IT Service Designers – Senior

IT Service Designers – Senior
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, remote with onsite meetings.
Up to 24-month contracts

The Service Designer will be required on a full-time basis (7.25-hour workday), working across two (2) to three (3) projects. Time, location, and frequency of work will vary depending on the needs of the project. Services and project deliverables should evolve as the work progresses, in response to emerging user and business needs, as well as design and technical opportunities. However, the following must be delivered (iteratively) over the course of the project:

• Integration of human-centred design methods into program review and digital transformation projects.

• Analysis and documentation of project outcomes, such as whether there is efficiency in the use of staff and easy access to services for citizens.

• Analysis of user and employee experience across channels (mobile, web, social media, phone, face-to-face, print, mail, etc.) and identification of gaps, opportunities, and solutions.

• Based on user and client needs, goals, priorities, and opportunities, a plan for and delivery of:

o user and behavioral field research;
o co-design workshops;
o prototype design and testing;
o concept testing
o journey map and service blueprint development;
o process mapping;
o service prototyping;
o user story mapping and creation
o usability testing;
o service performance measurement, analysis, and reporting; and
o strategy and roadmap documents or diagrams.

• A depiction of the overall end-to-end service journey and specific needs, opportunities, solutions, and metrics.

• A plan for the integration of specific design and development work into the overall service experience and measurement of results.

• Co-design and development with program teams (executives and front-line staff) of new processes and policies to effect change management.

• A plan for the integration of new solutions into current service operations by examining areas such as the impacts of the migration of service delivery, policy innovation, change management, and organizational design and culture.

Location of Work

The Service Designer will primarily work remotely; however, the Service Designer is expected to attend meetings or work sessions often (i.e., quarterly) in Edmonton, Alberta, on reasonable notice from the client. At the time of providing such notice, the province will advise of the expected duration of any such meetings or work sessions. However, time to travel and any associated expenses to and from Edmonton will be at no cost to the client.
Please send your resume to jim.nickolson@noramtec.com. We thank all applicants in advance for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.