User Researcher
| Posting date: | 23 March 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £46,062 to £53,695 per year, pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 April 2026 |
| Location: | Sheffield, South Yorkshire |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 453861 |
Summary
Your main day to day responsibilities will be:
Planning, designing and conducting mixed methods user research activities to understand user needs and behaviours, and support the design and development of government services.
Sorting, categorising, and transforming raw research data into valuable information for complex projects.
Effectively communicating user research findings to your team and the wider organisation to influence decision-making.
Clearly communicating the benefits of UCD principles and ways of working with stakeholders.
Supporting the development of accessible services by ensuring that participants with access needs are included in all research.
Working collaboratively in a multidisciplinary delivery team, including designers and product owners, to define research questions, plan research approaches and prioritise findings.
Managing logistics of research sessions, including planning and scheduling sessions and recruiting participants.
Planning, designing and conducting mixed methods user research activities to understand user needs and behaviours, and support the design and development of government services.
Sorting, categorising, and transforming raw research data into valuable information for complex projects.
Effectively communicating user research findings to your team and the wider organisation to influence decision-making.
Clearly communicating the benefits of UCD principles and ways of working with stakeholders.
Supporting the development of accessible services by ensuring that participants with access needs are included in all research.
Working collaboratively in a multidisciplinary delivery team, including designers and product owners, to define research questions, plan research approaches and prioritise findings.
Managing logistics of research sessions, including planning and scheduling sessions and recruiting participants.
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.