Accessibility, Advocacy and Participation Lead Disability Alliance

Accessibility, Advocacy and Participation Lead (Cornwall Disability Alliance)

Join our team as an Accessibility, Advocacy and Participation Lead help ensure disabled people’s voices are heard.

• Employer:
  
  dis Ability Cornwall

• Salary: £35,500 per annum
• Reports To:
  
  CEO dis Ability Cornwall (on behalf of the Cornwall Disability Alliance)
• Contract:
  
  Fixed term for 3 years, with potential for extension subject to funding.
• Location:
  
  Office-based in Hayle and various locations with partner organisations across Cornwall; flexible and hybrid working options available.
• Hours:
  
  37 hours per week Monday – Thursday 9am – 5pm, Friday 9am – 4.30pm There is also the possibility of an 8.30am start. On occasions activity may happen at weekends, so a willingness to work a Saturday once or twice a year.
• Working as a member of a great, dynamic and focused team
• Training and development opportunities
• Generous annual leave allowance
• A day off on your birthday
• Employee Assistance Programme
• A great work-life balance culture

We are a friendly and supportive team of people with diverse backgrounds, highly motivated to drive change and improve the lives of disabled people, their carers and families. We take a flexible approach to supporting each member of our team to reach their full potential.

This is a unique opportunity to help drive positive change and strengthen the voice and influence of the disability community across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

To lead the strategic delivery of the Cornwall Disability Alliance (CDA), ensuring disabled people’s voices influence policy, services and decision‑making across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

Working on behalf of the CDA’s member organisations, the post‑holder will build partnerships, coordinate co‑production, translate evidence into action and represent the CDA within strategic forums. They will ensure the findings of the Big Disability Survey, together with wider evidence and lived experience, drive meaningful improvements in accessibility, inclusion and equality.

The post‑holder will act as the CDA’s Accessibility Champion, leading strategic co‑production and influencing improvements in accessibility, inclusion and disability rights.

The post‑holder will be a confident relationship builder, strategic thinker and effective communicator who can identify opportunities for change, influence decision-makers and strengthen the collective impact of the CDA.

• Lead delivery of the CDA Strategy and annual delivery plan.
• Represent the CDA at strategic meetings, conferences and public events.
• Build and maintain trusted relationships with CDA members, senior leaders, elected members, commissioners, public bodies and community organisations.
• Monitor emerging issues with legislation and policy where there is an adverse impact on disabled people, providing strategic intelligence and identifying opportunities to influence change.
• Act as the Alliance’s Accessibility Champion, promoting accessibility by design and supporting organisations to embed inclusive practice across policies, services, environments, communications and digital systems, through resources and Toolkits.
• Act as an ambassador for the CDA, promoting its vision, values and collective voice.
• Identify emerging issues affecting disabled people and develop opportunities for the CDA to respond through policy, campaigns, partnership activity or new projects.

• Lead co‑production and engagement activity that ensures disabled people meaningfully influence decisions affecting their lives.
• Lead the delivery, promotion and impact of the Big Disability Survey, ensuring findings inform policy, service development and strategic planning.
• Present evidence and recommendations to a wide range of audiences, including public bodies, health partners, elected members and community organisations.
• Produce accessible reports, presentations, policy briefings and consultation responses.
• Support and influence improvements in accessibility, inclusion and equality.
• Build and maintain networks of disabled people, carers and community organisations to support ongoing…