Interaction Designer - MoJ - SEO

Manchester Digital; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A government agency is seeking an Interaction Designer to join their collaborative design community. The role involves analyzing user needs, developing design concepts, and facilitating workshops with stakeholders. Candidates should be skilled in user-centered design and digital prototyping. This position promotes a flexible and inclusive working environment, ideal for those looking to make a meaningful impact in public services.

Benefits

Flexible working

Training opportunities

Support from expert colleagues

Qualifications

• Grounding in user-centred design from concept to final delivery.
• Experience in digital prototyping and working with developers.
• Ability to create compelling design concepts and artefacts.

Responsibilities

• Analyse and interpret user needs and business objectives.
• Develop design concepts to reimagine service delivery.
• Facilitate design workshops with stakeholders and users.
• Rapidly design and test digital prototypes.

Skills

User-centred design

Digital prototyping

Stakeholder management

Team collaboration

Accessibility knowledge

Job description

The national salary is £42,914 - £46,182- £80,419, London salary is £49,325 - £53,081
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Full-time (Permanent) The national salary is £42,914 - £46,182- £80,419, London salary is £49,325 - £53,081
Published on 30 October 2025 Deadline 9 November 2025

Location

East Midlands (England), East of England, London (region), North East England, North West England, Scotland, South East England, South West England, Wales, West Midlands (England), Yorkshire and the Humber

The role

We're recruiting Interaction Designers here atJustice Digital to be part of our warm and collaborative teams in:

Office of Public Guardian (OPG)

Legal Aid Agency (LAA)

Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA)

There's a thread linking our work at the Ministry of Justice. It's to help people who need and use our services. This is an opportunity for you to make a meaningful contribution to our design community and help us do that.

You will be welcomed into a thriving design community and multidisciplinary teams. You will work alongside user researchers, product managers, software developers, and others to deliver world-class, user-centred services.

In addition to doing great work, we're creating a great place to work. We offer brilliant training opportunities, excellent kits, and support from expert colleagues. You'll also find flexible working, an inclusive culture, and a place where your opinion is valued. We strive to create an environment where everyone feels welcomed and valued.

• Analyse and interpret user needs and business objectives in highly complex service areas
• Develop design concepts that help reimagine how services can be delivered end-to-end
• Facilitate design workshops with the team, senior stakeholders and users
• Rapidly design and test digital prototypes with users
• Contribute to design standards and a design system, ensuring patterns and components are consistent, accessible, and easy to use
• Contribute to developing best practice through our Design Community of Practice

If this sounds like an exciting challenge or something you are enthusiastic about, and you want to join our team, please read on and apply.

Person specification

• You have a grounding in user-centred design, from concept to final delivery. You know which tools, processes or methods to use and how to bring an agile delivery team along with you.
• You can listen to the needs of technical and business stakeholders and interpret them clearly for both audiences. You also know how to manage stakeholder expectations and navigate difficult discussions.
• You can create high-quality, compelling design concepts and artefacts such as personas, service maps and wireframes.
• You are experienced in digital prototyping. You can confidently work with developers and understand security, accessibility, version control and hosting.
• You know what good public services look like and how to design them in an inclusive, accessible way.
• You are a strong team player who knows how to work with and get the best out of a multidisciplinary delivery team.

We welcome the unique contribution diverse applicants bring, and do not discriminate based on culture, ethnicity, race, nationality or national origin, age, sex, gender identity or expression, religion or belief, disability status, sexual orientation, educational or social background or any other factor.

Our values are Purpose, Humanity, Openness and Together. Find out more here about how we celebrate diversity and an inclusive culture in our workplace.

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Terms & conditions

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