Accessibility Specialist

We’re recruiting for Accessibility Specialists here at [Justice Digital, Data and Science](https://mojdigital.blog.gov.uk/working-at-moj-ds/) to be part of our warm and collaborative Digital Accessibility team, in the Delivery Governance Office. In the Digital Accessibility team, we work as a cross-cutting team, supporting all of these areas. To collaborate with them in building accessible digital products and services, we partner with teams to provide ongoing support or we deliver a specific accessibility consultancy service. To spread accessibility knowledge throughout the MoJ, we create and run accessibility courses, write and distribute guidance and host an Accessibility Champions network. We’re a multi-disciplinary, distributed team who work on a hybrid basis. Whilst we do work independently, we have regular sessions to plan the workload and review past work. We value wellbeing and work life balance, making sure each team member is supported by having regularly discussions around ideas and feedback. L&D is important to us, and we regularly attend conferences together. We value kindness, curiosity and continuous learning, and create space for people to grow their expertise and influence at scale. You’ll receive a range of excellent benefits when you join our department, including: * **A generous employer pension contribution of 28.97%** through the [Civil Service Pension Scheme.](https://www.civilservicepensionscheme.org.uk/memberhub/joining-the-pension-scheme/) * **25 days of annual leave, (increasing to 30 days once you have reached 5 years of service), plus 8 bank holidays and a privilege day for the King’s birthday**. * **Flexible working arrangements** including hybrid working, working part time or compressed hours. Designed to support a positive work–life balance. * Employees are allocated **10% of their working time for personal and professional development.** * A £1k per person learning budget is in place to support all our people, with access to best-in-class conferences and seminars, accreditation with professional bodies, fully funded vocational programmes and e-learning platforms. * Compassionate maternity, adoption, and shared parental leave policies, with up to 26 weeks leave at full pay, 13 weeks with partial pay, and 13 weeks further leave. And maternity support/paternity leave at full pay for 2 weeks, too! **You can find more details of the Benefits we offer**[here](https://sway.cloud.microsoft/m0Fk2f0Y5shyUg5p?ref=Link)**.**To help picture your life at [MoJ Justice Digital, Data and Science](https://mojdigital.blog.gov.uk/working-at-moj-ds/) please take a look at our [blog.](https://mojdigital.blog.gov.uk/) ## Key Responsibilities * Conducting basic accessibility reviews of digital products and documents and sharing these with MoJ teams * Collaborating with teams all over the MoJ through our consultancy service, by arranging meetings with consultancy clients and discussing their accessibility requirements with them * Co-delivering accessibility courses to internal audiences, across a range of topics such as content accessibility, documents and introduction to accessibility. The courses have already been created, and you will be supported by a Senior Accessibility Specialist to onboard you onto them * Writing accessibility guidance for our Digital Accessibility Guidance, when there is demand for new content * Supporting the facilitation of Accessibility Bar sessions and the Accessibility Champions Network, with support from a Senior Accessibility Specialist * Working collaboratively with one product team on a regular basis, with support from a Senior Accessibility Specialist, as part of our Partnership strategy * Line management of junior accessibility specialists or accessibility apprentices ## Person Specification Essential * Strong understanding of the needs of all users and how to apply WCAG 2.2 and government accessibility requirements to support these * Experience influencing ways of working and accessibility practice across teams, services or organisational boundaries. * Ability to engage and communicate with a wide range of technical and non-technical stakeholders on the topic of accessibility Willingness to be assessed against [the requirements](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/united-kingdom-security-vetting-clearance-levels/national-security-vetting-clearance-levels) for BPSS clearance We welcome the unique contribution diverse applicants bring and do not discriminate based on culture, ethnicity, race, nationality or national origin, age, sex, gender identity or expression, religion or belief, disability status, sexual orientation, educational or social background or any other factor. ## Salary Information** Base salary for this role is from £49,325 - £53,081 (London) or £42,914 - £46,182 (National) * **New entrants to the Civil Service**joining the MoJ are expected to start at the minimum of the pay band. * **Existing Civil Servants moving on a level transfer** will retain their current base salary or move to the minimum of the pay band for the role, whichever is higher. * **Existing Civil Servants who are promoted** will either move to the bottom of the new grade’s pay band or receive a 10% uplift, whichever provides the greater increase. The final offer will reflect the skills and experience you demonstrate during the assessment process. ## How to Apply In Justice Digital, Data and Science, we recruit using a combination of the [**Government Digital and Data Profession Capability**](https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/digital-data-and-technology-profession-capability-framework)and[**Success Profiles**](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/success-profiles) Frameworks. We shall assess a combination of your Experience and Technical skills and Behaviours during the assessment process. Stage 1 - Application and sift: To apply for this position, you must submit the following as part of your application: * A **CV**detailing your career history (including any relevant qualifications). Your CV will be assessed against the essential criteria outlined within the Person Specification of this advert. * A **Personal Statement** (no more than 750 words) which should outline _your_ experience and skills, giving clear examples of work undertaken. It should specifically address the following 3 criteria listed below, using a separate paragraph for each. * Strong understanding of the needs of all users and how to apply WCAG 2.2 and government accessibility requirements to support these * Experience influencing ways of working and accessibility practice across teams, services or organisational boundaries. * Ability to engage and communicate with a wide range of technical and non-technical stakeholders on the topic of accessibility A diverse sift panel will review the information in your CV and Personal Statement to assess the sift criteria specified above. We operate an anonymous shortlisting process. **Please ensure your CV and Personal Statement do not include your name or any other identifying details.** Should we receive a high volume of applications, a pre-sift based on strong understanding of the needs of all users and how to apply WCAG 2.2 and government accessibility requirements to support these will be conducted before the sift. Please access the following link for guidance on how to apply - [Application Guidance](https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/how-to-apply/) Stage 2 - Interviews: Successful candidates who meet the required standard will then be invited to a panel interview held via Microsoft Teams. At interview stage, you will be assessed against the following Success Profile elements - Experience, Technical and the following Behaviours: * Delivering at pace * Working together * Communicating and influencing As part of your interview, you will be asked to deliver a presentation that assesses your technical capability. Further details will be provided if successful at sift. Appointments are made strictly in merit order. In the event that two or more candidates receive identical interview scores, the Strong understanding of the needs of all users and how to apply WCAG 2.2 and government accessibility requirements to support these criteria will be applied as the primary lead criterion to determine the final merit order. Should you be unsuccessful in the role that you have applied for but demonstrate the capability for a role at a lower level, we reserve the right to discuss this opportunity with you and offer you the position without needing a further application. A reserve list may be held for up to 12 months, from which further appointments may be made. [Use of Artificial Intelligence](https://www.jobtrain.co.uk/justicedigital/Job/JobDetail?isPreview=Yes&jobid=1069) Artificial Intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our [candidate guidance](https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/artificial-intelligence-and-recruitment/) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use. ## Terms & Conditions Please review our [Terms and Conditions](https://sway.cloud.microsoft/vl76UcRt8KE5oPCL?ref=Link) which set out how we recruit and provide further information related to the role and salary arrangements. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])