Senior Accessibility Design Consultant

The Crowd are working with an established and creative, multi-disciplinary design studio who are looking for Senior Accessibility Design Consultant to join their growing, friendly team.

The position will sit within our client’s Accessibility Team where you will work on both access-specific projects and provide inclusivity focused design support to their wider work across wayfinding, user experience, and human factors. This could be physical (built) or social or operational requirements. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in accessibility and inclusivity and could be from a design background, consultancy or have strong expertise across accessibility/inclusivity policies and regulations.

In addition to a supportive and welcoming culture, our client offers an array of benefits including hybrid/remote working, 25 days holiday, profit-share bonus, private healthcare, and more!

Key Responsibilities:

* Collaborate with the team and lead on accessibility and inclusive design support and advice on various projects
* Advise on user needs with protective characteristics under the Equality Act
* Conduct trials, tests, and guide advisory groups involving users, prioritising those with lived experiences of disability
* Originate, compose, and submit bids for new A & I projects
* Cultivate and nurture relationships with both new and existing contacts and clients
* Design and deliver engaging workshops surrounding inclusive improvements
* Lead the way in managing small to medium-sized programs
* Advocate inclusion internally and externally, actively contributing to the company’s ongoing enhancement

Key Skills:

* Degree-level qualification in a related field
* Proven experience assessing and integrating accessibility and inclusivity into design projects
* Excellent communication skills and a confident presenter
* Accurate and articulate in written communication for required tasks
* Outstanding interpersonal skills with a positive approach
* Exhibits commercial awareness and strategic thinking
* Demonstrated desire to acquire new skills, coupled with a curious and learning-oriented mindset

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