Digital Accessibility Coordinator (IT@JH University Information Systems)

Johns Hopkins University's IT@JH University Information Systems is hiring a Digital Accessibility Coordinator to serve as the primary accessibility technology leader on campus. This role sets the technical direction for accessibility across university technology and leads efforts to meet WCAG 2.+ Level A and AA standards. It is a full-time, exempt position for someone with a bachelor's degree, five years of related experience including two years of project administration, and a background in digital accessibility.

What you will do

• Lead one or more IT projects within scope, quality, time and cost constraints, coordinating people, work and resources.
• Develop standards of practice and uniform business processes to improve campus technology accessibility compliance, focused on WCAG 2.+ Level A and AA.
• Oversee regular audits and remediation of campus-wide digital assets and develop plans for continual improvement.
• Work with procurement to enable accessibility evaluations of IT products and services, and evaluate proposed products as needed.
• Collaborate with business units and vendors to review accessibility of products under consideration and to improve resources that do not meet standards.
• Provide on-demand consulting and assessment or remediation support.
• Communicate accessibility expectations to university staff, provide training on accessibility topics, and maintain the accessibility website.
• Build and maintain partnerships with campus peers and constituents to raise awareness of digital accessibility.
• Develop and deliver training on accessibility standards and best practices for faculty, staff and students.
• Identify or develop tools and processes for evaluating technology assets, platforms and services for accessibility compliance.
• Gather project requirements, document them, and track them through implementation.
• Create and manage project budgets, report financial status, and oversee procurement.
• Prepare RFPs, compare options to business needs, and research vendor stability and references.
• Prepare status reports and presentations for various levels of management and staff.
• Maintain project documents including scope documents, project plans, charters and communications plans.
• Maintain an issues list and coordinate resolution.

What they are looking for

• Bachelor's degree.
• Five years of related experience, including two years of project administration.
• Additional education may substitute for required experience, and additional related experience may substitute for required education, per the JHU equivalency formula beyond a high school diploma or graduation equivalent.

Preferred qualifications include at least three years of experience in digital accessibility with remediation, documentation creation and oversight; at least three years of expertise with accessibility standards and guidelines (WCAG 2.+, Section 508, ARIA) and auditing tools such as VPAT, WAVE and ANDI; experience developing and delivering training workshops and webinars; at least one year of direct experience with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, ARIA and web content management systems; knowledge of assistive technologies (JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver) and how they interact with browsers and native accessibility APIs; excellent verbal and written communication skills; the ability to make sound decisions and work independently with minimal oversight; experience working with people with disabilities or lived experience as an assistive technology user; and certification as a CPWA or CPACC by the IAAP or Department of Homeland Security Section 508 Trusted Tester Certification.

Pay, hours and location

The starting salary range is $73,300 to $128,300 per year, commensurate with experience. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:30am to 5:00pm. This is a full-time, exempt position. The classified title is Sr. IT Project Administrator, with a working title of Digital Accessibility Coordinator. Role/level/range is ATP/04/PE. The location is listed as United States.