Our Government Client is currently recruiting for a Lead user Researcher, on a 3 month contract basis, paying £650 P/D outside IR35.
Role: User Research Lead
Contract Length: 3 months
Location: Working from home / London
IR35: Out of Scope
Pay Rate to Candidate: 650 LTD/Umb
Minimum Requirement:
Demonstrate UR background
NOT UI/UX
Qualitative / Quantitative experience essential
Security Clearance: BPSS
CV Deadline: 18 FEB 12pm
Interview Process: Telephone / Webcam
Description:
Provide User Research expertise within a small team of User Researchers that works within a wider team of Designers, Analysts and Developers to build a range of digital products across the organisation. The main products in scope focus on extracting value from data sources to drive better decision-making. Familiarise yourself with the project’s user research work to date and devise a strategy of moving the work forward. Plan, design and conduct user research sessions on a regular basis, testing both high-level concepts, and aspects of the service as it is designed and developed, and developing and maintaining a picture of the users. Collaboratively analyse the findings of user research to identify common themes and points of user contention. Use findings of user data to work closely with designers and analysts to iterate the developing service. Experience in: taking a lead User Researcher role within a team, setting research direction and mentoring junior user research colleagues, some of whom are new to profession; managing team dynamics and holding sufficient authority to effectively challenge points of design without alienating individuals; working within an agile project environment.