Ministry of Justice
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.