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User Researcher - GDS - Leeds - Inside IR35
We are IT Recruitment Specialists partnered with a massive Global Consultancy who require a User Researcher for one of their Public sector Clients. This will be a 3-month contract based in Leeds.
* 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.
* Inclusive research. 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. You know how to apply methods 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. You can align user research activities with objectives to create strategic insights that inform policy and proposition.
* Technical understanding. You demonstrate knowledge of the technologies used to build and operate digital services. 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.
* -Genuine user/customer engagement experience (could be industry like market research, field research)
* -Public Sector experience as user researcher will be helpful
* -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
User Researcher - GDS - Leeds - Inside IR35