Salary The national salary range is £56,532 - £64,048, London salary range is £61,201 - £69,338. Your salary will be dependent on your base location. Total pay in the range of '£50,001 to £60,000, £60,001 and over' are subject to capability, skills and experience. Salary may consist of base pay and a Recruitment and Retention Allowance (RRA) Number of jobs available 5 Detail of reserve list 12 Months Region National City/Town National Building/Site NATIONAL Please note: Some of our MoJ Office locations, such as our Liverpool Justice Collaboration Centre, require higher levels of National Security Vetting. The MoJ is working to open more Justice Collaboration Centres and Justice Satellite Offices over time. Click here to learn more about where our currently open Justice Collaboration Centres and Justice Satellite Offices are, to identify where you may be based and understand National Security Vetting requirements of each location. Grade Grade 7 Organisation Grade for MoJ Grade 7 Post Type Permanent Working Pattern Full Time, Part Time, Flexible Working Role Type Digital Will the successful applicant have line manager responsibilities? No Job description Senior Interaction Designer Location : National Closing Date : Sunday 1st December Interviews: expected 11th-13th December subject to change Grade : 7 (MoJ candidates who are on a specialist grade, will be able to retain this grade on lateral transfer) Salary : London: £61,201 - £69,338 (which may include an allowance of up to £3,747) National: £56,532 - £64,048 (which may include an allowance of up to £2,517) Working pattern : Full time, Part Time, Flexible Working Contract Type : Permanent Vacancy number : 92347 We are currently offering hybrid working which includes 2 days per week in your local office. Office locations can be found HERE The Role We’re recruiting for a Senior Interaction Designer here at Justice Digital, to be part of our warm and collaborative Probation Digital family These roles align to Senior Interaction Designer from the Government Digital and Data Framework These are exciting times at Justice Digital. We have a clear vision — to develop a digitally-enabled justice system that’s simpler, faster, better for everyone. We’re looking for talented people who are passionate about this mission and ready for the challenge. You’ll be welcomed into a thriving design community and into multidisciplinary teams, alongside user researchers, product owners, delivery managers and software developers to deliver world-class, user-centred services. As well as doing great work, we’re creating a place that’s great to work in. We offer brilliant training opportunities, excellent kit and support from expert colleagues. On top of that, you’ll find flexible working, an inclusive culture and a place where your opinion is valued. Working with the other MoJ Designers, you’ll also be a part of advancing our approach across the department, helping to grow our design culture, and standardising and systemising the way we work to enable better re-use of design components across government To help picture your life at Justice Digital please take a look at our blog and our Justice Digital Strategy. Key Responsibilities: Analyse and interpret user needs and business objectives in highly complex service areas Produce design concepts that help reimagine how services can be delivered end-to-end Facilitate design workshops and design sprints with the team, senior stakeholders and users Rapidly design and test digital prototypes with users Develop and maintain design standards, ensuring patterns and components are consistent, accessible, and easy to use across our digital products & Mentor a junior designer If this feels like an exciting opportunity, something you are enthusiastic about, and want to join our team please read on and apply Person Specification Essential You have a firm grounding and experience in user-centred design, from concept to final delivery. You know how to give direction on which tools, processes or methods to use and how to bring an agile delivery team along with you. You can listen to the needs of technical and business stakeholders, and interpret them in a way that is clear for both You know how to manage stakeholder expectations, set direction and navigate difficult discussions. You are experienced in rapid paper and digital prototyping. You can confidently work with developers and understand security, accessibility, version control and hosting. You are a strong team player who knows how to work with and get the best out of a multi-disciplinary agile delivery team You know what good end-to-end public services look like and how to design in an inclusive, accessible way. You know how to share best practice and can coach others to help them find the best way to achieve outcomes for their team. Willingness to be assessed against the requirements for BPSS clearance We welcome the unique contribution diverse applicants bring and do not discriminate on the basis of culture, ethnicity, race, nationality or national origin, age, sex, gender identity or expression, religion or belief, disability status, sexual orientation, educational or social background or any other factor. Our values are Purpose, Humanity Openness and Together. Find out more here about how we celebrate diversity and an inclusive culture in our workplace. How to Apply Candidates must submit a current and relevant CV, including a link to a portfolio showing your relevant work (if you don’t have a portfolio online, please upload it to Google Drive and include a link to it in your CV) and a cover letter (700 words max). The Cover Letter should outline your experience, against the following points of the essential criteria list above, under ’Person Specification’: You have a firm grounding and experience in user-centred design, from concept to final delivery. You know how to give direction on which tools, processes or methods to use and how to bring an agile delivery team along with you. You can listen to the needs of technical and business stakeholders, and interpret them in a way that is clear for both You know how to manage stakeholder expectations, set direction and navigate difficult discussions. You are a strong team player who knows how to work with and get the best out of a multi-disciplinary agile delivery team In Justice Digital, we recruit using a combination of the Digital, Data and Technology Capability and Success Profiles Frameworks. We will assess your Experience, Technical Skills and the following Behaviours during the assessment process: Developing self and others Working together Managing a quality service Communicating and influencing Your application will be reviewed against the Person Specification above by a diverse panel. Successful candidates who meet the required standard will then be invited to a 1.5 hour panel interview, which may include a task. The task will be given prior to the interview, for candidates to prepare, and will either be a written exercise or 10 minute presentation. Should we receive a high volume of applications, a pre-sift based on ‘You have a firm grounding and experience in user-centred design, from concept to final delivery’. and collaboration will be conducted prior to the sift. Should candidates not meet the minimum benchmark to pass the interview, to be offered a senior position, we do have mid level opportunities which we may be able to offer instead. This would be subject to you meeting the criteria for this level of role. Terms & Conditions Please review our Terms & Conditions which set out the way we recruit and provide further information related to the role and salary arrangements. If you have any questions please feel free to contact recruitmentdigital.justice.gov.uk Allowance Details GDD allowance: London: £61,201 - £69,338 (which may include an allowance of up to £3,747) National: £56,532 - £64,048 (which may include an allowance of up to £2,517) Closing Date: 01/12/2024, 23:55 hours. Contact information If you require any assistance please call 0345 241 5359 (Monday to Friday 8am - 6pm) or e mail Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiriesgov.sscl.com Please quote the job reference - 92347. To apply for roles in MOJ you will need to confirm your employment history for at least 3 years prior to the date of application so that pre-employment checks (BPSS) can be undertaken. If you have spent significant time abroad (a total of 6 months in the past 3 years) you would be required to give a reasonable account of the reasons why. For some roles you will be required to successfully complete National Security Vetting at Counter Terrorism (CTC), Security Clearance (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV) level as a condition of appointment. To meet CTC/SC/DV requirements you will normally need to have been resident in the UK for at least 3/5/10 years prior to the date of application (The level of checks that are required are stated in the advert). If you do not meet the above requirements, you may still be considered if, for example: You've been serving overseas with HM Forces or in some other official capacity as a representative of HM Government You were studying abroad You were living overseas with parents In such cases you will need to be able to provide referee cover for the period(s) of residence overseas. The duration of overseas residence and the country of abode will also be taken into account. Success Profiles Success Profiles will enable a fairer and more inclusive method of recruitment by enabling us to assess the range of experiences, abilities, strengths, behaviours and technical/professional skills required for different roles. This flexible approach to recruitment focuses more on finding the right candidate for the specific role. To find out more about Success Profiles to support your application please click here for further guidance. if you feel that your application has not been treated in line with the Civil Service Recruitment Principles, please contact SSCL (Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiriesgov.sscl.com) in the first instance Supporting document 1 92347- Senior Interaction Designer .pdf – 176KB Opens in a new window We have provided detail of the assessment stages and areas being assessed to help you prepare for completing your application form, and to advise of what will be assessed following this, if you successfully pass the application stage. Application form stage assessments Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) You must ensure that any evidence submitted as part of your application, including your CV, statement of suitability and behaviour examples, are truthful and factually accurate. Please note that plagiarism can include presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own. Interview stage assessments There is 1 interview stage for this vacancy. A Great Place to Work for Veterans The "Making the Civil Service a Great Place to work for veterans" initiative includes a guaranteed interview scheme to those who meet the minimum criteria to provide eligible former members of the Armed Forces with opportunities to secure rewarding jobs. Allowing veterans to continue to serve their country, and to bring highly skilled individuals with a broad range of experience into the Civil Service in an environment, which recognises and values your previous service in the Armed Forces. For further details about the initiative and eligibility requirements visit : https://www.gov.uk/government/news/making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans Redeployment Interview Scheme Civil Service departments are expected to explore redeployment opportunities before making an individual redundant. The MoJ are committed, as part of the Redeployment Interview Scheme, to providing opportunities to those who are 'at risk of redundancy'. MoJ are able to offer an interview to eligible candidates who meet the minimum selection criteria, except in a limited number of campaigns. Candidate's will not be eligible for the Redeployment Interview Scheme if they are applying on promotion. For further information and to apply for this position please see the following link: https://www.jobtrain.co.uk/justicedigital/Job/JobDetail?jobid538. This job is broadly open to the following groups: UK nationals nationals of the Republic of Ireland nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window) https://www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020 Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window) https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-rules