Hybrid User Researcher, Public

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About the role

  • User Researcher delivering insights to define service experiences at Kainos. Advocating user-centred design while being part of a diverse, ambitious team creating digital services.

Responsibilities

  • Deliver actionable insights that help define the right service experiences and focus them on user needs
  • Advocate for user needs-based design, design thinking and service design
  • Be part of our growing Experience Design capability creating exemplary digital services

Requirements

  • Understands the difference between requirements and user need and how they drive choice of research method
  • Excellent knowledge of qualitative research methods
  • Sound knowledge of quantitative research methods
  • Can design and write research plans, working with recruitment agencies or client insight teams (where appropriate)
  • Ensures that research and testing plans work with wider project strategy
  • Ability to conduct interviews with a clear understanding of empathy
  • Comfortable producing reports and presenting findings, as well as making recommendations
  • Sound commercial awareness
  • Works with wider project team to establish value of User Research
  • Experience working with Agile delivery methodologies (Desirable)
  • Demonstrable knowledge in user-centred design practices (Desirable)
  • Understanding of information architecture, interaction design and visual design principles (Desirable)
  • Experience working in a full-service digital agency environment (Desirable)
  • Active member of relevant communities, e.g. online groups, speaking at conferences (Desirable)

Benefits

  • Diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives
  • Professional development opportunities

Job title

User Researcher, Public

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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