£61,793 - £65,163 Based on capability. The base salary of this grade is £55,403. Offers made above this will be made up with a specialist pay allowance.
Published on 20 December 2024. Deadline 12 January 2025.
As a designer at GDS, you’ll work in multidisciplinary teams, alongside researchers and developers, to deliver world-class, user-centered public services that meet the Government Design Principles. You’ll help identify and fix some of the toughest problems in public infrastructure and focus on the design of services at scale. You’ll help the government transform the way it delivers services, so that they’re more efficient, simpler, faster, and easier to use.
You'll be part of a fantastic design community in government, where we share ideas and challenges with thousands of designers across the public sector. This is a chance to work on services that matter, at a huge scale, with people who value design. Find out more about what it’s like designing in government on our Design in Government blog.
Responsibilities
* Design digital services that meet user needs.
* Work effectively in a multidisciplinary, agile environment, adapting quickly to changes in requirements, priorities, or user needs.
* Use research and analytics to understand users' needs, identify service failures, and test different designs.
* Design collaboratively and in the open, engaging your whole team with the design process and adapting it if necessary.
* Champion accessibility and inclusion, consider the impact of new technologies, and ensure that designs meet legal requirements.
* Collaborate with designers in other teams and departments, reviewing each other's work and developing shared patterns.
Person Specification
We’re interested in people who:
* Design clear, usable, accessible digital interfaces across multiple channels, for example for web, apps, or conversational interfaces.
* Senior interaction designers will have experience of guiding, supporting, and mentoring others.
* Have experience in making effective decisions with user research data.
* Have experience of working with senior stakeholders and the ability to negotiate important design decisions.
* Have experience of engaging with people in a variety of ways (e.g., workshops or co-design activities).
* Have an understanding of the importance of inclusive, equitable, accessible, and sustainable public services.
* Have a working knowledge of WCAG and how it is used to develop accessible products and services.
* Have awareness or experience of the GOV.UK Design System.
* Have experience of working closely with other designers and developers to develop components and patterns that can be reused across products and services.
Benefits of Working at GDS
There are many benefits of working at GDS, including:
* Flexible hybrid working with flexi-time and the option to work part-time or condensed hours.
* A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%.
* 25 days of annual leave, increasing by a day each year up to a maximum of 30 days.
* An extra day off for The King’s birthday.
* An in-year bonus scheme to recognize high performance.
* Career progression and coaching, including a training budget for personal development.
* A focus on wellbeing with access to an employee assistance programme.
* Job satisfaction from making government services easier to use and more inclusive for people across the UK.
* Advances on pay, including for travel season tickets.
* Cycle to work scheme and facilities.
* Access to an employee discounts scheme.
* 10 learning days per year.
* Volunteering opportunities (5 special leave days per year).
* Access to a suite of learning activities through Civil Service learning.
GDS offers hybrid working for all employees. This means that everyone does some working from home and also spends some time in their local office. You’ll agree to your hybrid working arrangement with your line manager in line with your preferences and business needs.
Things You Need to Know
This role is being advertised with Manchester or Bristol as a location. There is an exception to this if a current London-based member of staff from GDS applies and is successful; they would retain their London base for pay and allowance purposes.
The standard selection process for roles at GDS consists of:
* A simple application screening process - We only ask for a CV and cover letter of up to 750 words. Important tip - please ensure that your cover letter includes how you meet the skills and experience listed in the “person specification” section above.
* A URL to your portfolio in your cover letter or CV to show some examples of your design work, alternatively you can email it directly to gds-recruitment@digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk (referencing your application number).
* A 60-minute video interview. Candidates invited to the interview will be asked to give a short presentation. Full details of the presentation will be made available to all shortlisted candidates at a later date.
Recruitment Timelines
Role closes - 12th January 2025
Sift completion: 17th January 2025
Panel interviews: Friday 24th and Monday 27th January
Candidates that do not pass the interview but have demonstrated an acceptable standard may be considered for similar roles at a lower grade.
A reserve list will be held for a period of 12 months, from which further appointments can be made.
You may be aware that there are plans for the Government Digital Service (GDS) & the Central Digital & Data Office (CDDO) to move into the Department of Science, Innovation & Technology (DSIT). This move is to bring together the digital transformation of public services into one core department. The move itself will offer huge opportunities whilst allowing DSIT to lead the way and drive forward the new Government's digital agenda.
As the announcement is relatively new, we are awaiting more detailed information. Therefore, we encourage you to apply for this role and will keep you informed with updated information throughout the application process.
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