Interaction Designer for NOMS Digital Studio

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Who Speclialist Work With We're building a team of around seventy experts in Web Development, Design and User Research. This is a brilliant opportunity to be part of a growing team from its nascent stage and to play an active and continued role in the strategic development of the team and studio approaches. -A product team (one of three) of product owners, delivery manager, interaction designer, developers -Remaining two product teams, reporting directly to a service manager, technical architect, service design lead, user researcher -Community of designers, Head of User Experience in Sheffield, MOJ design community (including ten based in London), cross-government design community What Specialists Work On Digital Studio is planned to deliver, over the next five years, modern and mobile technology products quickly, responsively and flexibly. This role includes- 1.Working as part of a multi-disciplined team to design user-focussed services 2.Deliver designs that meet web standards, ensuring build in of key elements are built in from the outset 3.Contributing to the development/continual enhancement of products 4.Partnering with colleagues to facilitate a consistent user experience 5.Building relationships/working effectively with external providers 6.Disseminating expertise of how design decisions impact accessibility internally/externally 7.Communicating credibly with a wide range of digital delivery disciplines and talent internally/externally Where the Work Takes Place Furnace Hill, Sheffield & St James' Park, London Early Market Engagement Working Arrangements The role is Sheffield based, but there may be travel involved to other regions of the country including London. There is a £5000 limit on travel expenses: expenses will only be covered for meetings outside of Sheffield. Travel between Sheffield and the supplier’s location will not be covered. Work Location Furnace Hill, Sheffield & St James' Park, London Security Clearance Basic clearance required Additional T&Cs Skills & Experience Have strong verbal and communication skills to be able to streamline complex and/or technical language, processes and information to make it user-friendly Analyse data to produce well thought out and researched proposals that have assessed and balanced the costs, requirements and needs against benefits, priority and alignment with the programme’s strategy Be proactive in identifying at an early stage any signs that things may need adjusting Be able to provide a decisive and well thought through ways of solving the issue, often in the face of significant emerging delivery challenges and at speed Be able to submit a Skills & Evidence Template in line with the deadline (available from kiah_rose.sheppard@justice.gsi.gov.uk) Nice to Haves No. of Specialists to Evaluate 5 Cultural Fit Criteria We challenge the status quo: we aim to understand the reason behind ‘the way things have always been done’ to see if there is a better way to do things We respect each other in our different opinions and are constructive in feedback The unit of delivery is the team - we have no individual heroes, the stars are the teams as whole entities We aren’t afraid of conflict: we surface tensions and conflict early, and address them promptly We believe empowered teams deliver the best products: those who are doing the work should and do have the greatest understanding of the work - so ask the team! We inspect and adapt regularly to continuously improve Working product in the hands of users early and often Products degrade quickly, so we regularly iterate and improvement our products ongoing Collocating the people, skills and knowledge you need is the best way to deliver Measure progress by what value you deliver Keep focus on quality, making sure the whole team is aware of any debt taken on Keep it simple and do less, whether that for features in the product or the way you are delivering Everyone is responsible for quality Assessment Method Evaluation Weighting Technical competence 60% Cultural fit 20% Price 20% Questions from Suppliers Budget range