UX Designer

Te Ratonga Tautoko Hangarau | Digital Services

• Full-time at 37.5 hours per week (1.0 FTE)
• Continuing (i.e. permanent) position

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He hiahia, he pūkenga nōu ki te mahi a te UX Designer? Nāia te pōwhiri nā Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha kia tono mai i te tūranga nei.

Mahi Ngātahi | Who You Will Work With

Building world-class digital capability is crucial to the University of Canterbury's ongoing success. Digital strive to provide a dynamic foundation from which the University (UC) can explore new business models and ways of working. Digital will transform how we work, behave, and the expectations of the communities we service.  Our Vision - Our Southern Cross - Digital at UC will be a strategic enabler to deliver relevant, distinctive, world-class learning, research and collaborative experiences to a global audience.  This is underpinned by an empowering workplace experience that enables our people to digitally embrace Whanaungatanga, Manaakitanga and Tiakitanga.

For more information about our team, please visit us @ Digital Services .

Āu Mahi | What You Will Do

Utililising your experience within large and complex organisations you are a seasoned UX Designer.  You will ensure that the 'user experience' for individuals using our website and student facing applications is as efficient and enjoyable as possible. You will be involved in the development of a UX strategy that uses research and analysis to define the criteria, functionality and features required to inform the design process. Your excellent project management, communication and stakeholder engagement skills will ensure success in aligning different teams and systems around a shared vision to ensure consistency across UX touchpoints and applications so that the user always has a frictionless experience. 

Mōu | Who You Are

You will have a minimum of 4 years' experience, including UX Wireframing and UI prototyping skills. Knowledge of user experience methods such as user research and creating wireframes and prototypes is also required.  Knowledge of Figma and other similar UX design tools, Web and app design and graphics skills would be beneficial as would programming knowledge. 

Ngā Painga o UC | Why UC
Tangata Tū, Tangata Ora - Engaged, Empowered, Making a Difference.

Our values are manaakitanga, whanaungatanga and tiakitanga at Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha and these uara (values) guide our decisions and behaviour. Our values provide a roadmap for how we do things, affirming our commitment to the oranga (health, safety and wellbeing) of our students through mana-enhancing pastoral care and support. Ngā Uara (our values) challenge and inspire us to be the best we can be. They make UC a great place to work and study. For more on our Ngā Uara | Our Values visit https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/about/values/

We offer a range of fantastic benefits including flexible work practices, study opportunities and generous superannuation and leave provisions. For more information, please visit us: https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/joinus/benefits/

For more information about Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury, please visit www.canterbury.ac.nz

The closing date for this position is:  Sunday 3 July 2022 (midnight, NZ time)
Please note, applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the close date. 

Pēhea te tono mai | How You Apply

Applications for this position must be submitted on our careers website and should include a cover letter and resume.

Please note, we do not accept applications by email, however we are happy to answer your queries in relation to the application process, please forward these to [email protected]

Due to current border restrictions, you must have Aotearoa New Zealand or Australian citizenship/permanent residency to be considered for this role. If you hold a valid work visa and are physically present in New Zealand then you may also be considered.