- Consultant must be an advanced user of screen reading software and a proficient user of at least the two most widely used computer screen readers (NVDA and Jaws).
- Consultant must be a proficient user of at least one major smartphone or tablet screen reader (Talkback).
- Consultant must be able to communicate effectively, including on technical concepts, to both technical and non-technical persons.
- Consultant must be proficient in widely used office applications such as Adobe Acrobat, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Mozilla Firefox, and must be familiar with their accessibility features.
- Experience with managing project, including tracking progress and liaising with multiple teams.
- Experience working with UN system is an asset.
- Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) is an asset.
Digital Accessibility Consultant ICTD Digital Core - Valencia, España - United Nations Children's Fund
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UNICEF has been working for several years to commit to accessibility and ensure all UNICEF employees as well as children and communities we work for and with are included. Accessibility initiatives have been put forth to promote inclusive hiring, development of accessible IT systems, development of accessible content and documents, access to UNICEF and UN facilities as well as programme-related construction, and to the procurement of accessible and inclusive products and services. Yet, while much has been achieved, some gaps remain.
Several mechanisms are in place to improve physical accessibility, such as the Greening and Accessibility Fund (GRAF) and EFAAT, a tool for reporting on greening and accessibility initiatives, 2017 Executive Directive on Accessibility in Programme-Related Construction Activities (CF/EXD/
UNICEF has also invested in improving digital accessibility, such as conducting accessibility assessment of key ICT systems (E-recruitment, Agora, Drupal, SharePoint, Vision, Achieve) as well as building capacity of UNICEF employees by providing several tools, including Agora Training on Web Accessibility and upcoming Accessibility guide on production of accessible contact in Office 360.
To strengthen and institutionalize digital accessibility UNICEF is establishing a Global Accessibility Helpdesk (GAHD). The Digital Accessibility Consultant will support the digital accessibility branch of the helpdesk and will report directly to the head of the Quality Assurance team in the ICT division contributing to the ICT division's workplan and goals to continue improving digital accessibility by providing support, building capacity, auditing, raising awareness and training and developing guidelines and standards on digital accessibility.
Key Tasks and Deliverables:
The exact tasks for the Digital Accessibility Consultant will be jointly determined in an agile way and are outlined in a summary below. The consultant will directly interface with the Quality Assurance Manager. The consultant will work on tasks/areas as prioritized and authorized by the QA Manager at the start of each sprint. Upon completion of tasks, the QA Manager will certify completeness and quality of work for payment. The Digital Accessibility Consultant will be expected to follow similar agile development and project management practices by UNICEF ICTD.
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To strengthen and institutionalize digital accessibility UNICEF is establishing a Global Accessibility Helpdesk (GAHD). The Digital Accessibility Consultant will support the digital accessibility branch of the helpdesk and will report directly to the head of the Quality Assurance team in the ICT division contributing to the ICT division's workplan and goals to continue improving digital accessibility by providing support, building capacity, auditing, raising awareness and training and developing guidelines and standards on digital accessibility.
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