Digital Service Designer (Digideps)

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Summary of the work Digital Service Designer required for agile project, delivering a specific service as part of a multi-disciplinary, highly skilled digital team. Specialist role Designer Latest start date ASAP Who Speclialist Work With The Digital Deputyship team is comprised of Product Owner, Delivery Manager, User researcher, Front End Developer, Back End Developer, and UX Designer. What Specialists Work On 1. Work as part of a multi-disciplined team to design user focussed and successful services 2. Deliver designs that meet web standards, ensuring that key elements are built in from the outset 3. Contributing to the development and continual enhancement of products 4. Partnering with colleagues to facilitate a consistent user experience. Skills & Experience • Experience of using lean UX/Agile tools, techniques and a passion for working as part of an agile team • experience of working at both ends of the scale, from the big picture, high level flows and journeys to the detail of individual elements on screen. • Experience designing for different screen sizes and input methods (e.g touch, mouse and keystroke) • Visual design capability • Experience of delivering useful, usable and delightful digital services based on the culmination of end user and stakeholder requirements + existing technology constraints / limitations / opportunities • Strong foundation in User-Centred Design with an ability to identify user needs, business requirements and create and iterate design solutions. Work Location Across three sites in Nottingham, Birmingham with potential for occasional travel to London Working Arrangments Onsite in Birmingham or Nottingham office 3 days a week for face-to-face meetings Security Clearance DBS Standard Additional T&Cs Standard contract applies No. of Specialists to Evaluate 12 Cultural Fit Criteria • Encourage contributions and involvement from a broad and diverse range of staff by being visible and accessible • Be visible to staff and stakeholders and regularly undertake activities to engage and build trust with people involved in area of work • Take a user centric approach to design Evaluation Weighting Technical competence 55% Cultural fit 10% Price 35% Questions from Suppliers 1. What's the expected contract length? What are the working hours? Contract is expected to be 12 months. Work pattern will be 9am - 5pm.