EL1 Digital Accessibility Specialist

The opportunity:
Our highly valued client is a federal government agency. They are seeking an EL1 level
Digital Accessibility Specialist
to join a close-knit team supporting experience design for the development of a suite of accessible digital products.

• Hobart location plus hybrid work-from-home
• 12 month initial contract + 12 month extension, rates fully negotiable
• Role only open to Australian Citizens - Federal government client

The role:
As an EL1 Digital Accessibility Specialist, your role ill be focused on the research, design, and development phases of the product lifecycle, and, while accessibility testing is an aspect of this role, your day-to-day will concentrate on accessible digital product design and development. your duties will include:

• Developing prototypes of screens and components using web technologies (code snippets) to evaluate and demonstrate design concepts and evaluate accessibility support
• Supporting the user researchers, developers, and designers in the design and development of world-class accessible digital products and systems in each phase of the product lifecycle
• Reviewing prototypes in collaboration with designers to identify content and visual design-related accessibility issues early in the product lifecycle
• Providing high-quality, accurate, and timely advice about user behaviour, digital accessibility, and assistive technologies to stakeholders across the Agency
• Contributing to the design and delivery of usability testing with people with disability including NDIA staff and NDIS participants
• Evangelising accessibility-first digital product and system design and development throughout the Agency
• Leading any accessibility-related design and development work and collaborate with analysts, product owners, developers, testers, and project and delivery managers in multiple projects simultaneously
• Identify opportunities for process improvements, and liaise with business areas and teams to recommend enhancements
• Maintain documentation, processes and decisions to support knowledge transfer and future enhancements

Skills and experience:
To succeed in this role you will need:

• Significant experience working in a fast-paced and multi-disciplinary team delivering high-quality and wide-ranging accessibility-related outputs
• Knowledge of ARIA and related WAI documentation, and of how ARIA can be used in complex user interface design and development
• A detailed understanding of WCAG guidelines, including how it is commonly interpreted and applied, and its shortcomings and limitations
• An understanding of how people with disability use digital products and systems and the functional impact of impairments, injury, and health conditions on accessibility. Further, knowledge of and proficiency with common assistive technologies such as screen magnifiers, speech-to-text applications, screen readers, and operating system accessibility features and accessibility-related utilities
• A solid knowledge of interaction and content design principles, best practices, and industry trends and an understanding of web technologies such as web browsers, the basics of system architectures, and the workings of common assistive technologies
• A passion for inclusive design with a collaborative, open and nurturing approach to communicating accessibility requirements
• Basic skills with and knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript or common front-end frameworks or libraries
• A strong attention to detail and a focus on delivering high-quality outputs consistently and sometimes under pressure
• A well-developed ability to present complex ideas visually, orally, and in writing to diverse audiences concisely and persuasively

Please note that our client is a federal government organisation and can only consider
Australian Citizens
.

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