Description
Interaction Designer required to work with a Government department. This is an initial 6 month contract, paying £475 per day, inside IR35, remote until further notice (offices based in London)
Our mission is to build a simple, joined-up and personalised experience of government for everyone. Using our unique position at the centre of government, we develop services that work for the user, however complex the underlying systems may be. We believe that ensuring things work for end users is the only way to realise the efficiencies that come with digital transformation.
Our focus is on delivering five missions in the following areas:
*GOV.UK as the single and trusted online destination for government information and services Joined-up services that solve whole problems and span multiple departments
*A simple digital identity solution that works for everyone
*Common tools and expert services Joined-up data across departments
Deliverables:
*Use research and analytics to understand users needs, identify service failures and test different designs
*Use evidence to challenge assumptions, negotiate with product owners and rationalise your design decisions
*Design collaboratively and in the open, engaging your whole team with the design process and adapting it if necessary
*Set the design direction and good practice within your teams
*Champion accessibility and inclusion, consider the impact of new technologies and make sure that designs meet accessibility, legal and security requirements
*Encourage knowledge sharing within and between teams, making sure that your designs are reusable and consistent with the GOV.UK Design System
*Contribute to the government design community and assess and review the design of other government services
Essential Skills
*Have relevant experience in designing services or a design related degree
*Are skilled at sketching and prototyping in different fidelities
*Are able to work quickly in an agile environment
*Are experienced in explaining their designs in a way that other people understand
*Know how to interpret user research
*Are skilled at designing simple, accessible, responsive user interfaces
*Are able to mentor and review the work of more junior designers
*Have experience in engaging the whole multidisciplinary team with the design process
Please apply should you meet the above criteria
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