forms and workflows, support Microsoft 365 collaboration tools including SharePoint Online, Microsoft Teams, OneDrive, Forms and Power Automate, and provide guidance, training and support to staff.

What we're looking for

• Educated to Level 3 or above in IT, Digital Media, Computing, Web Development or a related discipline.
• Experience managing websites using a Content Management System (CMS).
• Experience working with Microsoft SharePoint Online.
• Experience creating and maintaining web content.
• Experience supporting users in a Microsoft 365 environment.
• Experience managing digital documents and information.

Interviews are expected to take place week commencing 5th of October.

In return, we offer a competitive salary, as well as staff benefits such a choice of two excellent pension schemes, a brilliant holiday package, free onsite parking and access to our fully equipped gym along with discounted in house Spa and Salon treatments.

Orbital South Colleges Group are committed to Equal Opportunities, encouraging applications from all sectors of the community to reflect our diverse student population. We are also committed to PREVENT and Safeguarding the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Both College Campus’ are smoke-free zones.

As part of our pre-employment checks, successful candidates will be required to complete an enhanced DBS, references will be taken and evidence of all qualifications and awards will also be required before commencement of employment. Failure to do so may lead to offers being withdrawn.

Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK as we do not sponsor work permits, and work permits from other organisations are unacceptable as proof of right to work in the UK.