Volunteer UX Interaction Designer

What will you be doing?

We are looking for an individual who is passionate, hands-on and eager to deliver impact that will affect the lives of communities in the developing world. The role is likely to involve working on multiple exciting projects so the individual should be able to multitask. The work will involve: creating wireframes, designing internal systems, improving the public website and facilitating rapid prototyping and user testing.

What are we looking for?

Roles and responsibilities The duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:

working as part of a multi-disciplinary agile team designing user journeys for digital services and documenting these using documents, diagrams and other designs building interactive prototypes which will undergo user testing implement UCD (user centred design) taking the users needs into consideration understanding complex problems and creating design solutions which consider; the business context, constraints, user needs and evidence, working closely with user researchers and web developers

Skills and Competence Essential

You know about agile methodology and can apply an agile mindset to all aspects of your work You can work in a fast-paced, evolving environment and use an iterative method and flexible approach to enable rapid delivery You know how to make complex and technical information and language simple and accessible for non-technical audiences You understand users and can identify who they are and what their needs are, based on evidence You understand how the digital economy is changing user behaviour Ability to explain design decision (evidence-based design) Knowledge of UX design tools like Figma etc HTML, CSS and principles of responsive design JavaScript

What difference will you make?

Our vision is a world where communities across the world can prosper in a sustainable way, making the most of both advancements in knowledge and technology, whilst preserving and building on indigenous knowledge. Our definition of communities are multi-generational communities bound by common culture, geographic shared and shared interests (economic, health, resources and prosperity). By joining our organisation you will help us realise this vision by enable the sustainable developing of our beneficiaries. Our beneficaries include:

Black ethnic minorities Women Young people (16-24 years old) Migrant families Groups suffering from digital exclusion Rural communities