Inclusive Technology Manager

Inclusive Technology Manager

• Location: remote, UK.  
• Salary: £45,000 - £48,000 Per Annum
• Hours: 35 hours per week
• Contract type: Fixed Term (15 months), with possibility of progression to permanent
• Application deadline: 5th May 2026
• Interview Dates: 14th & 15th May 2026 

About RNID

We are RNID: the national charity supporting the 18 million people in the UK who are deaf, have hearing loss or tinnitus.
Together, we will end the discrimination faced by our communities, help people hear better now and fund world-class research to restore hearing and silence tinnitus.
We work with our communities and partners across industry, government, charity, education and more to change life for the better.

Join our team

We are RNID.  Together we’ll make life more inclusive for deaf people and those with hearing loss or tinnitus. Our charity has been through a complete transformation, while building on the best of our past.  We’ve returned to our former, much-loved name, become wholly remote working, and established a new strategy, focused on reaching the 12 million people in the UK who are deaf, have hearing loss or tinnitus. 

We are creating a radically different culture which is externally focused, curious, evidence-based, deliberate, agile, and future orientated.  Our values are at the heart of what we do.

We strive to be and continue to connected to our communities, insightful and confident in what we do and who we are, curious in everything we do and passionate about our purpose.

The Tech Team’s role is to champion inclusive technologies and connect everyone at RNID and in our communities with new technologies. We do that in three keyways:

Our bespoke consultancy works with corporate clients to make their products and services more accessible to our communities, such as helping Sonos develop features for their flagship soundbar

Working on major strategic technology projects, such as ensuring the roll-out of Auracast has maximum benefit for people with hearing loss, and a world first public dialogue on the use of AI for BSL applications.

Developing resources and content which help people understand how technology can support them in everyday life. We share these through our range of channels and with our RNID Near You volunteers.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is passionate about technology and how it can be used to improve people’s lives.

What you will be doing 

You will: 

1. 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.
2. Managing and establishing new relationships with collaborators from industry, academia, R&D and the third sector.
3. 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.
4. Representing RNID and our communities at standards bodies, industry groups and technology groups within government, to influence technology policy and standards.
5. Supporting with the creation of content and publications – from thought leadership papers and conference presentations to articles and blogs for our website.

You 

• 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 masters 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.

What we can offer you  

• Your benefits include:
• 28 days annual leave plus all bank holidays
• Plus 2 wellbeing days for extra flexibility
• Sickness benefit entitlement from day 1
• Fully remote working with no core hours
• £26 remote working allowance every month
• In person whole staff conferences throughout the year
• Pension scheme with 4% employer contribution
• Employee assistance programme that provides counselling sessions 
• Additional benefits for maternity, paternity and adoption
• Hospital Saturday Fund health benefit
• Access to an event ticketing platform

Our commitment to diversity 

We are committed to supporting our staff including making reasonable adjustments.  If you require support to apply for or fulfil the requirements of this role, please inform us so we can discuss the options with you. 

Disability Confident

Disability Confident is a government scheme designed to encourage employers to recruit and retain disabled people and those with health conditions. It has replaced the previous Two Ticks Positive About Disabled People scheme that you may have heard of.

RNID is proud to be a member of Disability Confident and as a Disability Confident Leader we recognise the value disabled people bring to RNID. We offer interviews to any candidate that tells us they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the role.