User Researcher


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Listed on

15th October 2021

Location

Telford

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Description: User Researcher

Location: Telford (remote at present)

Initial Duration: 6 Months

IN SCOPE OF IR35

Umbrella Only

Gov.UK or GDS experience required

Our client is searching for a User Researcher you'll generate new and useful user insights and translate them into features and actions. You will lead the formal usability testing process for a digital service - from developing user recruitment briefs through to test moderation, analysis and report writing.

This includes:

- Planning, designing and conducting in-house research to test new service ideas and concept development

- Working closely with the team to turn user data into actionable user stories that influence product/service direction and prototype development

- Managing ad-hoc qualitative/quantitative research projects such as proposition development, visual identity and customer experience mapping

- Presenting findings, recommendations and customer insights to senior decision makers

- Sharing knowledge of tools and techniques with technical and non-technical team members in the wider digital team and across government

Requirements:

-Experience of delivery using an iterative/agile methodology (e.g. Agile/SCRUM)

-Experience of agile collaboration tools (e.g. Atlassian Jira, Agile for Scrum, Confluence)

-Understanding of agile delivery techniques e.g. Continuous Delivery/Integration, Test Driven Development, and associated tooling

-A degree in areas such as psychology, sociology, anthropology, human-computer interaction or market research

-Good facilitation and influencing skills

-Excellent problem-solving and interpersonal skills

-Excellent written and verbal communication skills - able to work with large groups of customers of varying levels of seniority from user to board level

-This role will involve working with various UK Government clients at locations across the UK, so you must be mobile and willing to work away from your base location

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