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Accessibility intern #68

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At Catalyst, we design and develop open source applications that are engaging, usable and accessible. We are searching for a motivated person to join our Business Analyst team at Catalyst in our Wellington office. Our focus is to do exceptional work that integrates user-centred design and accessibility in all of our open source projects.

As we continue to look forward to a world that is more and more open, we continue to give back: to the online communities we work and play in and to the future open source technologists who will champion tomorrow’s open enterprise.

Who are we after? We are on the look out for a student of any discipline who is user focussed and excited to help create solutions that are accessible to all. You will hone new skillsets by working with our awesome BA and accessibility team to review, refine and iterate on our accessibility processes. You will be someone

who is keen to • research how best to conduct accessibility audits so that they are time efficient and fail safe, • work out how Catalyst can stay up to date with changes to WCAG 2.1 and • work out how to bring accessibility best practice into Catalyst’s software development lifecycle. You will have plenty of opportunity to practice your soft skills such as: Communication, stakeholder management, time management and problem solving. Catalyst champions open source software wherever possible so it is key you are interested in learning open source apps, and given this is an accessibility internship, you will get bonus points for experience using and working with accessibility audit applications.

Why Catalyst? We offer a dynamic and stimulating work environment, a small friendly team, and plenty of opportunities to both grow your own talents as well as share your knowledge w i t h o t h e r s . Being a good employer is really important to us. We make sure our staff have all of the support they need to grow their skills. We get together every Friday afternoon to relax, share company news from around the world and celebrate the achievements of our staff.

To apply, please follow the link on our careers page, https://www.catalyst.net.nz/careers. Preference is given to students at the end of their second year or later. Please detail in your cover letter why interning at Catalyst interests you, how it would benefit your study, and what you hope to get out of your internship. If you participated in the Catalyst Open Source Academy, please mention that.

Important dates: Application deadline: 16th October 2020 Interviews: Week of the 27th October 2020 Start of the internship: 16th November 2020 Two week break over Christmas / New Year period End of the internship: 5th February 2021