Description
Job Title: Senior User Researcher
Location: Fully Remote
Salary/Rate: up to £585 per day INSIDE IR35
Start Date:
Job Type: Contract
Company Introduction
We have an exciting opportunity now available with one of our sector-leading consultancy clients! They are currently looking for a skilled User Researcher to join their team for a six-month contract.
Job Responsibilities/Objectives
You can turn research data into clear findings that inform decisions. You know how to involve colleagues in analysis and synthesis to increase consensus and challenge assumptions.You understand the diversity of users of government services. You know how to include all kinds of users in appropriate research activities to help teams deliver accessible services.You understand and have experience of a range of user research methods.You can choose appropriate methods for different stages of the product life cycle and situations and know how to apply them correctly.You understand the social and technological context for government services.You can help colleagues understand how digital technology is changing user behaviour, and the challenges and opportunities for government services.You understand organisational strategy and objectives and you can align user research activities with objectives to create strategic insights that inform policy and propositionYou demonstrate knowledge of the technologies used to build and operate digital services and you understand the different technical roles in a multidisciplinary team.You understand user-centred design practices and know how to embed them into an agile workflow to deliver timely findings. You can work in an open, iterative and collaborative way in a multidisciplinary team.Required Skills/Experience
The ideal candidate will have the following:
Genuine user/customer engagement experience (could be industry like market research, field research).MUST HAVE Public Sector experience as user researcher is important, as would experience of taking digital services through GDS assessments.Empathetic, human-centred design led thinker (vs. requirements/business analyses type user engagement).Evidence of working in multidisciplinary team and working with Product Managers, Content Designers, Interaction Designers.Contact Information
If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply now with your updated CV in Microsoft Word/PDF format.
Disclaimer
Notwithstanding any guidelines given to level of experience sought, we will consider candidates from outside this range if they can demonstrate the necessary competencies.
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