Content designer

Tender description

Summary of the work Content designer required for a Sheffield-based project. Agile experience, SC cleared. Specialist role Content designer Expected Contract Length 4 months initially Latest start date 31/10/2016 Who Speclialist Work With You'll be working with a user researcher and designer as part of a multidisciplinary agile team. What Specialists Work On Content design for a new immigration-related service. Skills & Experience • have experience of writing for the web, with proven ability to create usable and accessible content • have demonstrable knowledge and passion for user centred design practices • be confident explaining and justifying content decisions to senior stakeholders • know how to use metrics and user feedback to define and iterate content Nice to Haves know the GOV.UK style guide and the Digital Service Standard Work Location Sheffield Working Arrangments Full-time, required on site at least 3 days. Security Clearance SC clearance required No. of Specialists to Evaluate 5 Cultural Fit Criteria • be transparent and collaborative • share knowledge and experience with other team members • challenge the status quo • be comfortable standing up for their discipline Evaluation Weighting Technical competence 70% Cultural fit 10% Price 20% Questions from Suppliers 1. May we ask why the closing date for this specialist role is 2 weeks? DOS framework does allow a for one weeks response. The turnaround times are too long for realistically making sure that we can hold on to the specialists. Normally a week is enough for specialist roles and outcome based roles do need two weeks for response. Please clarify. Thank you for explaining this. We will make sure we specify one week in future. 2. Please can you provide a day rate Day rate will depend on skills, experience and suitability for the role. 3. Can we submit candidates who are eligible for SC and do not hold active SC ? Yes. However candidates must be SC cleared before they can work on site.