Head of Digital Design

Head of Digital Design - up to 77,000 - Hybrid (Two Days a Week in Newport)

The Opportunity

Yolk Recruitment Public Sector & Not-for-Profit team has partnered with a unique Civil Service Organisation who are currently undergoing a very interesting and complex digital transformation.

We are supporting them to recruit a Head of Digital Design who has had experience managing User Centered Design professionals e.g. Service Designers, Interaction Designers, UX Designers. You will be leading a Team of 8 and their reports, taking charge of the Design Strategy for a core business service.

What the Head of Digital Design will be doing
You will be managing a team who will be working on a variety of projects related to a business critical system within the business with a focus on accessibility and Gov Digital Design Standards.

• Direct line management of a team of User Centered Design Professionals, and matrix management of delivery teams.
• Ensure a clear direction and strategy for the UCD design community, ensuring it aligns with the DDaT strategy, and champions awareness of UCD across the organisation.
• Manage the design service, ensuring efficient allocation of resources and effective management of stakeholders
• Ensure design work meets accessibility and Gov Digital design standards.

What the successful Head of Digital Design will bring to the team
You will have proven experience as a leader in User Centered Design, championing its adoption across organisations, coaching and mentoring junior colleagues with a wealth of hands on experience.

• You will have experience mentoring junior designers across a wide range of design disciplines - with experience having led teams of designers
• You will have hands on experience delivering User Centred Design projects demonstrating an extensive experience of UCD methodologies.
• Experience working in large transformational pieces of work.
• Experience working to and implementing accessible design standards.

Here's What You'll Get in Return

• Salary up to 77,000
• Dedicated investment into your professional development, through courses and other training opportunities
• Pension scheme - 28.9% employer contribution
• Work your 37.5 hours on any schedule between 5am and 10pm
• Accrued Flexi-Time - If you work 37.5 hours in 4 days, you can have the fifth day off
• Unlimited access to Pluralsight learning videos
• 25 Days annual leave PLUS Bank Holidays (Increasing to 30 days)

Think this one's for you
If you think this Head of Digital Design opportunity is for you then please apply online.

Yolk Public Sector & Not-for-Profit team works with organisations across the UK to fulfil their recruitment needs and to achieve their D&I objectives. We recruit temporary, contract and permanent hires for 1 off specialist needs or for volume campaigns. We support our applicants to navigate the public sector recruitment processes and secure their dream jobs.

Yolk Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer and embraces diversity in our workforce. We employ the best people for the job at hand and actively encourage applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, age, race, religion, sexual orientation, disability, educational background, parental status, gender identity or any other protected characteristic. We champion and celebrate diversity at Yolk allowing our team to bring their whole selves to work.