(RQ11538) Senior UX Designer Organization: Government Services Integration Cluster (GSIC) Ministry: Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement Location: Toronto ON Onsite Pay rate: 90-95/hr incorp Scope of Work & Responsibilities User-Centered Design: Create effective, user-friendly, and visually appealing Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs) for web and mobile applications, digital displays, and publications.

End-to-End User Research: Conceive, manage, and conduct user research—including recruiting, interviews, surveys, and feedback gathering—and synthesize findings into sitemaps, user flows, and customer journey maps.

Prototyping & Iteration: Design and deliver wireframes, user stories, mockups, and prototypes optimized for a wide range of devices, rapidly iterating upon designs in accordance with user-testing.

Stakeholder Facilitation: Define and lead UX projects, design workshops, and alignment sessions to facilitate the client's product vision and handle nuanced stakeholder approval relationships.

Technical Requirements & Skillset1.

Core UX/UI Design & Prototyping (55% Weighting) Extensive experience as a UX, UI, or Interactive Designer building responsive web and mobile applications.

Industry-standard tool proficiency including Figma , Canva , and comparable prototyping suites.

Robust grasp of the limitations and appropriate application of modern front-end web development technologies.

Specialized experience designing online programs focused on the emotional and cognitive aspects of human experience. 2.





Communication & Collaboration (30% Weighting) Cross-Functional Synergy: Proven history working closely with developers, QA specialists, and business owners to successfully deploy digital products.

Design Documentation: Ability to write clear, concise, and comprehensive reports, project reviews, UX briefs, and interface assessments.

Concept Evangeline: Highly skilled at presenting abstract design concepts and development processes clearly to non-technical stakeholders. 3.

Desirable Frameworks & Accessibility (10% Weighting) Full proficiency designing for accessibility, ensuring strict adherence to WCAG 2.1 AA requirements and executing accessibility testing.

Practical familiarity working within the Ontario Design System and understanding the provincial Digital Service Standard.

Experience navigating complex design challenges, specifically when modernizing legacy systems. 4.

Public Sector Context (5% Weighting) Prior Public Service or Ontario Public Service (OPS) project experience.

Evaluation Criteria Summary (Total: 100 Points) General Skills (55 Pts): Core UX/UI competencies, portfolio mapping (journey maps/wireframes), workshop leadership, and mastery of tools like Figma/Canva.

Communication Skills (30 Pts): Team collaboration cross-functionally, documentation quality, and presentation capabilities.

Desirable Skills (10 Pts): Accessibility standards compliance (WCAG 2.1 AA), Ontario Design System alignment, and legacy system modernization.

Public Sector (5 Pts): Previous OPS/Public Sector background.

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