User Experience (UX) Designer

About The Policy Innovation Centre (PIC)

The Policy Innovation Centre (PIC) is the first national institutionalized behavioral initiative in Africa supporting government and stakeholders to make behaviorally informed decisions and generate evidence for impact-driven interventions in critical thematic areas (Governance, Health, Gender & Social Inclusion, Education, Digital & Financial Inclusion). The PIC is positioned to support the delivery of better policies and innovative solutions for high-impact interventions across Africa. The PIC is an initiative of the Nigeria Economic Summit Group (NESG), a leading think tank in Africa redefining evidence-based policy advocacy.

Responsibilities

• Support user-related research activities, including methodological design, protocol writing, and qualitative/quantitative data-gathering activities
• Use approaches in behavioural science and user research to conduct behavioural diagnosis on demand, uptake, and use of products, programs, and policies.
• Use evidence to clearly define problems, analyze user data, and generate insights for problem-solving
• Create personas through user research and data.
• Use different creative problem-solving approaches to facilitate the co-creation of possible solutions
• Design prototypes, conduct concept and usability testing, and gather feedback
• Develop wireframes and prototypes around customer needs
• Work with the innovation team to summarize insights into knowledge products including learning briefs, policy briefs, and other peer-reviewed publications.

Qualifications / Job Requirements

• A Master’s Degree in Social and Behavioral Sciences, Marketing, Advertising, or a related field
• Previous industry user experience research or playing a critical role in an innovation team
• Proven experience as a UX Designer, UI Designer, or similar role
• Strong interest in program and policy innovation.
• Skill set in project management and research (qualitative and quantitative).
• Familiarity with interaction design and information architecture.
• Proficient in analytical and design softwares, including nortion, canvas, miro, and proficient in the design of journey maps.
• Problem-solving aptitude.
• Strong written and spoken communication, including the ability to develop knowledge products.

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV of no more than 2 A4 pages (minimum font size 10) and an accompanying Cover Letter of no more than 2 pages (minimum font size 10) answering the Application questions to: hr@nesgroup.org with the Job Title as the Subject of the email and the following:

Application Questions

• What is your motivation for wanting to join the PIC?
• What are the top three key attributes you would bring to the PIC?