User Experience Designer (1985)

Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty.

Do you have experience and knowledge of digital accessibility with a passion for digital inclusion?

Do you have good communication and collaboration skills?

Do you have ability to perform user research and analyse results?

• Create sketch personas and user-journey maps.
• Create wireframes and prototypes.
• Support project teams as an expert authority on Human Centred Design.

If the answer is yes, then we would like to hear from you.

The Role:

In recent times, we’ve made some really positive changes to improve digital user experience, and we are now looking for someone to join our busy team for an initial 12 months, to oversee the day to day execution and continuous improvement of user experience across Oxfam GB’ digital channels and to champion UX practice across the organisation.

You’ll be a key contact for colleagues across Oxfam GB, providing user-experience design solutions to problems/tasks and projects as well as guidance and advice on user experience design and research.

You’ll need to be data driven, confident conducting research, creating sketch personas and user-journey maps, and be an authority on digital accessibility.

What we are looking for:

We’re looking for a candidate who cares about Oxfam’s mission to end poverty and is personally aligned to our feminist principles and values of empowerment, accountability and inclusion in all you do.

An ideal candidate for the role will also be / have:

• Empathy for users.
• Experience and knowledge of digital accessibility with a passion for digital inclusion.
• Communication and collaboration with other team members.
• Organisation and prioritisation of project tasks and responsibilities.
• Ability to think critically about user needs.
• Ability to perform user research and analyse results.
• Wireframing and prototyping skills.
• Capable of using industry standard software such as Figma and Adobe XD.

We offer:

We offer a competitive salary and a range of additional benefits to staff including flexible working options, generous pension scheme, annual leave, additional leave allowances, company sick pay, life assurance and a range of other benefits. 

From the day you join Oxfam we invite you to stretch and learn in your role. Our wide range of Learning & Development opportunities includes in-house courses, e-learning modules, on-the job learning opportunities, coaching and mentoring, and much more. 

You can read more about all Oxfam has to offer here.

Flexfam:

We believe flexible working is key to building the Oxfam of the future, so we’re open to talking through the type of flexible arrangements which might work for you. We think this role would work particularly well as a part-time, job share, partially home-based.

How to apply:

As part of your online application, please upload your up to date CV and Cover Letter explaining your suitability against the essential criteria in the job profile.