Senior Interaction Designer

23 Stephenson Street, Birmingham 2 Rivergate, Bristol Piccadilly Gate, Manchester Loxley House, Nottingham Job Summary We are recruiting for a Senior Interaction Designer to join our Digital Change team. The team supports and oversees the design, development, and continuous improvement of Ofsted's digital services and technology infrastructure. We work closely with Customer Technology, Colleague Technology, and colleagues across Ofsted to deliver effective, reliable, and user-focused digital solutions. We help projects adopt User-Centred Design (UCD) principles and design-led development approaches, ensuring that the services we buy, build, and improve meet user needs. The team provides expertise in User Research, Content Design, Interaction Design, and Architecture, bringing together specialists in Technical, Information, and Enterprise Architecture. As an Senior Interaction Designer, you will play a key role in shaping and improving Ofsted's web-based digital services. You will help redesign and enhance our digital services, websites, and systems, working closely with multidisciplinary teams, contractors, and suppliers to create user-focused, accessible, and effective solutions. This is a fantastic opportunity to further your experience in Ofsted's well-established team. The post holder will work with high-achieving professionals at all levels, surrounded by a friendly and supportive team. They will have access to amazing benefits, such as flexible working hours, the Civil Service Pension Scheme, and 32.5 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays. We offer a hybrid working model, so you may also choose to spend a proportion of time working from home.

Please refer to the job specification for further information. Please refer to the job specification for further information. Person specification Please refer to the job specification for further information. Technical skills We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Interaction design practice, including designing accessible, user-centred interactive products or services through sketching, concept creation, prototyping, journey mapping and needs analysis.
• Inclusive design and accessibility, with a strong understanding of designing services that meet a wide range of access needs and of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG).
• Evidence-based and iterative design, including working with user researchers and using research, metrics and feedback to shape, test and improve design decisions.
• Prototyping and technical understanding, including using Figma, HTML and CSS to create prototypes, and understand how web technologies affect design decisions, usability and accessibility.
• Senior interaction design judgement, including reviewing work and giving constructive feedback, and helping to improve the quality and consistency of interaction design across teams. Experience coaching and supporting other designers desirable.
• Communicating and influencing through interaction design by clearly explaining decisions, constructively challenging assumptions, managing difficult conversations, and leading collaborative activities focused on user needs. Alongside your salary of £48,597, Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills contributes £14,078 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides . Full details of the benefits available can be found in our Ofsted Offer brochure. Include The Equality And Diversity Wording Here Ofsted is committed to maintaining employee health and wellbeing, whether it is physically, emotionally, financially or socially, and offers a range of benefits to support employees in this. Such benefits include the option to join the Civil Service Pension Scheme, professional and personal development opportunities, 32.5 annual leave days per annum (plus eight days public holiday) and access to counselling and advisory services. Artificial intelligence Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use. Selection process details This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Experience and Technical skills. Application and shortlisting As part of the application process, you will be asked to provide the following:
• A name-blind CV including your job history and previous experiences. Your CV should detail your job history, including responsibilities, skills, accomplishments, relevant qualifications, and training. Please do not include any identifying information.
• A personal statement of up to 1,250 words that demonstrates how you meet the essential criteria, providing evidence where possible and detailing the personal attributes you believe you can bring to the role. The  STAR model  may help you structure your statement. Interview In Preparation For The Panel Interview, we Will Ask You To Review a Screen Design Or Set Of Designs. We Will Share The Designs With You Before The Interview. During The Interview We Will Look Out For
• Your comments on the design or set of designs and your next steps if given the task to redesign the screen(s).
• Point out accessibility issues and what advice you'd offer to the design team.
• Demonstrate your experience and technical skills relevant to the role, explaining your use of technology and general approach and principles
• Demonstrate a knowledge of GDS / Gov.uk patterns & standards  Interviews will be held during the week commencing 2 November 2026 remotely via Microsoft Teams. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Experience and Technical skills. Security Successful candidates must undergo a standard (or equivalent) criminal record check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard checks. Successful candidates must undergo a standard (or equivalent) criminal record check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard checks. Nationality requirements This Job Is Broadly Open To The Following Groups
• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service Further information on nationality requirements Working for the Civil Service The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants. We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles . The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy. The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants. We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles . The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative. The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment . Contact point for applicants Job Contact

• Name : People Services Delivery Team
• Email : jobs@ofsed.gov.uk
• Telephone : 03000 131 487 Recruitment team
• Email : jobs@ofsted.gov.uk Further information If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles, and you wish to make a complaint, you should email Ofsted recruitment at jobs@ofsted.gov.uk in the first instance. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission at: https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/recrutiment