Digital Accessibility and Change Management Specialist

Position Summary:

Drive meaningful change. Create accessible digital experiences.

The Digital Accessibility & Change Management Specialist serves as the University's Digital Accessibility Coordinator, providing campus-wide coordination, training and guidance to support accessible websites, digital documents, multimedia and other digital content.

The position also supports UDit's service management and community engagement efforts under the direction of the Director of Service Management and Community Engagement. The position develops and coordinates change management activities and communications that help the University community understand, prepare for and adopt technology changes, with a focus on stakeholder engagement, readiness and adoption across UDit initiatives, services and technology changes.

In addition, this position supports technology training and helps establish consistent internal documentation practices.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree or three years of relevant experience

Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate technical or complex information into clear, audience-focused communications

Experience supporting organizational change, stakeholder engagement, communications, training or technology adoption

Strong knowledge of digital accessibility standards and accessible content practices, including Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)

Experience supporting digital accessibility across websites, documents, multimedia or other digital content

Ability to develop and deliver training, presentations and supporting resources

Strong organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and adjust as needs change

Strong attention to detail

Ability to collaborate effectively with technical teams, project teams, leadership and campus partners

Preferred Qualifications:

While not everyone may possess all of the preferred qualifications, the ideal candidate will bring many of the following:

Bachelor's degree in Communications, English, Journalism, Marketing, Organizational Communication, Management Information Systems, or a related field

Experience supporting organizational change or change management initiatives

Experience working with a content management system (CMS)

Experience developing communication and change management plans

Experience developing and delivering technology training

Experience working with enterprise technology platforms

Previous higher education work experience

ITIL Foundations certification and demonstrated practical application

Change management training or certification, such as Prosci, or demonstrated practical experience with change management methodologies

Knowledge of and sensitivity to a Catholic Marianist work environment

Special Instructions to Applicants:

To apply please submit a cover letter addressing each minimum qualification and any applicable preferred qualifications that you meet.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. The University does not provide work visa sponsorship for this position.

Closing Statement:

Informed by its Catholic and Marianist mission, the University is committed to the dignity of every human being. Informed by this commitment, we seek to increase diversity in all of its forms, achieve fair outcomes, and model inclusion across our campus community. The University is committed to policies of affirmative action designed to increase the employment opportunities of individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in compliance with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Vietnam Era Veterans'' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1973.