Digital Accessibility Coordinator; IT@JH University Information Systems

IT@JH University Information Systems (UIS) is seeking a Digital Accessibility Coordinator who will be the primary accessibility technology leader with responsibility for the support, technical direction, assessment, coordination and implementation of new and existing technologies at Johns Hopkins University. This position will take the lead in developing standards of practice and business processes that create repeatable and meaningful impacts on accessibility and facilitate the University’s compliance with applicable laws and national standards.

This position will provide expertise to the university community on acquisition, development, and implementation of digital information and digital services, including documents, multimedia, websites, web and native applications.

• The responsibilities listed below are typical examples of the work performed by this position.

• Not all duties assigned to this position are included, nor is it expected that everyone in this position will be assigned every job responsibility.

• Leads one or more IT related projects within the constraints of scope, quality, time and cost to meet the specified requirements to the satisfaction of the customer. Coordinates the people, work and resources involved.

• Leads the people, work and resources involved.

• Assigns resources necessary to carry out the project.

• Gather information to plan, organize, direct, implement and evaluate requirements and tasks.

• Ensure all requirements and objectives are properly documented at project onset.

• Identify deviations from the plan

• Escalate decisions and unresolved issues.

• Owns project documents and communication plans.

• Maintains project documents which may include scope documents, project plans, project charters and communications plans.

• Maintains issues list and coordinates the resolution.

• Effectively use of PMO project management system(s).

• Understand project interdependencies and shared responsibilities for resource management that may span multiple IT disciplines.

• Work proactively through facilitation and communication to minimize conflicts.

• Identify and communicate areas where resources allocation is not aligned with the need.

• Communicate needs for resources to managers throughout the organization.

• Adapt to issues that have the potential to impact project milestone dates. Be prepared to communicate changes in plans to accommodate.

• Anticipate political sensitivities and communicate appropriately.

• Be flexible to accommodate changing needs both within and outside the organization.

• Serve as escalation point for issues that arise.

• Communicate project status, issues, budget.

• Prepare status reports, presentations appropriate for various levels of management and staff, including budget-related details.

• Create and distribute meeting documents including agendas, minutes and issue lists.

• Creates budgets associated with projects for review by project stakeholders.

• Develops project budgets not to exceed bottom line expenditures without variance approval.

• Reports financial status to appropriate project participants.

• Oversees the procurement process and identifies potential budget issues.

• Research pricing and financing options of capital and operating costs.

• Use a systematic approach to preparing RFPs, comparing options to business needs, researching vendor’s stability and references.

• Facilitate project requirements development and tracking.

• Document and catalog project requirements.

• Conduct project requirements gathering efforts.

• Gather end-state goals and objectives.

• Gather and record success criteria for implementation.

• Create and review data gathered for overall project justification.

• Create needs analysis documentation.

• Gather data for budget estimates, scope, resource and implementation time estimates.

• Ensure that software/hardware solution aligns with business requirements throughout implementation process.

• Develop prioritization process.

• Develop a business justification for the project. The justification should include possible ROI or alignment with businesses' strategic initiatives.

• Other duties as assigned.

• Serves in a lead position to develop standards of practice and uniform business processes to drive ongoing improvements to the level of campus technology accessibility compliance, focusing on WCAG 2.+ Level A and AA.

• Oversees regular…