Interaction designer for Forest Law Enforcement and Governance (FLEGT) licence validation service

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Summary of the work We are looking for an interaction designer to work with a service manager, user researcher and developers to review and redesign the user interface of the FLEGT licence validation service, based on user needs and the GOV.UK design and style guidelines. Delivery will transition the service from Alpha to Beta. Specialist role Designer Expected Contract Length 4 weeks Latest start date w/c 10/10/2016 Maximum Day Rate £700.00 Early Market Engagement A pre-tender market engagement exercise was carried out on the Digital Services Framework by Regulatory Delivery to help us understand the costs required to deliver this project. Who Speclialist Work With The interaction designer will work closely with a user researcher, as the changes to the user interface will be driven by user needs. The interaction designer will be project managed by the existing developers, and primarily based in their office in Teddington. They will also work with the BEIS service manager, who will have responsibility for overall governance of the project. What Specialists Work On The interaction designer will be expected to work closely with a user researcher and the existing developers, reviewing the user interface of the FLEGT licence validation service based on user needs and the GOV.UK design and style guidelines. They will directly feed into the front-end design improvements, working within an environment utilising agile and iterative development practices. Skills & Experience • Have experience using agile methodologies • Have experience delivering user-centred designs based on user resarch, user feedback, analytics, etc. • Have experience being part of a multidisciplinary team • Have experience working on UK Government digital services to the GDS Service Standard • Have significant design experience on projects developing digital products or services for the web • Be able to envisage, then iteratively sketch, mock up, and/or rapidly prototype Nice to Haves 1 year's experience of interaction design within Government Work Location 1 Claremont Road, Teddington, TW11 8DH (developer's offices), with occasional travel to the BEIS Teddington office. Working Arrangments The interaction designer will be based in the offices of the FLEGT service developers, and be project managed by them. They will probably need to travel to the BEIS Teddington office (within comfortable walking distance) at least once a week for a face-to-face meeting with the service manager and user researcher. It is expected that the interaction designer will adhere to usual BEIS hours of work (09:00 - 17:00). Security Clearance Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance required. No. of Specialists to Evaluate 3 Cultural Fit Criteria • Be transparent and collaborative when making decisions • Work as a team with our organisation and other suppliers Evaluation Weighting Technical competence 55% Cultural fit 15% Price 30% Questions from Suppliers No questions have been answered yet.