Quality assurance specialist
Closing date: Monday 16 March 2026
Location: Remote role with opportunity to work hybrid in Andover, Hampshire.
Salary: £33,000-£37,000 - Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Join us in Beating Macular Disease
Are you passionate about delivering seamless, accessible digital experiences? Do you have a sharp eye for detail and a drive to ensure everything works exactly as it should? Join the Macular Society and use your expertise to help us create high-quality, reliable digital journeys that support our fundraising, services and supporters.
About the Macular Society
Macular disease is the biggest cause of sight loss in the UK, with around 300 people diagnosed every day. We're the only UK charity determined to beat the fear and isolation of macular disease through:
- World class research to find new treatments and a cure
- Practical support for people affected by sight loss
- Trusted advice and support services that empower those living with macular disease
About the role
As our quality assurance specialist, you will ensure high-quality, reliable and accessible digital experiences across the charity’s website, donation journeys, email campaigns, chatbot and CRM-integrated systems.
You’ll lead structured manual and regression testing, validating end-to-end user journeys and monitoring live environments to quickly identify and resolve issues. A strong emphasis is placed on accessibility compliance, cross-browser and cross-device testing, and maintaining seamless, user-friendly digital experiences.
You will also play a key role in email and CRM integration testing, working closely with database and CRM teams to validate data flows, triggers and system integrations, particularly during major transformation projects. Acting as first-line digital support, you will document features, maintain test scripts and logs, track bugs through to resolution, support technical SEO checks, and report on risks, defects and improvements.
About you
Our ideal candidate will have:
- Digital quality assurance testing experience
- Understanding of web technologies (HTML, CSS, basic JavaScript)
- Experience testing complex user journeys and system integrations
- Email testing across clients and devices
- Knowledge of WCAG accessibility standards and tools
- Strong documentation, organisation and risk-based prioritisation skills
- Clear communication across technical and non-technical teams
Why join us?
In return, we provide a great working culture – we do something worthwhile and are proud to work together to Beat Macular Disease – as recognised by our inclusion in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2023 list.
Benefits include:
- Flexible working options
- 26 days annual leave, rising to 27 after one year
- Option to buy or sell annual leave
- Supportive family-friendly policies
- 6% pension contribution
To read about our benefits in more detail, see link below.
Inclusion and diversity
We are an equal opportunities employer and a Disability Confident Employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons, particularly people with lived experience of sight loss.
- Guaranteed interview for disabled applicants who meet the minimum (essential) criteria and disclose their disability in their application
- Opportunities to request reasonable adjustments for interviews and the role
We aim to be an inclusive employer reflecting the communities we serve.
How to apply
For a full job description and person specification, please see below.
To apply: Please email your CV with a covering letter to recruitment@macularsociety.org
Questions? Please address any questions by email to jonathan.Woosnam-Li@macularsociety.org
Closing date: 16 March
Interviews: Week commencing 30 March
