Junior Content Designer

We are seeking a Junior Content Designer to join the Chief Medical Advisor Directorate, which provides trusted clinical and public health leadership.

The role sits within the UKHSA's core User-Centred Design (UCD) team, part of the Readiness and Surge Division.

As a Junior Content Designer, you'll:

• Create and iterate content for projects with support
• Ensure content design best practices and principles are applied
• Demonstrate understanding of user needs and help embed them within projects
• Support the development of content strategies based on research and data
• Use collaborative design tools and techniques to explore problems and opportunities
• Build relationships and work closely with stakeholders
• Work with user researchers and designers to discover and analyze insights
• Help review the work of others to ensure it's user-focused, accurate, and meets government and NHS style, design standards, and accessibility requirements
• Make actionable recommendations based on insights and communicate them clearly and confidently
• Actively contribute to the UKHSA's community of practice, advocate for content design, and support the creation of the right environment and processes

The team is responsible for:

• Embedding UCD approaches into UKHSA ways of working
• Providing UCD expertise in project delivery
• Ensuring user needs are understood and designed for, advocating for all users to achieve equitable outcomes
• Ensuring products are accessible and developed to the Government Service Standard
• Leading the UKHSA-wide UCD community of practice

You'll embody inclusive behaviors, have an awareness of the importance of inclusive design practices, and take pride in ensuring your design work is representative of a wide range of people and communities.

Technical skills: Experience and technical skills will be assessed against the government technical skills required for a Junior Content Designer - Government Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework.

Benefits: Alongside your salary of £33,422, UK Health Security Agency contributes £9,682 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.

• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%