Key Facts

Remote From:

Full time

English

Hard Skills

Interaction Design Human-Centered Design Cross-Functional Collaboration Design Strategies Practice Management Resource Management Service Design Stakeholder Communications Diversity And Inclusion

Other Skills

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Team Leadership
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Mentorship
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Constructive Feedback
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Coaching
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Teamwork
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Collaboration
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Communication

Roles & Responsibilities

Prior government experience
Understanding of government design principles and methodologies
SC clearance required
Experience leading or line-managing a team of Interaction Designers across multiple projects

Requirements:

Work closely with professional leads, Delivery Managers and Heads of Role
Build an inclusive community of practice that enables designers across the portfolio to share ideas, best practice and proactively help and support each other
Work with senior stakeholders to raise awareness and understanding of the value of user-centred design
Line-manage, support and mentor a team of Interaction Designers across multiple projects, providing guidance, training and constructive feedback

Job description

Lead Interaction Designer

About the role

My client, a central government department, require a Lead Interaction Designer, where you will be responsible for leading a team of Interaction Designers to design services focused on user needs, while working with stakeholders to

resource projects and promote a better understanding of design.

Main responsibilities

- working closely with other professional leads, Delivery Managers and Heads of Role

- building an inclusive community of practice that enables designers across the

portfolio of work to share ideas, best practice and proactively help and support each

other

- working with senior stakeholders to raise awareness and understanding of the value

of user-centred design

line managing, supporting and mentoring a team of Interaction Designers over

multiple projects, providing them with guidance, training and constructive feedback

Other day to day activities

Must have prior government experience and understand government design principles and methodologies. SC clearance is also required