UI / UX Designer Aberystwyth, Wales
Job description
Job Description
The role
What you’ll do
Who you are – Qualifications, Experience, Knowledge, and Skills required:
How to apply
Benefits
Employment Visa:
The role
The Department of Information Services (IS) wish to appoint a UI/UX Designer to join the Applications and Development Section in IS. The role will report to the Digital Transformation Manager. This post could be offered as a secondment opportunity and can be offered as a remote/hybrid opportunity.
The Applications and Development Section are primarily responsible for the development and support of applications used by the administrative processes of the University. These include the Student Records system, Accommodation and Admissions systems. The team also support commercial software, running the University’s Finance, HR and Payroll systems, and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system. These applications are running on Windows VM servers and are sitting on Oracle databases. In-house development for the AStRA (Aberystwyth Student Records and Admissions) System uses SQL, PHP, HTML and Perl programmes alongside Oracle development tools. The system offers web interfaces for staff and students to access and maintain student and accommodation records.
Normal hours of work are 8:30 to 17:00, with some flexibility possible. On occasions, the
post holder may be required to work outside of these hours.
To make an informal enquiry, please contact Gwern Hywel at [email protected].
Appointments are normally made within 4 - 8 weeks of the closing date.
What you’ll do
This job description is subject to review and amendment in the light of the changing needs of the University, to provide appropriate development opportunities and/or the addition of any other reasonable duties.
Informal training will be provided through working with existing members of the Development team, and through the use of systems manuals and online training materials. No prior knowledge of Oracle development tools is required.
Main Duties & Responsibilities
- Turn research findings into design concepts using various formats, including sketches, wireframes and UI designs.
- Present research findings, designs and their rationale to a variety of stakeholders
- Lead workshops with clients and users
- Working to agreed standard operation procedures and industry standards to extend the functionality of existing services or develop new services. This will include a range of activities across the development cycle including technical design, development and configuration, and defect resolution and deployment.
- Providing expert advice and guidance to influence and shape system developments and enhancements that represent best value for customers and will meet agreed expectations.
- Responsible for effectively planning and allocating your own time, and the time of others when appropriate, to ensure efficient deployment of resources, planning and prioritising work in line with the aims, objectives and priorities of the wider IS Service
- Supporting the ongoing development of Standard Operating Procedures and continual service improvement, including ongoing development of knowledge base articles and artefacts
- Responsible for undertaking peer review of work to ensure consistency and quality of work
- To work closely with and contribute to future Information Technology system development with the Digital Transformation Managers.
- Carry our regular reviews of systems, identifying areas for improvement through data analysis. Carry out regular market research to ensure analysis is to benefit of the business.
- Undertake research of literature and internet investigations to seek solutions to technical problems and keep up to date with developments in software and techniques.
- To continuously develop and maintain appropriate knowledge, skills, and expertise in order to fulfil the requirements of the role.
- Responsible for producing documentation to support application developments.
- Contribute to decisions made around support, maintenance, improvement, and development of business applications to improve service delivery.
- Ensure all systems are managed in conjunction with Aberystwyth University policy and procedure, the Digital Strategy and GDPR.
- To undertake health and safety duties and responsibilities appropriate to the post.
- To be committed to the University’s Equal Opportunities and Diversity Policy, together with an understanding of how it operates within the responsibilities of the post.
- To be committed to your own development and that of your staff through the effective use of the University’s Effective Contribution Scheme.
- Any other reasonable duties requested commensurate with the grade of this role.
Who you are – Qualifications, Experience, Knowledge, and Skills required:
Essential
- Degree or equivalent qualification in a subject relevant to the post or comparable relevant experience.
- Demonstrable UI design skills, backed by a strong portfolio of works
- Extensive experience of designing user interfaces for web applications, using a range of technologies such as Adobe Creative Suite and Sketch.
- Proficiency in HTML, CSS and JavaScript
- Knowledge of GDPR and other data protection procedures relating to the storage, retention, and use of personal data.
- Experience of working with design systems.
- Excellent collaboration and problem-solving skills and the ability to work on a variety of projects across teams.
- Ability to work independently and flexibly, balancing priorities and a varied workload, paying good attention to detail. Ability to work under pressure.
- Good interpersonal skills in dealing with students and staff.
- Excellent analytical, written, and verbal communication skills and an ability to use them effectively in an IS environment.
- Ability to learn new skills quickly and understand and explain complex information to a varied audience.
- An ability to understand the bilingual nature of the University and an awareness of the procedures in place to support working bilingually.
Desirable
- Qualified by experience in developing and analysing Business Information Systems / databases.
- Experience of administrative computing systems in a Higher Education environment.
- Experience of working in an Agile environment such as Scrum.
- Oral (spoken) and Written Welsh Level B1.*
- More information on Welsh Language Levels can be found at:
How to apply
To promote a flexible workforce, the University will consider applications from individuals seeking full time, part time, job share, or term time only working arrangements.
Applications for this role must be made through jobs.aber.ac.uk. You are welcome to apply for any vacancy in Welsh or English and any application submitted will be treated equally.
Benefits
- Flexible working policy
- 36.5 – hour week for full-time roles
- Generous leave entitlements – 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays and university closed days
- Commitment to Professional Development
- Enhanced contribution to our workplace pension schemes
- Staff recognition and reward schemes
- Opportunity to learn the Welsh language for free
- Staff relocation bursary
- Maternity, Paternity, Parental and Adoption Leave
- Staff discount for gym facilities, hospitality, and retail on campus.
Please keep reading
We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and communities and, those that are currently underrepresented in our workforce. This includes but is not limited to Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates, candidates with disabilities, and female candidates.
We are a Bilingual Institution which complies with the Welsh Language Standards and is committed to Equal Opportunities. Welsh language skills are considered an asset to the institution, and we encourage and support staff to learn, develop and use their Welsh language skills in the workplace. You are welcome to apply for any vacancy in Welsh or English and any application submitted will be treated equally.
Employment Visa:
We welcome international applicants who are eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker Route.
Under the points-based system, this role meets the criteria to be sponsored by AU for an SWR application. Please be advised that AU will only support the Certificate of Sponsorship for any employment visas and will not support the payment of the employment visa for the offered candidate and/or dependants.
Any prospective candidates coming to work for AU under the SWR will require a minimum of 70 points, made up of the following:
- Appropriate knowledge is classed as the following:
- A national of a majority English speaking country
- Having an academic degree taught in English (if an overseas degree, must be verified by NARIC)
- Completing and passing an English language test at Level B1 or above.
For more information, please visit: https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa
