Venesky-Brown’s client, a public sector organisation in Edinburgh, is currently looking to recruit 2 x User Researchers for 3 month contracts on a rate of £382/day (inside of IR35). These roles will be a combination of office and home working. The working hours are 29.6 hours over 4 days per week. Responsibilities: - Designing and running user research using a range of methods (qualitative and quantitative) to best support business and project needs. - Working closely with teams to provide clear, actionable insights and support decision making. - Facilitating the inclusion of different types of users in research activities. - Advocating for accessibility, assisted digital and inclusive design practices to help teams deliver accessible services that work for all. - Supporting teams to continually improve their understanding of and engagement with users and their needs, embedding insight into their work. - Managing the ethics and consent processes with research participants. - Managing the use and licensing of user research tools and facilities. - Supporting the development of data protection and equalities impact assessments. - Understanding user-centred service design and delivery practices. - Helping raise awareness of the social and technological context for organisational services. Essential Skills: - Experience in a research role, choosing and delivering a range of research methods for different situations and contexts. - Experience of communicating research approaches and insights effectively to different audiences, ensuring they are understood by your stakeholders. - Experience of designing research sessions to ensure they are inclusive and meet the diverse needs of participants. - Experience of managing personal data, consent processes and other ethical considerations when working with research participants. If you would like to hear more about these opportunities please get in touch.