Accessibility Manager - Two Year Term-limited

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Accessibility Manager - Two Year Term-limited

Salary

$62,000.00 - $80,000.00 Annually

Location

Denver Metro, CO

Job Type

Full Time

Job Number

GCA_08012.05.24

Department

History Colorado

Opening Date

05/02/2024

Closing Date

5/23/2024 11:59 PM Mountain

FLSA

Determined by Position

Primary Physical Work Address

1200 Broadway, Denver, CO 80203

FLSA Status

Exempt; position is not eligible for overtime compensation.

Department Contact Information

jesus.l.garcia@state.co.us

Type of Announcement

This announcement is not governed by the selection processes of the classified personnel system. Applications will be considered from residents and non-residents of Colorado.

How To Apply

Please submit an online application for this position at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/colorado. Reach out to the Department Contact to apply using a paper application, including any supplemental questions. Failure to submit a complete and timely application may result in the rejection of your application. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that application materials are received by the appropriate Human Resources office before the closing date and time listed.

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Department Information

HISTORY COLORADO has a strong commitment to diversity, inclusion and cultural competency, because of that, we are continuously seeking to recruit individuals who will enhance this diversity and ultimately the effectiveness of our organization.

We believe that equity, diversity, and inclusion drive our success, and we encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply. History Colorado and the State of Colorado is an equal opportunity employer committed to building inclusive, innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. Therefore, in all aspects of the employment process, we provide employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, medical condition related to pregnancy, creed, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, or military status or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law.

• Strong, secure, yet flexible retirement benefits including a PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan (https://www.copera.org/) plus 401K and 457 plans

• Medical and dental health plans (https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/dhr/benefits)

• Employer supplemented Health Savings Account (https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/dhr/hsa)

• Paid life insurance

• Short- and long-term disability coverage

• 11 paid holidays per year plus 12 hours of vacation and 6.66 hours of sick leave a month

• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (https://studentaid.gov/manage-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service) – A borrower may qualify for forgiveness by making 120 on-time payments while employed full-time in public service, if they have certain kinds of federal loans in a qualifying repayment plan

• BenefitHub (https://stateofcolorado.benefithub.com/) state employee discount program

• Excellent work-life programs, such as flexible schedules and more.

Description of Job

This is a Term-limited two year position to support digital accessibility work

Summary of this position

History Colorado is committed to serving all Coloradans, and is investing in making its digital resources and content accessible to all. The Accessibility Manager will serve as the program leader, implementing and continually improving an accessibility plan and strategy. The Accessibility Manager will be responsible for communicating the importance of digital accessibility, building internal capacity to executive accessibility goals, serving as a liaison among departments, coordinating with vendors for remediation of legacy content, application testing, and new services, and maintaining an on-going training program that takes advantage of up-to-date resources and best practices. This position will work closely with History Colorado Director of Information Technology and with staff from the Governor’s Office of Information Technology (OIT).

Position duties include but are not limited to:

• Digital Accessibility Leadership:

• Serves as the internal point person for digital accessibility, implementing existing accessibility plans and developing new plans for continual improvement

• Maintains extensive knowledge on current trends and best practices in accessibility and accommodations and acts as the point person on all accessibility related questions

• Understands how implementation affects staff and operations.

• Creates goals, project plans, and metrics to ensure the organization’s websites, applications, and documents are accessible and that the Department is complying with Office of Internet Technologies Technology Accessibility Program (TAP) standards.

• Functions as the staff authority on digital accessibility and advises senior leadership on resource allocation, policies, procedures, and guidelines.

• Monitors the status of digital accessibility program, helps prioritize efforts, and communicate progress to senior leadership

• Liaison and Coordinating:

• Lead an accessibility-focused committee across the department to generate feedback, empower users to solve accessibility challenges, and assist in creation of policies, procedures, training, etc.

• Coordinates, builds relationships with, and communicates with a variety of stakeholders across History Colorado, meeting with each department regularly

• Maintains close working relationship with OIT accessibility team

• Serves as the main point of contact for accommodation requests, tracking all requests and coordinating with other staff or consultant to respond to requests in a timely manner

• Manages relationships and procurement with third-party vendors needed for content remediation and application testing

• Presents information on program goals, program performance, project status, and helps address and solve challenges for the program through working with affected groups.

• Training & Internal Capacity-Building

• Develops consistent communications and maintain internal Intranet resource with up-to-date accessibility best practices and training content

• Answers staff questions and direct staff to appropriate resources to continually strengthen internal accessibility knowledge and skills

• Ensures that training is available for employees, and tracks participation in training programs

• Assists staff to develop internal standard operating procedures to incorporate accessibility best practices into daily operations.

  Other duties as assigned, including providing support to the Director of IT.

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights

Three years of experience implementing accessibility for public programs; effectively providing program management for one or more projects in the context of large, strategic, and complex initiatives; or improving accessibility in technology products or systems.

AND

Bachelor's degree in Technology, Business Systems, Program Management, Communications, Public Engagement, Public Administration, Social Work, Business Administration, or other field closely related to the work assignment.

Substitutions:

• Additional appropriate experience will substitute for the bachelor's degree requirement on a year-for-year basis.

• Additional appropriate education will substitute for the experience requirement on a year-for-year basis.

  Preferred Qualifications:

• Current or former State experience relevant to this position.

• Demonstrated project management experience in a large organization.

• Knowledge and experience in accessibility requirements, including ADA rules, regulations, standards, WCAG digital accessibility guidelines.

• Experience training and relaying information to employees and stakeholders in an easy to understand manner.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Supplemental Information

Benefits: The State of Colorado offers permanent employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, life and disability insurance, as well as a comprehensive leave program. Please click the following link for detailed information: www.colorado.gov/pacific/dhr/benefits

A pre-employment criminal background checkwill be conducted as part of the selection process. Felony convictions or conviction of crimes of moral turpitude or convictions of misdemeanors related to job duties may disqualify you from being considered for this position. Should your background check reveal any charges or convictions, it is your responsibility to provide the Human Resources Unit with an official disposition of any charges.

History Colorado is committed to anti-racism practices across its institution and outlined in these grounding virtues:( https://www.historycolorado.org/sites/default/files/media/document/2020/Anti-Racism_Grounding_Virtues.pdf (Download PDF reader) (https://get.adobe.com/reader/) ). As such we encourage members of Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) LGBTQ+ and differently abled communities to apply for this position.

ADAAA Accommodations:Any person with a disability as defined by the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA) may be provided a reasonable accommodation upon request to enable the person to complete the application. To request an accommodation, please contact Abbas Montoya @ (303) 866-2136 or email abbas.montoya @state.co.us. (Dany.Mccoy@state.co.us)

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History Colorado staff are committed to advancing the work of anti-racism and have collectively developed grounding virtues to guide us. They are available to review here: https://www.historycolorado.org/sites/default/files/media/document/2020/Anti-Racism_Grounding_Virtues.pdf. Please go to the link and tell us how these principles have shown up in your previous work and/or how you would contribute to these virtues in this position.

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History Colorado is deeply invested in providing digital accessibility to applications, programs, and all web-based content. Please describe any experience you have meeting digital accessibility standards, including facilitating accommodations for individuals with disabilities.

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