Senior Interaction Designer

6 months ago


London, United Kingdom UK Health Security Agency Full time

As a Senior Interaction Designer you’ll work in a multidisciplinary team, alongside content designers, user researchers, analysts, and managers. You will be involved in the delivery of the public facing (GOV.UK) UKHSA data dashboard and provide support to other public health priority topics driven by the needs of internal UKHSA coll eagues and external stakeholders.

You need to have a strong foundation in user-centred design with an ability to identify user needs and business requirements, manage stakeholder expectations, and create and iterate design solutions.

Your job will be to design accessible public services that are simple enough for everyone to use. You’ll be excited by the challenge of creating digital services that work across multiple channels, devices, browsers and platforms.

You’ll be able to see the bigger picture as well as the fine detail; to create high fidelity prototypes in specialist tools and code as well as sketch on paper. You’ll understand the way that the internet works and how to design in an agile environment.

Based on iterative user research, understand user needs and design services that meet them.
Translate concepts into user-centred interfaces and refine the user experience.
Work with user researchers and developers to turn prototypes into user-centred services.
Create and iterate prototypes and live features working as part of a multidisciplinary delivery team and with internal stakeholders
Provide guidance on user experience design.
Communicate product ideas and user experience design concepts to different audiences in meetings, via presentations and through workshops.
Ensure that the design of services is consistent, both internally and with the rest of GOV.UK
Embed a digital culture across UKHSA, with a focus on user needs and delivering services that meet the GOV.UK Service Standard

**Other**:
The above is only an outline of the tasks, responsibilities and outcomes required of the role. You will carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required by the Directorate.

The job description and person specification may be reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of the organisation.

Initially there won’t be any line management responsibilities, however this may change in the future.

Please read all the information on this page carefully - The main duties and responsibilities for the role are displayed below

UKHSA ethos is to be an inclusive organisation for all our staff and stakeholders. To create, nurture and sustain an inclusive culture, where differences drive innovative solutions to meet the needs of our workforce and wider communities. We do this through celebrating and protecting differences by removing barriers and promoting equity and equality of opportunity for all.

**The main duties and responsibilities are**:
You need to have a strong foundation in user-centred design with an ability to identify user needs and business requirements, manage stakeholder expectations, and create and iterate design solutions.
Your job will be to design accessible public services that are simple enough for everyone to use. You’ll be excited by the challenge of creating digital services that work across multiple channels, devices, browsers and platforms.
You’ll be able to see the bigger picture as well as the fine detail; to create high fidelity prototypes in specialist tools and code as well as sketch on paper. You’ll understand the way that the internet works and how to design in an agile environment.

**Essential Criteria**:
You will be assessed on the below (7) essential criteria's, which have been selected from the Job Description.

Experience of handling projects and priorities in an agile, fast-paced, environment
Experience of engaging with members of multi-disciplinary teams in the design process
Experience of working in a challenging stakeholder environment
Experience of interpreting user research
Ability to communicate design processes, ideas, and solutions clearly and effectively
Able to undertake rapid, lightweight prototyping, from paper to interactive, including expert command of design related software and prototyping tools

Selection Process Details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.

**Stage 1**: Application & Sift

750 word Statement of Suitability

This should outline how you consider your skills, experience, and knowledge, provide evidence of your suitability for the role, with reference to the essential criteria.

The CV / Application form and Statement of Suitability will be marked separately, and you must pass both to move forward to interview.

If you are successful at this stage, you will progress to interview & assessment

Please do not exceed 750 words. We will not consider any words over and above this number.

Feedback will not be provided at this stage.

**Stage 2**: Interview

You will be invited to a (single) remote interview.

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