UX Designer | £510 per Day (Inside IR35)
Sanderson Government & Defence
Description
Location: Remote within the UK, with travel as required by the project
Rate: £510 per day (Inside IR35)
Contract: Initial 12-month contract
Clearance: BPSS Eligible
Eligibility: Must be a UK National with a minimum of 5 years UK residency
We're seeking an experienced UX Designer to join a confidential public sector digital transformation programme focused on modernising critical citizen-facing services and replacing Legacy technology with scalable, user-centred digital solutions.
Working within a multidisciplinary agile team, you'll engage with stakeholders to understand current experiences, map complex journeys, and identify opportunities to improve end-to-end services. You'll play a key role in creating intuitive, accessible experiences that meet user needs while supporting organisational and technical objectives.
This is an excellent opportunity to influence the future design of services used by millions of users across the UK.
Key Responsibilities- Engage with stakeholders to understand current service experiences and business challenges
- Create user journey maps, service blueprints and experience maps
- Identify pain points, opportunities and areas for service improvement
- Apply systems thinking to understand and connect complex service interactions
- Facilitate workshops, design activities and stakeholder engagement sessions
- Support the development of wireframes, prototypes and interaction designs
- Collaborate with user researchers to understand user needs, behaviours and motivations
- Work closely with product, delivery and technical teams to shape user-centred solutions
- Contribute to design thinking activities throughout the project life cycle
- Ensure designs align with accessibility and usability best practices
Essential Skills & Experience
- Proven experience as a UX Designer within large-scale digital transformation programmes
- Strong understanding of User-Centred Design (UCD) principles and methodologies
- Experience producing journey maps, service blueprints and user flows
- Strong facilitation and stakeholder engagement skills
- Experience working within agile multidisciplinary teams
- Ability to translate research findings into actionable design decisions
- Experience creating wireframes, prototypes and interaction designs
- Strong systems-thinking approach with the ability to connect experiences across multiple touchpoints
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills
Desirable Experience
- Experience working on complex public sector programmes
- Familiarity with large-scale Legacy system modernisation initiatives
- Understanding of accessibility standards and inclusive design
- Experience supporting digital service transformation programmes
- Knowledge of design thinking frameworks and service design methodologies
Candidate Requirements
- UK National
- Minimum 5 years continuous UK residency
- BPSS Eligible
- Available for occasional travel within the UK as required
To Apply
Please submit:
- An up-to-date CV
- A portfolio showcasing relevant UX design work, including journey maps, service blueprints, wireframes, prototypes and user-centred design outcomes
- Availability and day rate expectation
If you're an experienced UX Designer with strong UCD, journey mapping, service blueprinting, prototyping and stakeholder engagement experience, we'd love to hear from you for this exciting confidential transformation programme.
Reasonable Adjustments:
Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.
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