Have a great visual design sense and an eye for detail - You should have a portfolio that showcases your prior work and be able to explain your design decisions. Services Group collaborates closely with stakeholders from across Governments to ensure that newly developed digital services answer the needs of their users. We work with agencies to aggregate and deliver useful central ICT needs. At Standard Products, we are a unit based in HQ. We are looking for individuals with distinctive qualities and a positive attitude. We are looking for individuals with distinctive qualities and a positive attitude. If you feel you have what it takes to be part of the team, we are interested in knowing you deeper and we welcome you to join us! What does a UI/UX Designer do? As a user experience designer, your job is to make a concrete vision of what a good product looks like. This starts from understanding user's needs and the problems they face, to creating intuitive user flows through your application, and finally to polishing the detailed aesthetics and understanding how they make users feel. On a day to day basis, this means: Talking with users to understand their problems Creating personas, user flows, sketches, and information architectures to guide design decisions Building mockups and prototypes to illustrate different design approaches Testing early designs with users and iterating on their feedback Defining overall aesthetics and visual styles for the product Creating detailed user interface specifications Guiding engineers in their implementation of your designs Establish common design standards for the team Run design critiques to share your expertise with other designers You will work on meaningful projects that solve problems pertinent to our society. The public sector is full of opportunities where even the simplest software can have a big impact on people's lives. What it is like working here: Rapid Prototyping - Instead of spending too much time debating ideas we prefer testing them. This identifies potential problems quickly, and more importantly, conveys what is possible to others easily. Ownership - In addition to technical responsibilities, this means having opinions on what is being done, and having ideas on what should be done next to test those hypotheses out. Building something that you believe in is the best way to build something good. Continuous Learning - Working on new ideas often means not fully understanding what you are working on. Taking time to learn new architectures, frameworks, technologies, and even languages is not just encouraged but essential. Who we are looking for We are looking for people who: Have a demonstrated ability to designing products and experiences - Prior work and personal projects count for much more than specific degrees. Have a great visual design sense and an eye for detail - You should have a portfolio that showcases your prior work and be able to explain your design decisions. Are passionate about user-centered design - We look for experience with user research processes and an understanding of mobile-first and responsive design. Are proficient with design tools - You need proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite or other prototyping software such as Sketch and Invision. Familiarity with HTML/CSS/JS and other web development technologies is a plus. Communicate well with both users and engineers - You need to be comfortable taking feedback from laymen to inform your designs and then explaining those designs in sufficient detail to engineers for implementation. Take initiative to make things happen - Our job is to push for change in government, so we need to challenge the status quo and not wait for instruction. Want to work for the public good - We are public servants, we serve the public. This sometimes means ignoring political pressures and misguided policies. We need people who will push back if something is not in the public interest. Overall, we look for people who have ability, initiative, good communication, and strong values.