**Details** ----------- ### **Reference number** 418123 ### **Salary** £36,650 A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97% GBP ### **Job grade** Higher Executive Officer D ### **Contract type** Permanent ### **Business area** UKRI - Communications ### **Type of role** Communications / Marketing ### **Working pattern** Full-time ### **Number of jobs available** 1 **Contents** ------------ * Location * About the job * Benefits * Things you need to know * Apply and further information **Location** ------------ Polaris House, Swindon (Hybrid Working) **About the job** ----------------- ### **Job summary** **Salary** : £36,650 Per Annum **Hours** : Full Time **Contract Type** : Open Ended **Location** : Polaris House, Swindon (Hybrid Working) **Grade**: D **Closing Date:**Friday 8 August 2025 As a Senior Designer, you'll play a key role in shaping how we communicate with government, the general public and the research and innovation community. Your job will be to make sure our messages are creative, clear, accessible, and always on brand. With your experience, you'll champion great design, collaborate across teams, and help deliver thoughtful, innovative solutions that support UKRI's goals. ### **Job description** * Simplify complex ideas, bringing them to life through creative, audience-focused design * Ensure projects meet deadlines, budgets and objectives. * Maintain brand consistency while innovating creatively * Prioritise accessibility in all design work * Stay updated on best practice, industry trends and continuous improvement ### **Person specification** * Good experience of utilising multiple and integrated channels, and an understanding of multi-channel communication approaches and the place of content development within this. * Ability to work collaboratively across teams, councils and communities * Strategic thinking * Excellent writing skills -- demonstrable ability to work across a range of subject areas. * Demonstrates credibility with relevant communities, usually based on experience from government, industry, education or the third sector * Demonstrable emotional intelligence and tolerance of ambiguity and uncertainty. * Resilience, multi-tasking and ability to work to deadlines. **For a full job description please click apply and visit our careers page** **Benefits** ------------ Alongside your salary of £36,650, UK Research and Innovation contributes £10,617 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides. UKRI recognises and value employees as individuals and aim to provide a pay and rewards package that motivates staff to perform to the best of their ability. The reward package includes a flexible working scheme, a Career Average Revalued Earnings pension scheme, 30 days annual leave allowance as well as other benefits. **Things you need to know** --------------------------- ### **Selection process details** Applicants are required to provide an up-to-date CV and a cover letter outlining their suitability for the role. Further information on how to apply and the selection process is listed on our careers page **The closing date for applications is** **Friday 8 August 2025** Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. ### **Security** Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks. ### **Nationality requirements** This job is broadly open to the following groups: * UK nationals * nationals of the Republic of Ireland * nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK * nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) * nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) * individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020 * Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service Further information on nationality requirements ### **Working for the Civil Service** Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission. The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. ### **Diversity and Inclusion** The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy . **Apply and further information** --------------------------------- Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records. ### **Contact point for applicants** #### **Job contact :** * Name : Recruitment Team * Email : Recruitment@ukri.org #### **Recruitment team** * Email : Recruitment@ukri.org ### **Further information** https://fa-evzn-saasfaukgovprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/UKRI-Careers/jobs/preview/1103/?mode=job-location