Lead UX Designer

Job Description

Lead User Experience DesignerLocation: Moorgate, London Hours Per week: 35Contract type: Permanent Salary: circa £50,000 per annum (inc London weighting)A fantastic opportunity to join a leading international humanitarian organisation taking responsibility for improving and scaling the user experience across the British Red Crosss digital estate.Ensuring that users are at the heart of our design and development process, we are looking for a Lead User Experience Designer who will own the tools, principles and processes whilst also managing a small team of UX/UI designers.What you will be doingThe Lead UX Designer will ensure that all our digital services and products are optimised and developed with the user in mind. You will lead by example, rapidly prototyping with users, volunteers and staff insights, embodying our principles of user-centred design and mentor and manage other designers.Owning and managing the UI design system, you will maintain best practice wherever possible and champion user-centric and accessible design principles throughout our organisation.You will also work to identify new opportunities through your close involvement in the user experience and design leadership communities.What we are looking forYou will be an expert UX and UI Designer with a significant portfolio of work, showcasing brilliant and frictionless user experiences and interactions.You will have sound experience of user research, including rapid prototyping and quantitative and qualitative research methods.You will also have a good working knowledge of Agile methodologies including Scrum and Kanban and be an expert user of tools such as Sketch, Invision, Axure, Figma or Adobe XD.Meet the teamIt is essential that our organisation is meeting the changing and increasing expectations of those in crisis, and our volunteers and staff providing services.Our Digital team works across the organisation, identifying opportunities and finding new ways in which we can better accomplish the British Red Cross mission and support people in crisis. Our multidisciplinary team is small but what we can accomplish is huge, and were all united by a shared passion for being at the forefront of innovation and technology and developing exciting products.Closing date for applications is 23:59 on Sunday the 9th of August 2020 with interviews to follow shortly after this date (via Zoom)We offer a wide range of staff benefits, these include:* 36 days holiday (including Bank Holidays)* Option to buy an extra 5 days annual leave* Up to 6% contributory pension* Flexible working policyA little bit more about usThe British Red Cross help anyone, anywhere in the UK; get the support they need if crisis strikes. From hiring a wheelchair or dealing with loneliness, to adjusting to life in a new country - were there when you need us. Our organisation was born out of a desire to bring help without discrimination. Impartiality and neutrality have been central values for the Red Cross since we started.At the British Red Cross, we are looking for the best people to help us provide support to millions of people affected by crisis in the UK. We want our team to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve, offering equal opportunities to everyone, regardless of; age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. Diversity is something we celebrate and we want you to be able to bring your authentic-self to the Red Cross. We want you to feel that you are in an inclusive environment, and a great position to help us spread the power of kindness.In the British Red Cross we will not tolerate any form of misconduct, including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse. We have a code of conduct in place, and are committed to creating a culture of integrity in the organisation where misconduct is not tolerated, situations of abuse are quickly investigated and perpetrators are dealt with effectively.If you are appointed to a role within BRC you will be subject to the organisations Code of Conduct, a copy of which you can find on our website.The British Red Cross, incorporated by Royal Charter 1908, is a charity registered in England and Wales (220949) and Scotland (SC037738).Follow us on Twitter @RedCrossJobsUK and on Linked in - British Red Cross, to hear about our latest job vacancies. Connecting human kindness with human crisis