User Researcher
Posted 1 day ago by Damia Group
£75 Per hour
Outside
Remote
England, United Kingdom
Summary: The User Researcher role involves conducting qualitative and quantitative research for a digital memorial project with a government client. The position requires experience with sensitive stakeholders and the ability to start within two weeks. The contract is initially for 8 weeks with the possibility of extension and is classified as outside IR35. The role is remote with occasional travel required.
Key Responsibilities:
- Conducting qualitative and quantitative research to understand users’ needs, behaviours and motivations
- Using a range of user research methods including interviews, surveys, usability testing and ethnographic studies
- Analysing research data to generate insights and identify patterns
- Conducting research ethically, ensuring privacy and consent
- Conducting research which complies with relevant policies and standards
- Working with multidisciplinary teams to integrate user insights into design and development
- Advocating for user needs and influencing stakeholders to prioritise them
- Applying the GOV.UK service manual, service standards, design principles and WCAG 2.2 standards
- Articulating user needs and frustrations using appropriate written, visual and verbal methods
Key Skills:
- Experience working with sensitive or high-profile stakeholders (e.g. government, judiciary, COBR, Parliament)
- Proficiency in qualitative and quantitative research methods
- Strong analytical skills to generate insights from research data
- Ability to conduct ethical research ensuring privacy and consent
- Experience working in multidisciplinary teams
- Advocacy skills for user needs
- Familiarity with GOV.UK service manual, service standards, design principles and WCAG 2.2 standards
- Strong communication skills for articulating user needs
Salary (Rate): £75.00/hr
City: undetermined
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
User Researcher - 8 week initial contract with likely extension Remote with adhoc travel - Outside IR35
My client is a global IT consultancy. They are on the hunt for a User Researcher to work with a government client on a digital memorial project. This is a highly sensitive project which is dealing with very high-level stakeholders. All applicants must have experience working with sensitive or high-profile stakeholders (e.g. government, judiciary, COBR, Parliament). You must be able to start within two weeks.
Responsibilities:
- Conducting qualitative and quantitative research to understand users’ needs, behaviours and motivations
- Using a range of user research methods including interviews, surveys, usability testing and ethnographic studies
- Analysing research data to generate insights and identify patterns
- Conducting research ethically, ensuring privacy and consent
- Conducting research which complies with relevant policies and standards
- Working with multidisciplinary teams to integrate user insights into design and development
- Advocating for user needs and influencing stakeholders to prioritise them
- Applying the GOV.UK service manual, service standards, design principles and WCAG 2.2 standards
- Articulating user needs and frustrations using appropriate written, visual and verbal methods