Lead UI Designer - Reed Talent Solutions : Job Details

Here is an insight to Money and Pension Service: At the heart of the Money and Pensions Service are our values – caring, connecting and transforming, which are the foundation of our success. They permeate every area of our work and define all our business relationships and the way we work with each other. We’re not only looking for the best people to come and work for us; we also need people who align themselves to our values.We care about our colleagues and customers, and are committed to transforming lives and make a positive societal impact.We help people – particularly those most in need – to improve their financial wellbeing and build a better, more confident future. Working collaboratively across the UK, we make sure customers can access high-quality money and pensions guidance and debt advice throughout their lives, however and whenever they need it.We are committed to attracting people of all backgrounds, we want our colleagues to reflect our customers and the people we assist.In this role you will be responsible for the following;

• Leading collaborative design processes for multiple complex projects.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to shape and communicate the brand and visual identity for MaPS’s digital channels.
• Fostering an environment of creativity and design excellence by leading inspiration sessions and sharing examples of outstanding design.
• Communicating with designers and researchers on other programmes to avoid duplication, maximise learning, and ensure the coherence and consistency of MaPS digital experiences.
• Collaborating with relevant internal teams to ensure our services meet MaPS and GDS standards for suitability, efficacy, usability, accessibility, quality, security, and data protection.
• Provide creative direction and solutions for UI design across multiple services and platforms.
• Lead the development of our design systems including governance, socialisation, tooling, and alignment with the GOV.UK design system.
• Provide creative direction for the development of our advertising campaigns as well as marketing and promotional collateral for our corporate and consumer products and services.
• Play a key role in the visual development our brand identity, working with the brand team and agencies to evolve existing guidelines across products and services.
• Creating design documentation and assets including sketches, wireframes, high-fidelity concepts, component libraries, and design specification documents.
• Acting as the quality assurance lead and brand guardian across our internal and external digital estate, socialising updates and best practice. 

Skills needed for this role:Design communicationLevel: expert

• gain support for design decisions and design strategy from senior leaders
• communicate design strategy across organisational boundaries
• coach others in how to effectively communicate design
• develop or introduce more effective methods of communicating design and working in the open

Designing for everyoneLevel: expert

• measurably improve the practice of inclusive, accessible and environmentally sustainable design in multiple teams or across your organisation
• help others understand and mitigate the influence of privilege and power on the design and delivery of content and services

Designing strategicallyLevel: practitioner

• help a team understand how user-centred design helps it meet its goals
• help teams align their work to the goals and vision of their organisation
• use risks, opportunities and constraints in technology, systems and policy to shape design
• identify and create new design patterns and components

Designing togetherLevel: practitioner

• advise others how to effectively plan and run design sessions with a team, users or stakeholders
• adapt a design session to ensure you achieve a useful outcome
• effectively involve the right people throughout the design process
• work across team or profession boundaries, for example with policy teams

Evidence-based designLevel: expert

• embed a practice of hypothesis-driven design in a team
• guide the organisation in how to use evidence to improve services
• analyse, synthesise and use evidence to improve the way the organisation works
• ensure user insights are shared with and used by the wider organisation and across government

Iterative designLevel: expert

• embed the practice of iterative design and agile working in teams or wider organisation
• lead on prototyping complex ideas at any fidelity
• help teams adapt quickly to changes in requirements, priorities or user needs
• iterate delivery processes or team structures to help teams work effectively

Leading designLevel: practitioner

• lead and coordinate design work in a team
• advocate for user-centred design with leaders outside of digital and data
• create an inclusive, productive environment for designers to work in
• mentor and coach other designers
• iterate and improve design processes within your team

You will need to demonstrate the following skills and experience;

Extensive user interface design experience (likely to be 10 years or more). Some of this may be in an adjacent role such as brand, advertising, or interaction design.

Experience in creative marketing, art direction and/or advertising, including creating and directing high-quality campaign creative....