Digital Accessibility Champion for All

West Midlands Combined Authority; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local Government Pension Scheme

EV car benefit scheme

Healthcare plans

28 days paid annual leave

Job summary

West Midlands Combined Authority is recruiting a Digital Accessibility Specialist to champion accessibility across communications and digital services. You will translate WCAG standards into practical guidance and shape best practices for websites, content and campaigns.

Working with designers and developers, you will audit outputs, mentor teams, and manage accessibility training while ensuring our resident-first approach informs every project.

Qualifications

• Demonstratable experience in leading automated and manual testing using assistive technologies.
• Previous experience in an accessibility focused role, or demonstrated lived experience.
• Expert knowledge of WCAG and accessibility guidelines and standards.
• Understanding of web technologies - HTML, CSS, JavaScript, WAI-ARIA.
• Ability to manage projects with competing deadlines.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and stakeholder influence.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and implementation of an accessibility strategy for the organisation's communications.
• Regularly share knowledge on accessibility best practice, including updates to WCAG.
• Advocate for disabled people with communications and digital projects.
• Provide informal mentorship on accessibility best practice to Designers and other Communications specialist teams.
• Shape and manage organisational wide accessibility training.
• Work with People and Culture to ensure recruitment templates, adverts and application processes are accessible and engaging.
• Build test plans, audit communications outputs and digital experiences for accessibility compliance.
• Define and manage a regular audit schedule for the WMCA digital estate.
• Work with Designers to shape user research activity meeting real needs of residents and partners.
• Use QA tools to identify and action issues on owned websites.
• Procure and manage relationships with external digital accessibility auditors.

Skills

WCAG knowledge

Assistive tech testing

Stakeholder influence

Project management

Web accessibility

Tools

Acquia Web Governance

Job description

West Midlands Combined Authority is recruiting a Digital Accessibility Specialist to champion accessibility across communications and digital services. You will translate WCAG standards into practical guidance and shape best practices for websites, content and campaigns.

Working with designers and developers, you will audit outputs, mentor teams, and manage accessibility training while ensuring our resident-first approach informs every project.