User Experience Designer

Job:
User Experience Designer
Salary:
Up to £55k + excellent benefits package (medical and life assurance)
Job Type:
Permanent/Full time
Location:
Remote - occasional travel to client site as/when required
Considering making an application for this job Check all the details in this job description, and then click on Apply.
I'm working with a global digital transformation consulting firm, looking for
User Experience Designers
to work on exciting digital projects, across the UK, within the public sector.
What you'll do
Use different techniques to identify and understand users and their needs, so that you can translate user stories and propose user-focused, evidence-based design approaches to meet these needs.
Design accessible and impactful products and services for public and private sector clients.
Employ a wide range of skills, interviewing users, creating detailed plans, understanding and extrapolating data, facilitating workshops, presenting research findings and more
Visualise, articulate and solve complex problems and concepts, and make disciplined decisions based on available information and research evidence.
Apply technical knowledge and experience to create or design interactive prototypes, both products and services.
Understand and resolve design-centric disputes across varying levels of complexity and risk.
Lead and guide teams, setting the pace, ensuring teams are delivering.
You can work in a fast-paced, evolving environment and use an iterative method and flexible approach to enable rapid Agile delivery.
Communicate effectively across organisational and technical boundaries, understanding the context and making complex and technical information simple and accessible for non-technical audiences.
As part of your role you will also have the opportunity to contribute to the business and your own personal growth, through activities that form part of the following categories:
Business Development – Leading/contributing to proposals, RFPs, bids, proposition development, client pitch contribution, client hosting at events.
Internal contribution – Campaign development, internal think-tanks, whitepapers, practice development (operations, recruitment, team events & activities), offering development.
Learning & development – Training to support your career development and the skills demand within the company, certifications etc.
What they're looking for
Grounding in user-centred design, from concept to final delivery. Knowledge of which tools, process or methods to use and how to bring an agile delivery team along with you.
Evidence of Working with User Centred Design colleagues to synthesize insights and act on the outcomes.
You will either already have SC (Security Check) Clearance or you are able to qualify for this level of clearance (by being a UK resident for at least 3 years and not having left the country for more than 6 consecutive months during this period)
Experience working with Government Digital Service (GDS) service standards, using GDS design principles and GDS prototyping toolkit
Experience using a range of design tools such as Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD, Invision Studio, Axure etc.
An empathetic approach and ability to listen to the needs of technical and business stakeholders, and interpret them in a way that is clear for both audiences.
Ability to present designs and justify decisions you’ve made using an evidence-based approach.
Proven ability to create high-quality, compelling design concepts and artefacts such as personas, service maps and wireframes.
Understanding of what good digital services look like and how to design in an inclusive, accessible way.
Experienced in rapid paper and digital prototyping.
Ability to build prototypes using code to create dynamic prototypes using HTML, CSS and Javascript.
Who you'll be working for
Global digital transformation consulting firm
Winner at the Glassdoor Employee's choice awards for the 4th year running, placing in the top 50 employers in it's list of the best places to work in 2024.
Named as one of the world's most ethical companies by Ethisphere Institute for the 10th year, you'd be joining a team that does the right thing.
Office locations in London, Manchester and Glasgow.
Unique training opportunities to take advantage of. Outside of dedicated training, everyone makes time to help and support one another - collaboration is encouraged across all teams.
Flexible benefit options to suit each individuals circumstances.
Potential is also just as important as having the required skills. If you have the right mindset and you’re passionate about the role, you will be given bespoke training and the support to build all the skills you need.
Does this sound like the role for you? If so, apply today!