Service Designer, Ministry of Justice, up to £500/day

North Yorkshire  ‐ Onsite
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Description

The Ministry of Justice are seeking a Service Designer to join them in Sheffield.

Team: Ministry of Justice | Ministry of Justice | Chief Financial Officer Group | Digital and Technology

Initial contracts will run until and offer a rate up to £500/day.

IR35 STATUS: Inside IR35. This engagement has been assessed by the public body as Inside IR35 legislation. Candidates would be required to operate through an umbrella company on this engagement.

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: at 15:00

Main Responsibilities

  • Apply knowledge in human factors, ethnography, and the user-centred design process to product and service design in an iterative development environment.
  • Use findings of user data to work closely with designers and analysts to iterate the developing service.
  • Manage business relations with usability and market research agencies to support necessary research processes.

Skills and Experience

  • Experience in taking a lead User Researcher role within a team, setting research direction and mentoring junior research colleagues;
  • Experience in managing team dynamics and holding sufficient authority to effectively challenge points of design without alienating individuals;
  • Experience working within an agile project environment and maintaining effective performance in difficult and challenging circumstances; quantitative research methodologies.
  • Proven experience of gathering user requirements for web-based services; managing, executing and analysing usability test and research sessions;
  • Experience working in an agile development environment with User Experience teams, designers and developers to create new digital products and services;
  • Experience in audience modelling and developing design personas.
  • Degree in HCI/Usability/Cognitive Psychology/Market Research or related field.
  • Experience across web content, tools and transactional services, especially those with complex user journeys. Experience within a research and digital environment

Candidate Eligibility

Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK, this role will not offer Visa sponsorship. Tier 2 - General visas are cannot be accepted. This role requires that candidates be willing to undergo BPSS (DS) Baseline Personnel Security Standard (with a Disclosure Scotland).


Start date
ASAP
Duration
Until 19/04/2020
From
Quast Ltd
Published at
16.01.2020
Project ID:
1875817
Contract type
Freelance
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