UX Designer - Hybrid

Posted Friday 19 December 2025 at 01:00 | Expires Saturday 10 January 2026 at 00:59

UX Designer - Hybrid - Permanent

Closing date: 09 th January 2025

Salary: Circa £42,000 per annum (negotiable based on experience) + comprehensive benefits package

Jisc grade:TSO2 (internal use only)

Hours: 35 hours per week

Reports into: UX Team Lead

Working style: Hybrid - A blend of working from home and your nominated hub office. We have hubs located in London, Bristol, Manchester and Oxford.

Planned interviews: 12 th – 23 rd January 2026 (2 stages)

For 30 years Jisc has pioneered digital solutions for UK education and research, transforming how knowledge is created, shared and used.

We are uniquely positioned to protect, promote and lead the sector in digital and data transformation, making a difference to students, communities and society. Together, we are

working to build a better digital future for education and research.

Raise your potential at Jisc through our culture of lifelong learning. At Jisc, we're all about growth, so embrace new challenges, sharpen your skills and shape a career that excites you.

We’re a collaborative, curious, and user-focused bunch, passionate about designing digital experiences that truly make a difference. Our UX team works hand-in-hand with developers, product managers, and stakeholders across Jisc to ensure every solution is shaped by real user insight and aligned with sector needs.

We’re looking for a creative, user-focused UX Designer who thrives in autonomous roles to help shape the future of digital services in education and research. In this role, you’ll own UX initiatives end-to-end, designing intuitive, inclusive experiences across a range of products, making sure every interaction feels purposeful, accessible, and aligned with user needs.

The framework is designed to support your development with purpose and transparency. We believe in nurturing talent through clear, role-aligned pathways. Our UX framework outlines the key skills, behaviours, and competencies needed at each level, providing a structured approach to career progression and professional growth.

We’re looking for a Level 3 UX Designer who can lead UX work within their product team. You’ll be a strong generalist across the full UX process, with deeper expertise in either research or design. You’ll work independently, guide your team with evidence-based decisions, and help ensure our products deliver clear, user-centred experiences.

• Leading day-to-day UX activity in your product team.
• Planning and carrying out UX work independently across discovery, design, and evaluation.
• Using your specialist depth (research or design) to guide team decisions.
• Working closely with developers and product managers to shape solutions.
• Presenting clear insights, decisions, and recommendations to stakeholders.
• Producing structured, usable outputs such as research summaries, user flows, wireframes, and prototypes.
• Supporting collaboration through workshops and feedback sessions.

• Strong generalist skills across research, design, and evaluation.
• Able to lead UX work independently and make sound judgements about when to involve others.
• Shapes service roadmaps and plans through applied UX expertise.
• Comfortable working in cross-functional, agile teams.
• Clear communicator, able to explain evidence, decisions, and trade-offs.
• Confident working on multiple tasks and adapting to changing priorities.

• Proactively supports team members and contributes flexibly to shared goals.
• Encourages inclusive, collaborative decision-making and offers guidance when needed.
• Fosters a safe, open environment for giving and receiving constructive feedback.
• Investigates team responses to internal customer issues and communicates service roadmap concerns effectively.
• Helps the team stay focused on delivering value by balancing stakeholder needs with complexity.

If you’re ready to grow your career through a clear, supportive framework that values your expertise and impact, we’d love to hear from you, apply now and shape the future of user experience at Jisc!

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