Interaction Designer – UK Home Office
We are looking for an Interaction Designer to work across policing and public protection services, helping design systems that keep communities safe and support frontline officers.
You will join the Policing and Public Protection Technology (PPPT) portfolio as part of the central user‑centred design (UCD) team. This role offers exposure to a diverse range of products and services across biometrics, offender management, national security, modern slavery and more. You will design the flow of user interactions across services and products, ensure correct use of both Government and Home Office design systems, and iterate prototypes for user testing.
Responsibilities
* Creating prototypes and concepts to communicate ideas with users, iterating with evidence.
* Mapping user journeys, processes and visualising design problems.
* Understanding and advocating for user needs to design simple, effective and accessible services.
* Collaborating with a multidisciplinary team – sharing design work, running workshops and communicating decisions.
* Identifying and applying best practices and standards to design services consistent across government and the Home Office.
* Championing UCD within the Home Office Design community and across government, sharing best practice.
* Taking responsibility for personal learning and development and seeking opportunities to improve knowledge and experience.
Skills and Experience
* Evidence‑based design: understanding user needs, engaging in research activities and interpreting user research to inform design.
* Prototyping and concept creation: sketching and designing prototypes at different levels of fidelity.
* Interaction design: applying visual and interaction design knowledge to create usable, accessible and responsive UIs.
* Accessibility and inclusion: applying accessibility standards and understanding technology constraints.
* Collaboration: running workshops, facilitating discussions and working with other professions.
* Communication, persuasion and advocacy: articulating the benefits of a user‑centred approach, based on evidence.
Security Clearance
This role requires SC clearance. To meet national security vetting requirements, you must typically have been resident in the UK for at least five years.
Benefits
* Exceptional pension: employer contribution 28.97 %.
* Generous leave: 25 days annual leave (rising to 30 with service), 8 public holidays, 1 day for the King’s Birthday.
* Flexible working: including full‑time, part‑time, compressed hours, job sharing and a hybrid model (minimum 60 % on‑site).
* Learning and development: access to training, technical accreditations and funded qualifications.
* Inclusion and recognition: culture that champions diversity, enhanced parental leave, annual bonuses and recognition awards.
Ready to lead and innovate?
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