SC Cleared Service Designer - Contract
Rate: Up to £500 per day (Inside IR35)
Location: London (3 days per week on-site)
Contract: Initial contract with strong extension potential
We're hiring an experienced SC-cleared Service Designer to support the delivery of user-centred, GDS-compliant digital services within a central government environment. This is a high-impact role on a policy-backed programme where service design plays a critical role in shaping end-to-end user journeys, operating models and service outcomes.
Key Requirements- Active Security Clearance (SC) - must be current and transferable
- Strong experience working to GDS standards and the Government Service Standard
- Demonstrable service design delivery across Discovery, Alpha and Beta phases
- Proven ability to design end-to-end services, including journeys and service blueprints
- Confident engaging with senior stakeholders, service owners and multidisciplinary teams
- Able to balance user needs, policy intent and operational constraints
Responsibilities
- Lead and deliver service design activities across complex digital programmes
- Map as-is and to-be journeys, identifying risks, dependencies and opportunities
- Collaborate closely with user researchers, interaction designers, content designers, product managers and engineers
- Facilitate workshops, co-design sessions and stakeholder alignment activities
- Ensure service design outputs support GDS service assessments
- Champion user-centred, evidence-led decision making across the programme
Working Pattern
- 3 days per week on-site in London
- Remaining days remote, offering a balanced and flexible working model
If you're an SC-cleared Service Designer with strong GDS and central government experience and are looking for a London-based contract with real service impact, we'd like to hear from you.
Reasonable Adjustments:
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