East Europe Foundation, as part of the USAID/UK Dev Project Support for Digital Transformation, announces a competition for the position of UX Design Lead for joint projects with the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine.

The requirements for the expert position include close cooperation with the Ministry of Digital Transformation and international partners.

Start date: May 2024.

The term of engagement is until the end of 2024 with a possible extension.

Employment: full-time.

Work format: mixed (online and offline).

Main tasks and responsibilities:

• Strategic design: develop UX strategies that meet the company’s business strategy and user needs.
• Team management: form and develop a team of UX designers, manage its work, distribute tasks among members, and train them.
• Participation in strategic meetings: represent the UX department at meetings with stakeholders, participate in decision-making on strategies and development.
• Research and analysis: research user experience to identify user needs and ways to develop the product.
• Design and testing: develop concepts and defend their relevance to management, test the user experience, and ensure that the product meets user requirements.
• Ensure collaboration with other functional teams: Collaborate with other departments (development, testing, business analysis, and communication) to ensure that the UX strategy is followed throughout the product lifecycle.
• Process optimization: continuously improve work methods, development processes, and communication within the UX department.
• Quality control: monitor UX quality and implement best practices at all stages.
• Stakeholder communication: communicate with initiative leaders to gather information about requirements, provide feedback, and present results.
• Design system management: track and manage changes to the design system to address the need for new features, bug fixes, and design updates in line with changes in brand or product strategy.

Desired skills and work experience:

• at least 2 years of experience as a UX/UI designer (about 1 year of experience with mobile applications);
• knowledge of interaction through the interface (GUI/UX), coloring, composition, usability; principles of design for mobile platforms, including iOS;
• knowledge of UX design methodologies, such as UX design process, user research, user personas, user journey mapping, and work experience with them;
• ability to analyze data and perform spot testing to improve user experience;
• experience in team management.

Please, send your proposals by 23:00 on May 29, 2024 to: [email protected] with the note “DTA_UX Design Lead”.

Contact information:

Vitaliy Velychko, procurement expert at East Europe Foundation,

[email protected]