Department for Work & Pensions
DWP Digital - Mobile Apps Interaction Designer
6 Incomplete applications
5 SME, 1 large
5 Completed applications
5 SME, 0 large
Important dates
- Published
- Wednesday 4 May 2022
- Deadline for asking questions
- Wednesday 11 May 2022 at 11:59pm GMT
- Closing date for applications
- Wednesday 18 May 2022 at 11:59pm GMT
Overview
- Specialist role
- Designer
- Off-payroll (IR35) determination
- Supply of resource: the off-payroll rules will apply to any workers engaged through a qualifying intermediary, such as their own limited company
- Summary of the work
- You will be key part of multi-disciplined DWP Mobile team working to develop Mobile Apps for the Department turning. Have good working knowledge of interaction design in practice, creating and iterating prototypes to test and communicate ideas, helping the wider team understand user needs.
- Latest start date
- Wednesday 1 June 2022
- Expected contract length
- 6 months
- Location
- North West England
- Organisation the work is for
- Department for Work & Pensions
- Maximum day rate
- £750.00
About the work
- Early market engagement
- N/A
- Who the specialist will work with
- You will be working as part of an internal multidisciplinary Mobility product team and will have access to team members, leadership and our users.
- What the specialist will work on
- You will be working as part of an internal multidisciplinary Mobility product team helping to develop mobile apps improving user experience. You will be accountable for understanding user needs and leading the design of services, products (mobile apps) and tools to meet them. Your focus will be on understanding user journeys and fulfilling user needs.
Work setup
- Address where the work will take place
- Manchester HUB 2 St Peter’s Square | Manchester - M2 3AA
- Working arrangements
- Working arrangements will be a blend of remote working and working from the Manchester HUB site, you will spend roughly 40% of your time onsite and 60% at home.
- Security clearance
- BPSS minimum security clearance
Additional information
- Additional terms and conditions
- TBC
Skills and experience
Buyers will use the essential and nice-to-have skills and experience to help them evaluate suppliers’ technical competence.
- Essential skills and experience
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- Experience of designing mobile applications for iPhone and iPads
- Strong knowledge of designing for and differences in mobile use cases vs desktop experience
- Experience of doing research for internal applications for large private organisations or Government departments
- Experience of prototyping and testing interactions for mobile devices
- Experience of user centered analysis and design
- Experience of working in agile software development teams, communicating analysis and insight to ensure product meets user needs
- Nice-to-have skills and experience
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- Experience of designing mobile apps for Android
- Experience of designing apps with Digital Workplace solutions context
- Strong communication skills
- Able to present recommendations and findings to senior leadership
How suppliers will be evaluated
All suppliers will be asked to provide a work history.
- How many specialists to evaluate
- 3
- Cultural fit criteria
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- Work collaboratively with team members, other stakeholders, users and suppliers
- Be transparent and collaborative when making decisions
- Have a no-blame culture and encourage people to learn from their mistakes
- Take responsibility for their work
- Share knowledge and experience with other team members
- Challenge the status quo
- Be comfortable standing up for their discipline
- Can work with clients with low technical expertise
- Additional assessment methods
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- Interview
- Presentation
- Evaluation weighting
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Technical competence
60%Cultural fit
20%Price
20%
Questions asked by suppliers
- 1. Is there an incumbent?
- This is a new requirement and role.