ux designer Taunton, England
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Are you passionate about design? Do you enjoy solving problems and creating enjoyable user experiences? Do you enjoy turning ideas and requirements into effective interaction and design solutions? Do you have the ability to communicate effectively with a range of stakeholders?
The UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) is offering an exciting opportunity for a User Interaction Designer with the ability to work in a small, but impactful UX team to translate user and business requirements into prototypes following Lean UX, GDS and user-centred principles. You will have an appreciation of design principles and process. You will have the desire to see your work have maximum impact in a dynamic sector, representing UX across this global Hydrographic Office. You will have experience of working with prototyping tools, facilitating design activities and collaborating with a variety of stakeholders.
Job description
As our User Interaction Designer you will be responsible for:
- Translation of user and business requirements into design approaches or services that meet user needs
- The creation and validation of storyboards, user journeys, process flows and site maps to effectively communicate interaction and design ideas.
- The creation and design of workable prototypes derived from User Research and customer engagement using multiple media
- Conducting usability tests with end users to evaluate concept designs and redesign prototypes based on the results of the testing.
- Update and review of components and patterns in the UKHO Design System that will be used throughout all Admiralty products and services ensuring these standards are adhered to across all levels of development and that there is a consistent look and feel to UKHO products.
- Ensuring all designs are communicated and understood in collaboration with software developers for implementation.
- Collaboration with a wide range of stakeholders (including but not limited to, User Researchers, Product Managers, Delivery Managers, Development teams, GIS Developers) to define and implement innovative solutions for designing products, interfaces and experiences
- Keep abreast and informed of the wider digital landscape and, developments in interaction design in particular.
Hybrid Working Expectations
This post is hybrid, you will be able to work from home, but also be willing to travel to and attend the office in Taunton for relevant workshops, meetings, team events as necessary.
Person specification
As our User Interaction Designer you will have:
- Experience of designing solutions to meet customer needs.
- Experience or understanding of usability testing.
- Knowledge and experience of HTML/CSS
- Appreciation of Design Principles and Process (e.g. Pattern Library and Design System)
- Experience of wireframing and prototyping tools. (for example Figma and Axure)
- Experience or understanding of UX deliverables – e.g. storyboards, user flows, process flows and journey maps
- Experience or understanding of visual design with examples.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Communicating and Influencing
- Making Effective Decisions
- Working Together
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- Experience of designing solutions to meet customer needs.
- Experience or understanding of usability testing.
- Experience or understanding of visual design with examples. (presentation)
- Experience of wireframing and prototyping tools. (for example Figma and Axure) (presentation)
- Experience or understanding of UX deliverables – e.g. storyboards, user flows, process flows and journey maps (presentation)
- Experience or understanding of visual design with examples. (Presentation)
Benefits
At the UK Hydrographic Office, it's very important to us that our people feel valued.
We offer a huge range of benefits such as training and development, well-being support, flexible/ homeworking, a fantastic state of the art building, high spec equipment, and so much more.
See our attached Candidate Information Pack for more details.
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Selection process details
How to Apply:
Click the 'Apply Now' button at the bottom of this page. You will be asked to complete an application which will be marked against the below Sift/Shortlist Criteria.
Timeline:
- Advert Closes for applications: 13th August 2023
- Shortlisting: week commencing 13th August 2023
- Interviews: week commencing 28th August 2023
We will try to meet the dates set out in the advert. There may be occasions when these dates change. You will be provided with sufficient notice of the confirmed dates.
Sift/Shortlist Criteria:
All applications are processed anonymously. You will be short-listed against the following criteria:
Experience - The panel will score the below experience criteria against your Personal Statement and your CV information:
- How the candidate’s experience matches these 6 points from the person specification
- Experience of designing solutions to meet customer needs.
- Experience or understanding of usability testing.
- Knowledge and experience of HTML/CSS
- Appreciation of Design Principles and Process (e.g. Pattern Library and Design System)
- Experience of wireframing and prototyping tools. (for example Figma and Axure)
- Experience or understanding of UX deliverables – e.g. storyboards, user flows, process flows and journey maps
Interview Criteria:
You will pre prepare and present a presentation to the panel at interview. You will be interviewed against the following criteria:
Civil Service Behaviours (Level 3)
- Communicating and Influencing (Presentation)
Making Effective Decisions
Working Together
Experience/ Technical Skills:
- Experience of designing solutions to meet customer needs.
- Experience or understanding of usability testing.
- Experience or understanding of visual design with examples. (Presentation)
- Experience of wireframing and prototyping tools. (for example Figma and Axure) (Presentation)
- Experience or understanding of UX deliverables – e.g. storyboards, user flows, process flows and journey maps (Presentation)
- Experience or understanding of visual design with examples. (Presentation)
See here for further information: Success Profiles - Civil Service Behaviours (publishing.service.gov.uk)
Process:
Single Stage Interview via TEAMS. You will be contacted to book a suitable slot if you are shortlisted (see our Candidate Pack for further information)
- Interview will be with a panel of no more than 2 people and will last approx. 45mins
- You will be asked to pre-prepare and present a 10 minute presentation to the Panel at interview. Please see the 'Interview Criteria' section above.
Onboarding Checks:
In the event you are offered a role with us, you will be required to go through Basic Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) checks which will include Employment and Right to Work Checks. Please see our attached Candidate Pack for further details and Terms.
Please note, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship.
BPSS – non reserved
This is a Ministry of Defence non-reserved post and is open to UK, British Commonwealth, and European Economic Area nationals. Successful applicants will be required to pass the Basic Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) and will therefore need to provide evidence if they have resided outside of the UK for a period of 6 months or longer within the last 3 years. This is not a bar to employment, but a successful applicant will be required to provide sufficient evidence to allow the UKHO to conduct meaningful background checks. Please contact the recruitment team on the email address below if you have any concerns regarding this.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
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This job is broadly open to the following groups:
- UK nationals
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
- certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals
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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
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