Inclusive Technology Manager                                    

Your Purpose                                                  

We are seeking someone who can bring an appreciation of the barriers faced by people who are deaf, have hearing loss and tinnitus and an understanding of the inner workings of the technologies that can help break down those barriers. You will communicate at an appropriate level with a range of people, from technical experts to people with limited digital literacy. You will have a problem solving mindset, and use your knowledge and skills to help colleagues at RNID and external organisations bring innovations to market.

Your Role

• Undertaking technology focussed consultancy work for corporate clients including desk research, user experience testing (remote and in-person), surveys, focus groups and listening tests. You’ll be involved in meeting with clients developing proposals, delivering the day-to-day work, writing reports and building strong relationships with clients.
• Managing and establishing new relationships with collaborators from industry, academia, R&D and the third sector.
• Working with colleagues from our Inclusion, Employment and Health programmes and those from across the charity to identify, develop, deliver and disseminate strategic technology projects.
• Representing RNID and our communities at standards bodies, industry groups and technology groups within government, to influence technology policy and standards.
• Supporting with the creation of content and publications – from thought leadership papers and conference presentations to articles and blogs for our website.

You

You will need:

You are enthusiastic but pragmatic about technology and how it can be used to support those who are deaf, have hearing loss and tinnitus.

You have strong experience in co-design and working with individuals who are deaf of have hearing loss, or tinnitus to develop and evaluate technologies.

You enjoy being involved in multiple projects simultaneously and working with colleagues from across the matrix and across other organisations to deliver these.

You have an existing network of academic or industry relationships to support RNID in building collaborations and creating impact.

Qualifications

• Applicants should hold a science or engineering degree, preferably Master’s or PhD, or have equivalent technology industry experience.
• We are particularly looking for applicants with degrees and/or experience in: audio, acoustics, psychoacoustics, digital signal processing or machine learning.
• BSL qualifications or proficiency in BSL is a bonus but not required.