Senior Accessibility & Accommodations Officer

Zayed University; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 201,000 - 312,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tax-free salary in UAE

Housing allowance

Annual airline tickets for employee &

Educational subsidies for children

Healthcare coverage

Job summary

Zayed University in Abu Dhabi is seeking a Senior Accommodation Officer to coordinate the delivery of student accommodation services, including allocation, operations and support, ensuring a safe, compliant residential environment.

The role requires a Bachelor's Degree with at least 3 years in a relevant field; certification is preferred, and the university offers tax-free salaries in the UAE, housing, yearly flight allowances for family, educational subsidies, and comprehensive healthcare.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree with a minimum of 3 years of experience in a relevant field.
• Certification in a relevant field is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Act as the first contact for faculty and students to receive material accommodation requests.
• Provide content & format accommodations for all courses (literacy, math, science).
• Print to audio conversion using a scanner and voice production.
• Print to electronic (Word) conversion.
• PowerPoint to Word conversion.
• Print to Braille conversion.
• Enlarge print accommodations.
• Create visual to tactile representations.
• Accommodate library materials for students with disability.
• Provide material accommodation training for ZU volunteers.
• Maintain spreadsheets of material accommodations quantities and requests.
• Maintain office equipment for material accommodation.
• Develop and maintains tracking mechanisms as required.
• Coordinate with suppliers to ensure accessibility resources are available.
• Formulate surveys to gather feedback on accommodated materials.
• Organize activities promoting acceptance of students with accessibility issues.
• Support in organizing facilities and hospitality.
• Maintain Disability Student Allowance data showing support for each student.
• Ensure all DSA recommended support is acted upon (financial and academic).

Education

Bachelor's Degree + 3 years experience

Certification in relevant field (preferred)

Job description

Zayed University in Abu Dhabi is seeking a Senior Accommodation Officer to coordinate the delivery of student accommodation services, including allocation, operations and support, ensuring a safe, compliant residential environment.

The role requires a Bachelor's Degree with at least 3 years in a relevant field; certification is preferred, and the university offers tax-free salaries in the UAE, housing, yearly flight allowances for family, educational subsidies, and comprehensive healthcare.