DFP Recruitment is seeking experienced EL1 Service Designers / Process Improvement Specialists for opportunities within a large Federal Government agency. This is an opportunity to apply your expertise across service design, process analysis, human-centred design and stakeholder engagement to improve service delivery and create better experiences for service users.
Working under broad direction, you will lead complex pieces of work, uncover areas for improvement and work closely with multidisciplinary teams to develop, test and implement practical, evidence-based solutions.
The Opportunity In this role, you will:
- Undertake current-state and future-state process mapping to identify inefficiencies, pain points and opportunities for improvement.
- Conduct process analysis, time and motion studies and performance assessments to inform evidence-based recommendations.
- Analyse qualitative and quantitative data to identify trends, risks and opportunities to improve service delivery.
- Facilitate workshops, interviews, user engagement and co-design activities to understand user experiences and validate proposed improvements.
- Collaborate with service designers, business analysts, UI/UX designers, operational teams and senior stakeholders to develop effective solutions.
- Support the design and delivery of user testing and validation activities, evaluate findings and contribute to continuous improvement.
- Manage competing priorities, resolve issues and risks, and lead complex pieces of work under broad direction.
- Provide guidance and support to team members across process design, optimisation and continuous improvement activities.
What We're Looking For To be successful, you will demonstrate:
- Proven experience delivering service design and/or process improvement initiatives within complex environments.
- Strong capability in current-state and future-state process mapping,
identifying pain points and developing practical improvement recommendations.
- Experience analysing qualitative and quantitative data, including process analysis, time and motion studies or performance assessments.
- Demonstrated experience facilitating workshops, interviews, co-design, user engagement and stakeholder consultation activities.
- Highly developed stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, with the ability to collaborate across multidisciplinary teams.
- The ability to lead complex work and deliver outcomes under broad direction while effectively managing competing priorities, risks and issues.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, facilitation and communication skills.
Desirable Experience The following experience will be highly regarded:
- Experience within government, human services, disability, health or other highly regulated environments.
- Understanding of participant or customer-centred service delivery models.
- Experience applying human-centred design, journey mapping, service blueprinting, design thinking or Lean process improvement methodologies.
- Experience designing or supporting user testing and validation activities.
- Familiarity with process modelling and service design tools such as Miro, FigJam, Visio, Lucidchart, Figma or similar platforms.
Assignment Details
- Daily Rate: Up to $602.55 per day + superannuation
- Duration: Initial 12-month assignment, with potential for extension
- Commencement: ASAP, subject to successful pre-employment checks
- Hours: Full-time, standard business hours
- Location:
Multiple locations nationally
- Work Arrangements: Hybrid working arrangements available
- Eligibility: Australian Citizenship is sought as part of the agency's eligibility requirements
- Successful candidates will be required to complete relevant pre-engagement and security screening requirements.
Apply Now If you are a strategic thinker with strong service design and process improvement experience and enjoy turning complex challenges into practical solutions, we would love to hear from you.
Submit your application today to be considered for this opportunity.
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📌 Service Designer- Service Design and Improvement (Adelaide)
🏢 Dfp Recruitment
📍 Adelaide