Lead Interaction Designer - Lawrence Hill, United Kingdom - Planning Inspectorate

Planning Inspectorate
Planning Inspectorate
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Lawrence Hill, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Salary:

- £58,326 - £63,418
  • A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
    Job grade:
  • Grade 7
    Contract type:
  • Permanent
    Business area:
  • PINS
  • Corporate Services
  • Digital

Type of role:
  • Digital
  • Information Technology
    Working pattern:
  • Flexible working, Fulltime
    Number of jobs available:
  • 1Contents
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    About the job


    Benefits:

    Things you need to know

    Location

    • Bristol, South West England, BS1 6PNAbout the job

    Job summary:


    We are looking for an experienced, proactive and engaging Interaction Designer to work within the Planning Inspectorates Digital Service Teams.

    You'll be working with a multidisciplinary team to help deliver changes to our citizen facing and internal digital and data services that will change the way the Planning Inspectorate delivers an excellent service for our customers.

    The Planning Inspectorate has a long and proud history in ensuring a fair planning system for England. The work we do has a significant impact on people's lives, the communities where they live and the economy.


    We want our colleagues to be able to work more flexibly and more collaboratively, exploring new and innovative ways to improve the way we provide services.

    For further information on the Planning Inspectorate, please see the information pack attached. You can also view our careers page at Civil Service Careers


    Job description:


    We are looking for an experienced interaction designer who is motivated and proactive in working in multi-disciplinary teams to develop and implement solutions in line with Planning Inspectorates' strategic direction and goals.


    You will work collaboratively with a multi-disciplinary project team, to analyse problems and outline and prototype designs to solve those problems, helping to ensure that services are user focussed and clear, and ensuring new ways of working are embraced and our services delivered in line with project goals and delivery cycles.

    You will be an integral part of the digital team whilst working on the project and helping to maintain design standards whilst improving processes, strategies, and methods.


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    Person specification:


    Essential Criteria

    • Demonstrable experience of leading user centred interaction design including development of prototypes.
    • Extensive experience prototyping with a wide range of design software (e.g.
    GDS Prototype Kit, Figma, Miro).

    • Knowledge of accessibility guidelines and experience of ensuring that digital services are accessible to all users, including users with low digital skills.
    • Experience of working in multidisciplinary teams to embed usercentred design practices.
    • Experience of designing interactions professionally for the web and mobile in a range of design environments.
    • Experience of setting design standards and leading a team to implement them.

    Desirable Criteria

    • Experience of the Government Service Standard

    Behaviours:

    We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

    • Leadership
    • Changing and Improving
    • Communicating and Influencing
    • Seeing the Big Picture

    Benefits:


    • Alongside your salary of £58,326, Planning Inspectorate contributes £15,647 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
    • Flexible working options, including flexitime, parttime, compressed hours and home working if suitable for the role.
    • A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity.
    • 25 days annual leave increasing by 1 day per year up to 30 days after 5 years, plus 1 privilege day to mark the King's birthday. In addition to the normal bank holidays.
    • Generous family friendly policies.
    • Fast and modern IT kit which utilises Windows 10 and Microsoft 365, enabling seamless working from home and collaboration across teams.
    Things you need to know


    Selection process details:


    • This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.
      Application
    • Experience of designing interactions professionally for the web and mobile in a range of design environments.

    Interview

    If you are shortlisted, you will:

    • Be asked to attend an interview to have a more in-depth discussion about your experience and suitability for the role
    • Interviews will be a blend of behaviour and experience questions

    Other Information

    Shortlist Date:
    w/c 5th February 2024

    Interview Date:
    w/c 19th February 2024
    The Planning Inspectorate is committed to finding the right person for the job.

    We recruit using Success Profiles and consider the criteria you will need to demonstrate to be successful for the role, by doing this we are pushing up performance, diversifying our workforce and creating an inclusive culture.


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