NLEDP 110 - LEDS Interaction Designer

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Summary of the work The interaction designer will work to create a new national police intelligence and data service based on user needs. The product will be used by police officers and operational staff in UK Police Forces to manage national intelligence data and provide information pertinent to the investigation of crime. Specialist role Designer Expected Contract Length 6 Months Latest start date Monday 3 September 2018 Maximum Day Rate Maximum day rate of £625 excl VAT Who Speclialist Work With The specialist will be working as part of the Law Enforcement Data Services (LEDS) programme which is developing a service to replace the current Police National Database and Police National Computer. LEDS will replace the service that police users find intelligence on at a national level with a new design supported by modernised search capabilities. The designers will work on the product until it goes live and also work on other LEDS related products. What Specialists Work On The specialist will be part of a team that designs the new product for policing intelligence officers and work as part of an agile and user needs led team. Their work will be informed and iterated based on user needs gathered through research and usability testing. Key patterns and learning developed in this process will be reused in other products. The role will involve prototyping at different levels of fidelity, from paper to use of GDS design toolkit. There will a need to work with cross-government design community to help define new cross-government interaction design patterns. Skills & Experience • Demonstrates a deep understanding of interaction and user interface design • Extensive experience of designing elegant, accessible, responsive user interfaces • Confidence in designing at low and high fidelity, including HTML and CSS • An ability to talk about, and advocate for, user-centred design in a way that other people understand • Experience of working with research to inform design decisions • An ability to work autonomously • Experience of working collaboratively in a dynamic agile environment Nice to Haves • Designing in large organizations • Experience of working in government/public sector to Government Service Standards • Police domain knowledge Work Location Bernard Weatherill House, 8 Mint Walk, Croydon, CR0 with some travel to London and other locations. Working Arrangments The specialist must be onsite at least 4 days a week. Please note that this role is deemed to be outside of the HMRC IR35 Regulations. 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 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 • Take responsibility for their work • Share knowledge and experience with other team members • Have a no-blame culture and encourage people to learn from their mistakes Evaluation Weighting Technical competence 60% Cultural fit 20% Price 20% Questions from Suppliers 1. Can the buyer please clarify how they wish the response to be presented? Responses should contain specific examples in relation to the requirement. 2. Can the Authority confirm if there is an incumbent in post or is this a new role? New roles 3. The requirement states "some travel to other location" can you please confirm if T&S will be available for this travel. T&S would only paid as per the Home Office T&S policy. T&S is only payable for travel outside of the M25 area.