Senior Accessibility Specialist in Cardiff

JOB DETAILS

• JOB BAND: D
• CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent, Full-time
• DEPARTMENT: Accessibility and Design Integration
• LOCATION: UK Wide - Hybrid - The role is not office based (working from an office is available if required, but not essential), but there will be a requirement to travel to different BBC’s bases as required.
• PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £50,000- £60,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience.

We’re happy to discuss flexible working. If you’d like to, please indicate your preference in the application – though there’s no obligation to do so now. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

This role offers the opportunity to influence how products, platforms and enterprise systems are designed, procured and delivered, ensuring accessibility is built in from the start, shaping how accessibility is delivered at scale across the BBC. You’ll work across diverse teams and technologies, driving meaningful change that improves experiences for colleagues and audiences while developing your own strategic and technical expertise.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

Join the BBC’s Accessibility team at a pivotal moment as we embed accessibility into how we design, build and procure technology. As a Senior Accessibility Specialist, you’ll play a key role in shaping accessible experiences across internal systems and digital products, influencing suppliers and stakeholders, and helping move accessibility from compliance to a core organisational capability.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT

• Lead accessibility across complex products and enterprise systems, ensuring inclusive experiences for all users.
• Embed accessibility into product lifecycles, working with design, engineering and product teams from discovery through to delivery.
• Influence procurement and supplier management by defining requirements, assessing risk and driving accessible outcomes.
• Act as a senior advisor to stakeholders, balancing accessibility, delivery timelines and business priorities.
• Build accessibility capability across teams through guidance, training and mentoring.
• Drive continuous improvement in accessibility practices, contributing to standards, governance and maturity.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE – KEY CRITERIA

• Strong experience in accessibility testing using assistive technologies and manual techniques.
• Expert knowledge of WCAG 2.2, WAI-ARIA, HTML and CSS.
• Experience embedding accessibility into product development and delivery processes.
• Ability to influence and communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience working with suppliers or contributing to procurement and accessibility assurance.
• Experience working with enterprise systems (e.g. HR, finance, SaaS platforms).
• Understanding of accessibility maturity models or organisational capability building.
• Experience delivering accessibility training or enablement programmes.
• Familiarity with accessibility standards such as EN 301 549 or ATAG.
• Experience working in complex, multi-team or large-scale environments.
• Experience exploring or applying AI tools to support accessibility, such as automated testing, content generation, or improving usability for assistive technology users.

If you can bring some of these skills and experience, along with transferable strengths, we’d love to hear from you and encourage you to apply.

Disclaimer

This job description is a written statement of the essential characteristics of the job, with its principal accountabilities, incorporating a note of the skills, knowledge and experience required for a satisfactory level of performance. This is not intended to be a complete, detailed account of all aspects of the duties involved.

Please note: If you were to be offered this role, the BBC will conduct Employment screening checks which include Reference checks; Eligibility to work checks; and if applicable to the role, Safeguarding and Adverse media/Social media checks. Any offer made is conditional on these checks being satisfactory. Before your start date, you may need to disclose any unspent convictions or police charges, in line with our Recruitment policy. This allows us to discuss any support you may need and assess any risks. Failure to disclose may result in the withdrawal of your offer.

The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC and they will be given priority consideration ahead of other applicants. Priority consideration means for those employees seeking redeployment their application will be considered alongside anyone else at risk of redundancy, prior to any individuals being considered who are not at risk.

Information at a Glance

This is your BBC. At the BBC you can create and innovate in an inclusive environment while contributing to some of the world’s best loved content, and the BBC’s mission to inform, educate and entertain.

Life at BBC

Here you will benefit from: Fair pay and flexible benefits including a competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care and gym. Excellent career and professional development. Support in your working life, including flexible working which you can discuss with us at any point during the application, selection or offer. A values-based organisation where the way we do things is important as what we do.

Benefits may vary if you are joining on an FTC basis or on an orchestra conditions contract. Learn more about life at the BBC and our values in our candidate pack.

You belong

We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, so all our employees feel that they can belong, thrive and achieve their full potential. We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to join us. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity. We welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. Find out more about diversity, inclusion and belonging in our strategy below.

Disability confident

We are a disability confident employer. If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the interview process, or to carry out this role, please contact us via email and we’d be happy to discuss: reasonable.adjustments@bbc.co.uk