Public Sector Resourcing
Senior Digital Accessibility Specialist
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On behalf of The Ministry of Justice we are looking for a Senior Digital Accessibility Specialist (Inside IR35) for a 6 month contract. Hybrid working with up to 2 days per week in your closest MOJ office.
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) priorities include improving public safety and reducing reoffending by reforming prisons, probation and youth justice, and building a justice system which makes access to justice swifter and more certain for all citizens whatever their background. Project professionals in the MoJ help to improve the government’s ability to protect the public and reduce reoffending, and to provide a more effective, transparent and responsive criminal justice system for victims and the public.
This Senior Accessibility Specialist role is highly varied, offering you a chance to improve accessibility across a huge range of products
You will lead on ensuring that accessibility and inclusive design principles are embedded into the components, patterns, guidance, pages, documentation and processes used across MOJ digital services.
You will work collaboratively with interaction designers, developers, content designers, researchers, delivery managers and product managers to help ensure that accessibility is considered from the earliest stages of design through to implementation and maintenance.
As a Senior Digital Accessibility Specialist your main responsibilities will be:
- Leading on accessibility strategy and delivery within the MOJ Design System ensuring accessibility is considered and embedded into team processes and decision-making.
- Acting as the team’s knowledge lead and providing expert advice on WCAG 2.2, assistive technology compatibility, inclusive design and accessible code.
- Working with designers and developers to review, test and improve Design System components, patterns, pages, documentation and guidance, identifying accessibility barriers and recommending solutions.
- Develop accessibility standards, governance approaches and quality assurance processes that support accessibility by default across the Design System ecosystem.
- Represent the Design System team in communities of practice and cross-government accessibility initiatives, helping to drive continuous improvement and innovation in inclusive design.
- Upskill and develop the Design System team’s accessibility knowledge.
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Essential:
- Experience of conducting informal, collaborative accessibility reviews in real-time, with multi-disciplinary teams.
- Experience of writing accessible code and working on design systems or similar.
- Experience of building effective, collaborative long-term relationships.
- Experience of presenting accessibility training materials and giving talks.
- A good understanding of UK accessibility legislation.
- An Accessibility Qualification, IAAP or equivalent (desirable but not essential).
Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.
Disability Confident
As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, MOJ guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.
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The Ministry of Justice guarantees to interview veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.
In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".
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