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Summary of the work To produce UX/UI designs for the new interface of an existing Learning Management System (LMS). The design will be informed using existing user story requirements from user research and functionality from market leading LMS solutions. The project will use Agile software development methodologies - working collaboratively with a multi-disciplinary team Specialist role Designer Expected Contract Length End of March 2020 Latest start date Monday 14 October 2019 Maximum Day Rate £500 Who Speclialist Work With The UX/UI Designer will be working within an Agile environment and expected to work closely with the Product Owner to ensure all epic designs are consistent and in uniform with the brand new in-house style guide created by our Marketing team. You'll report to the Product Owner and be expected to build a close relationship with the Project Support Officer to define work for sprints. The sprint team will consists of Software Developers who you will work collaboratively with. What Specialists Work On We're looking for a highly skilled UX/UI Designer to work on College Learn(CL), the newly improved user interface of the Managed Learning Environment (MLE). The platform allows Police forces nationally to complete e-Learning. The requirement is to improve design, usability, navigation and information architecture of CL whilst delivering new functionality and value. Design solutions should adopt a 'mobile first' approach. Designers will be expected to use AdobeXD to create prototypes and design specs. The product needs to be designed and coded in line with WCAG 2.0 accessibility requirements. The delivery date for the BETA for the project is March 2019. Skills & Experience • Extensive experience in producing creative and innovative visual solutions in a complex online environment, demonstrating the ability to think in challenging situations • Extensive experience in using AdobeXD to create prototype and design specs and the ability to communicate the design process to Software Developers • Extensive experience as an interactive designer using, various software’s such as Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Axure or Sketchup Professional • Thorough working knowledge and understanding of HTML5 and CSS • Proven understanding of accessibility issues and designing to meet accessibility guidelines • Experience in working from user research and data analytics to inform design prototypes; thus ensuring designs are user and data driven • Ability to use user-centred design methodology from start to finish to inform user journeys, navigation flow charts, wireframes and interactive prototypes Nice to Haves • Ability to carry out Instructional Design work • Knowledge across the digital design sector applying research in new design technologies to the benefit of the team, projects and services • Understanding of Policing landscape Work Location Westminster, London, SW1H 9JA Working Arrangments Full-Time onsite, Monday to Friday, 36 Hours per week. Flexible working patterns will be allowed with prior agreement. Security Clearance NPPV2 No. of Specialists to Evaluate 3 Cultural Fit Criteria • Strong team working experience with the ability to think and problem solve independently • Strong experience working as part of an agile team participating in daily stand up, sprint reviews and planning and retrospectives • Engaging with team to create an environment for knowledge sharing and handover of completed products with knowledge transfer Evaluation Weighting Technical competence 60% Cultural fit 20% Price 20% Questions from Suppliers 1. Do you have an incumbent in place? There are no incumbents currently in these roles which are new and for the purpose of supporting the delivery of the project. 2. Can you confirm the IR35 status of this role? The role is outside of IR35. Please note that when using the Digital Marketplace we are not permitted to advertise roles that are Within IR35. 3. Can College of Policing put the successful candidate through NPPV2 clearance or will they need this is a pre-requisite? We prefer candidates to be already NPPV2 cleared as this can impact on project timescales, however we would be willing to take them through clearance for the right candidates. We also will need to take candidates through CTC as it is part of the security requirements to work at our office that is shared with NCA. 4. Under 'What the specialist will work on', the last sentence states 'The delivery date for the BETA for the project is March 2019' – is this date correct? Please note that this is an error and should read March 2020 5. Can you confirm the rate of £500/day is excluding VAT? The days rate is excluding VAT