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Flexible Location: Based throughout Scotland, NES is a remote friendly employer supporting office, remote and hybrid working. We’re happy to talk about how you want to work.
Work Pattern: Fixed-term, Full Time, 37.5 hours per week.
Fixed-term or Secondment until 31/03/2023
*For NHS employee applicants: Secondment will be considered in the first instance.
Who We Are
NHS Education for Scotland (NES) is the national health board with statutory responsibilities to effect sustainable change through workforce development, education and training across the health and social care system in Scotland, while working at UK level with partner organisations.
NES Technology Service has created a strategic programme for the transformation of digital based services to allow NES to become a leading digital organisation in Scottish Health, digital by default and fully aligned with the Scottish Government’s technology strategies.
Our Technology
We are in the business of providing safe, secure and innovative technology products and services that aim to improve outcomes across education, training, workforce, health and care in the public sector in Scotland.
The Opportunity
We are looking for a Design Manager to join and help lead our highly talented team to collaborate and problem-solve some of the most complex challenges in health and social care.
Do you want to expand your range of graphic design and management skills?
Do you enjoy creating and presenting innovative graphic concepts?
Do you want to play a leading role in delivering high quality design solutions for both print and digital media?
Do you enjoy the challenge of developing creative solutions from corporate briefs?
Working within the Communications Team you will have the opportunity to use all your skills and talents to lead a large team of creatives, designing a wide variety of materials that will directly inform the development and delivery of digital, web and print learning resources for health and care professionals, and the general public.
Does this sound like you?
What We Love to See
Design Managers offer a broad range of skills and experience, if you can offer some or all of these, we’d love you to apply:
- Ability to lead a large team of creatives
- Proven experience in a graphic design role, including image creation and manipulation, page layout, knowledge of colour theory, visual hierarchy and use of typography
- Highly effective communicator knowing how to make complex technical information and language simple for diverse internal and external stakeholders (both verbally and in writing)
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary environment
- Advanced knowledge of the Adobe Creative Cloud Applications including InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop and After Effects
- Knowledge of print production and procurement processes
- Ability to effectively deploy resources, to organise and prioritise own workload and those of others, and to meet strict deadlines
Benefits Which Matter
As a valued employee of NHS Scotland, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including:
- Life-work balance - with opportunities for flexible working and remote working
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Annual incremental salary progression (up to the maximum of the salary band) plus annual NHS salary scale review
- Annual Leave - 27 Days increasing in line with service plus 8 days public holiday
- NHS discounts and more
Diversity and Inclusion
Developing a successful national service for Scotland is impossible without ensuring we consider the diverse needs, perspectives and backgrounds of everyone in Scotland in our work.
We are focused on hiring the very best talent available for NES, and actively encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and aim to ensure everyone is treated fairly, with respect and has a positive recruitment experience – regardless of the outcome.
It’s not essential to be in a Design Management role right now. You may be returning from a career break (e.g. maternity, paternity, caring for others) or returning after working in another field. Your experiences elsewhere can bring a fresh perspective to our work.
If you are considering applying and feel it would be helpful to discuss this initially, please contact John MacEachen (Head of Service) at john.maceachen@nhs.scot
Next Steps
*NHS applicants who wish to apply on a secondment basis are strongly encouraged to discuss this with their current employer at the earliest opportunity.
Our recruitment process is currently 100% remote and if successful you would initially work remotely, only working from our offices once official guidance supports this.
All applicants who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e-mail.
Online Interviews (including presentation) will take place on Friday 14th October 2022.
The presentation should be a working example of a design project and last no more than 10 minutes (followed by 5-10mins Q&A). The presentation should include the following:
- How you collaborated with the client to successfully achieve the desired outcomes
- How you led a team to successfully produce and deliver the project
- How you managed the brief and allocated resources, highlighting any challenges during the process
- Visuals of the design produced and delivered
Applicants successfully invited for interview will be notified on Monday 10th October with a request to submit their presentation no later than 2pm on Thursday 13th October.
For further information please refer to the Job Information Pack below.
Unless otherwise stated the deadline for applications is 23:59 hours on the closing date.