NLEDP 158 - Interactive Designer

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Summary of the work The interaction designer will lead design of a national police intelligence service based on user needs. The product will be used by Police Forces on a daily basis to manage national intelligence. The product is currently in alpha development stage. Specialist role Designer Expected Contract Length Up to 18 months. Latest start date Thursday 1 April 2021 Maximum Day Rate Up to £625 per day maximum. Higher day rates will not be considered. Early Market Engagement None 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 and Police National Computer. The programme will include a number of agile multi-disciplinary teams and with embedded product owner stakeholders. What Specialists Work On Lead and maintain cohesive design across multiple products for law enforcement officers including management of overall style guide. They will need to work as part of an agile multi disciplinary including other designers. Their work will be informed and iterated based on user needs gathered through user research and usability testing. Key patterns and learning developed in this process will be reused across products. The role will involve prototyping on all levels of fidelity, from paper to use of GDS design toolkit, working with cross-government design community to help define new interaction design patterns. Skills & Experience • Experience of interaction design in cross-functional agile teams • Experience of introducing user-centered design to organizations • HTML/CSS knowledge • Experience of working within government/public sector • Prototyping experience • Experience of leading the design and working autonomously in an agile delivery team • Demonstrable ability to work closely with others, including user researchers, front-end developers and product and delivery leads • Police domain knowledge Nice to Haves • Strong communications and the ability to explain design decisions to others, inside and outside of the delivery team • Knowledge of accessibility good practice and experience of designing accessible interfaces Work Location Home Working though lock down restrictions. Otherwise Bernard Wetherill House, 8 Mint Walk, Croydon, CR0 with some travel to London and other locations. Working Arrangments A typical working day is 9am-5pm, however working outside of these hours may be required due to business/project need. The role requires flexibility as individuals may be required to work at any of the Customer premises and/or at supplier sites. The role is currently deemed out of scope of the IR35 regulations. Security Clearance Must have SC level security clearance required for access to Home Office and Policing data. Additional T&Cs T&S will not be payable for travel to sites within the M25. Travel outside of the M25 will be subject to HO T&S policy . No. of Specialists to Evaluate 3 Cultural Fit Criteria • Be able to work in a multi-disciplinary agile environment • Be transparent and collaborative when making decisions • Have a no-blame culture and encourage people to learn from their mistakes • Take responsibility for their work, share knowledge and experience with other team members Assessment Method • Reference • Interview • Presentation Evaluation Weighting Technical competence 60% Cultural fit 20% Price 20% Questions from Suppliers No questions have been answered yet.