User Researcher - Inside IR35 Contract

Version 1; Belfast; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an adaptable User Researcher to join their dynamic team in Belfast. This role offers the chance to work on impactful projects for public sector clients, where your research will directly influence design and policy decisions. You will engage in diverse user research activities, applying design thinking principles to create accessible services. The company values employee well-being and professional growth, providing a hybrid work schedule, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for career development. Join a forward-thinking organization that prioritizes user needs and fosters innovation.

Benefits

Hybrid Work Schedule

Private Medical Insurance

Life Insurance

Free Eye Tests

Profit Share Scheme

Tech Scheme

Incentivized Certifications

Qualifications

• Experience in user research methods and design thinking.
• Ability to communicate design processes effectively.

Responsibilities

• Plan and conduct user research to inform service design.
• Collaborate with teams to ensure usability and accessibility.

Skills

User Research Methods

Design Thinking

Evidence-Based Design

Stakeholder Management

Agile Working

Job description

Version 1 Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

User Researcher - Inside IR35 Contract

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Company Description
Version 1 has celebrated over 27 years in Technology Services and continues to be trusted by global brands to deliver solutions that drive customer success. Our expertise enables our customers to navigate the rapidly changing Digital-First world we live in. We foster strong partnerships with leading technology giants including Microsoft, AWS, Oracle, Red Hat, OutSystems, and Snowflake, ensuring that our customers are provided with the highest quality solutions and services.

We’re An Award-winning Employer Reflecting How Our Employees Are At The Very Heart Of Version 1 And What We Do

• UK & Ireland's premier AWS, Microsoft & Oracle partner
• 3400+ strong, €350/£300m revenue business
• 10+ years as a Great Place to Work in Ireland & UK
• Best Workplace for Women in the UK & Ireland by GPTW
• Best Workplace for Wellbeing in the UK by GPTW

We’re a core values driven company, we hire people who share our values, and we reward those who display and foster them, it’s deeply embedded within our DNA. Invest in us and we’ll invest in you!

Job Description

We are looking to recruit an adaptable User Researcher who can work effectively in multidisciplinary, agile teams to deliver excellent results across projects for Public Sector Clients.

As a User Researcher, you will plan, design, and carry out research activities with users that help teams get a deep understanding of the end users. This research informs policy, proposition, service, content, and interaction design so that services work well for users and achieve policy intent.

Your portfolio will show your ability to understand users and design to meet their needs, work to relevant design standards, and effectively communicate your research findings.

Qualifications

User Research and Analysis

• You understand the diversity of users of services and know how to include all kinds of users in appropriate research activities to help teams deliver accessible services.
• You understand and have experience of a range of user research methods, choosing appropriate methods for different stages of the product life cycle and situations.
• You can turn research data into clear findings that inform decisions and know how to involve colleagues in analysis and synthesis to increase consensus and challenge assumptions.

Design thinking and evidence-based design

• You have a strong understanding of design thinking. You can apply frameworks and approaches as appropriate to the circumstances of a project.
• You take an evidence-based approach to design. You seek to test your assumptions to ensure that your designs are the simplest feasible approach to solving problems for users.

Focus on users and their needs

• You can undertake basic user research activity as appropriate to your design work. You can collaborate with user researchers to understand your users and their needs and to test your designs to ensure usability and accessibility.
• You can design to meet a wide range of user needs, explain design decisions in relation to user needs and explain the constraints on your designs.

Concepts and prototyping

• You can appropriately evaluate concepts and prototypes and explain them to stakeholders and team members.
• You can select, apply and adapt appropriate design patterns, and participate in wider design community discussions and activities.

Consultancy Skills

• You have experience in communicating design processes and decisions effectively to gain the confidence of internal colleagues and customers.
• You can appropriately manage the stakeholders you encounter within your work, and know how to escalate issues and when to seek support in unblocking design work.

Agile working in multidisciplinary teams

• You understand user-centred design practices and know how to align your work to agile workflows across all stages of the development lifecycle.
• You can work in an open, iterative and collaborative way in a multidisciplinary team.

Additional Information

At Version 1, we believe in providing our employees with a comprehensive benefits package that prioritises their well-being, professional growth, and financial stability.

One of our standout advantages is the ability to work with a hybrid schedule along with business travel, allowing our employees to strike a balance between work and life. We also offer a range of tech-related benefits, including an innovative Tech Scheme to help keep our team members up-to-date with the latest technology.

We prioritise the health and safety of our employees, providing private medical and life insurance coverage, as well as free eye tests and contributions towards glasses. Our team members can also stay ahead of the curve with incentivized certifications and accreditations, including AWS, Microsoft, Oracle, and Red Hat.

Our employee-designed Profit Share scheme divides a portion of our company's profits each quarter amongst employees. We are dedicated to helping our employees reach their full potential, offering Pathways Career Development Quarterly, a programme designed to support professional growth.

Ashley Smith - Talent Acquisition Capability Partner
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Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Information Technology
• IT Services and IT Consulting

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