Accessibility Audit Lead – Public Services (Hybrid, Edinburgh)

Storm ID Ltd; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 92,000; Part time

Job summary

Storm ID Ltd in Edinburgh is seeking an experienced Accessibility Specialist on a 3-month contract to assess and improve public services accessibility. This role focuses on identifying barriers and delivering practical recommendations across the organisation.

You'll lead an accessibility audit, produce a final report, establish an accessibility register, and work with user-centred design and content teams to build capability and governance around accessibility.

Qualifications

• Experience conducting accessibility audits and producing findings.
• Ability to document risks and governance around accessibility.
• Collaborate with design and content teams to improve accessibility.

Responsibilities

• Conduct an accessibility audit of key services, identifying barriers within individual services and across public services as a whole
• Produce a final report highlighting accessibility barriers and issues, informing decisions and recommendations on which services should be reviewed next
• Create an accessibility register that defines and documents risks across services, to be formally managed by governance groups
• Support user centred design professionals to build capacity for user testing with people affected by accessibility barriers
• Support the Lead Content Designer to update content publishing standards for CMS
• Support the Senior Content Designer to create guidance on component usage and form builder integration

Job description

Storm ID Ltd in Edinburgh is seeking an experienced Accessibility Specialist on a 3-month contract to assess and improve public services accessibility. This role focuses on identifying barriers and delivering practical recommendations across the organisation.

You'll lead an accessibility audit, produce a final report, establish an accessibility register, and work with user-centred design and content teams to build capability and governance around accessibility.