Content Designer for Police Intelligence - NLEDP 066

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Who Speclialist Work With The specialist will be working as part of the Law Enforcement Digital Services (LEDS) programme which is developing a service to replace the current Police National Database (PND) and Police National Computer (PNC). We are specifically exploring how to replace the service that intelligence staff in all UK Police Forces use to find intelligence at a national level with a new UI supported by modernised search capabilities. They will work closely with user researchers and designers to challenge assumptions and test ideas, writing content which meets user needs as clearly and quickly as possible. What Specialists Work On A content designer is required to work with user researchers to define user needs and iterate the existing design. They will work as part of an agile user led team alongside other designers including interaction design. They will be working as part of the Law Enforcement Digital Services (LEDS) programme which is developing a service to replace the current Police National Database (PND) and Police National Computer (PNC). Note - this was recently advertised as a Specialist role ref 5581. Where the Work Takes Place Bernard Wetherill House, 8 Mint Walk, Croydon, CR0 - Plus some time in Central London Early Market Engagement Working Arrangements The specialist must be onsite at least 3 days a week. Please note that this role is deemed to be outside of the HMRC IR35 Regulations. Work Location Bernard Wetherill House, 8 Mint Walk, Croydon, CR0 - Plus some time in Central London Security Clearance Security Cleared (SC) - an application to obtain SC Clearance can be made if SC is not already held but appointment is subject to accreditation Additional T&Cs Skills & Experience extensive experience of writing for the web, with proven ability to create usable and accessible content for different platforms and devices experience of working in a multidisciplinary team in an agile development environment demonstrable knowledge and passion for user centred design practices for public facing and internal services and applications experience in content publishing systems and processes experience of using metrics and user feedback to define and iterate content Nice to Haves exceptional skills in convincing people to take a user-needs approach to content creation create content across devices, tools and transactional services, especially those with complex user journeys experience in a web application development environment, and be proficient in Markdown, picture sourcing and editing No. of Specialists to Evaluate 3 Cultural Fit Criteria Work as part of a team with our organisation and other suppliers Be transparent and collaborative when making decisions Challenge the status quo Be comfortable standing up for their discipline Have a no-blame culture and encourage people to learn from their mistakes Assessment Method Evaluation Weighting Technical competence 65% Cultural fit 15% Price 20% Questions from Suppliers Budget range maximum day rate of £625 excl vat