Job offer SharePoint and Website UX / Interaction Designer

SharePoint and Website UX / Interaction Designer
Bootle, Merseyside (with hybrid working)

About Us

The Health and Safety Executive is Britain's national regulator for workplace health and safety. We're dedicated to protecting people and places, ensuring everyone can lead safer and healthier lives at work.

We are now looking for a SharePoint and Website UX / Interaction Designer to join our team on a permanent, full-time basis.

Part-time working hours are available for this role. We can accept part-time applicants who can commit to working a minimum of 30 hours per week.

The Benefits

- Salary of £32,802 - £36,625 per annum (pro rata for part-time)
- 25 days' annual leave, plus bank holidays and Civil Service privilege leave
- Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 28.97%
- Flexible working options
- Family-friendly policies and working hours
- Competitive parental leave benefits
- Carer-friendly policies to help create a supportive working culture
- Learning and development tailored to your role
- Cycle to Work Scheme, E-Gift Cards and Vouchers via our partner EdenRed

This is a fantastic opportunity for a high-calibre IT professional with a deep grasp of front-end design to join our vital organisation.

You'll have the chance to pioneer new approaches to digital design and user experience, making a tangible difference in how information is accessed and utilised.

What's more, with flexible and hybrid working options to suit your lifestyle alongside an extensive benefits package, we'll ensure every aspect of your personal wellbeing is taken care of.

So, if you're ready to step into a fantastic position and play a crucial role in shaping the digital face of the Health and Safety Executive, apply today!

The Role

As a SharePoint and Website UX / Interaction Designer, you will support the delivery and performance of our SharePoint intranet and website.

Working alongside Content Designers, Graphic Designers and Performance Analysts, you will deliver designs and services that provide an integrated and consistent experience for users.

You will also write, adapt, maintain and support HTML, CSS and JavaScript code for our external facing website.

Additionally, you will:

- Configure and deploy communication sites and associated MS O365 functionality
- Provide front-end designs for complex projects and portfolios of work
- Analyse user research and usability testing
- Ensure quality and accessibility compliance and general web standards are met
- Undertake quality assurance and accessibility checks

About You

To be considered as a SharePoint and Website UX / Interaction Designer, you will ideally have:

- Experience of User-Centred Design
- Experience of HTML and/or CSS and conveying design specifications to developers
- Experience customising master pages, page layouts and themes in SharePoint
- Experience creating cohesive user experiences across Office 365 applications
- Experience developing integrated solutions within the Office 365 ecosystem
- Experience crafting intuitive and engaging user interactions

There will be a requirement to travel to Bootle in Liverpool one day a week (or when required). Therefore, we would encourage candidates to consider if the commute from home to Bootle is a feasible distance to travel before making an application.

The closing date for this role is 28th May 2024.

Other organisations may call this role UI Designer, UX Designer, User Interface Designer, User Experience Designer, or Digital Designer.

Webrecruit and the Health and Safety Executive are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

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