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Digital Service Design Lead

Digital Service Design Lead

  • Location

    Newport

  • Sector:

    Public Sector & Not-for-Profit

  • Job type:

    Permanent

  • Salary:

    £59274 - £67000 per annum

  • Contact:

    Nikki Fisher

  • Email:

    nfisher@yolkrecruitment.com

  • Contact phone:

    02921 673 757

  • Job ref:

    BH-26678-2

  • Published:

    over 2 years ago

  • Expiry date:

    2021-11-26

  • Start date:

    2021-10-26

Digital Service Design Lead

Newport

Permanent with excellent development opportunities

 
An exciting opportunity to join the IT team as the new Service Design Lead

What you’ll be doing as a Digital Service Design Lead

Leading the team who are responsible for Service and User Experience Design across all of changes and projects throughout the organisation, the Head of Service Design will be responsible for developing people, capabilities and Service Design Profession. We are looking for an enthusiastic person who can build relationships across the office, continue to build on the professionalism of our Service Design community regardless of delivery style.
What you’ll bring to the role:

  • Leading and managing technical teams.
  • Extensive experience of Service Design tools and methodologies within both agile and DevOps environments.
  • Demonstratable experience of being a Service Design practitioner who drives and implements change.
  • Demonstratable experience of designing systems across multiple services identifying the simplest approach out of a variety of approaches.
  • Demonstratable experience of applying strategic thinking to provide the best service for the end user.
  • Demonstrable experience of professional development of a community of Service Design practitioners including development of new talent such as graduates and apprentices.
  • Experience of large transformational programmes of work and experience of analysis of componentised delivery methods.
  • Experience of GDS assessments and assessment techniques
  • Influencing, both inside an IT department, and across the organisation.
  • Knowledge or experience of blue-printing, prototyping (including prototyping in code) and story boarding techniques including giving direction on what tools and methods to usTechnical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

  • Evidence and Context Based Design
  • Prototyping
  • Extensive experience of Service Design tools and methodologies within both agile and DevOps environments.
  • Knowledge or experience of blue-printing, prototyping (including prototyping in code) and story boarding techniques including giving direction on what tools and methods to use
We only ask for evidence of these technical skills on your application form:

  • Evidence and Context Based Design
  • Prototyping
 

Here’s What You’ll Get in Return as a Digital Service Design Manager

 

The successful Digital Service Design Manager will receive the following endless benefits:

  • A salary of £56 453 - £59 274
  • A flexible working scheme which has no core hours and excellent opportunities for home, part-time and term-time working;
  • A very generous pension scheme, with low employee contributions;
  • Eligibility for special and office-wide bonus payments;
  • Excellent development opportunities;
  • Opportunities for secondments, both internal and external;
  • Opportunities to join many civil-service clubs such as the Sports and Social Association, Motoring Club (CSMA), which provide numerous discounts to members
  • A limited number of free car parking spaces are available on site;
  • Use of facilities that we share with ONS. These include an on-site gymnasium, shop, restaurant, coffee shop, cash point and hairdressers.
 

 

Think this one’s for you

If you think this Digital Service Design Manager role is for you then apply online to Nikki Fisher at Yolk Recruitment

 

Yolk Public Sector & Not-for-Profit team works with organisations across the UK to fulfil their recruitment needs and to achieve their D&I objectives. We recruit temporary, contract and permanent hires for 1 off specialist needs or for volume campaigns. We support our applicants to navigate the public sector recruitment processes and secure their dream jobs.

Yolk Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer and embraces diversity in our workforce. We employ the best people for the job at hand and actively encourage applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, age, race, religion, sexual orientation, disability, educational background, parental status, gender identity or any other protected characteristic. We champion and celebrate diversity at Yolk allowing our team to bring their whole selves to work.
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