Project Description:
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is a development partner to the Government of Sindh and is currently supporting the Department of Education and Literacy with implementation of the Sindh Basic Education Program (SBEP) in Districts Sukkur, Khairpur, Larkana, Qambar-Shahdadkot, Jacobabad, Kashmore, Dadu and selected towns of Karachi city. The overarching goal of SBEP is to increase and sustain student enrollment in primary, middle and secondary schools in targeted geographical locations in Sindh. The Sindh Reading Program (SRP) is a five-year initiative in the same geographic areas of the parent SBEP. SRP will support the SBEP goal based on lessons learned from USAID and the Government of Sindh’s legacy of early grade teaching and learning.
Over the life of project, SRP aims to improve:
- Teacher competencies for effective early grade reading and mathematics instruction;
- Early grade reading and mathematics assessment practice;
- Student access to supplementary reading and mathematics material;
- Participation of parents and caregivers in support of early grade literacy and early grade numeracy for out of school children.
About Chemonics International:
On January 6, 2014, Chemonics International and its institutional development partners School-to-School International, Health And Nutrition Development Society, Indus Resource Centre, and Souktel Inc., were awarded a contract by USAID to implement the Sindh Reading Program to achieve the aims above.
Chemonics is an international development company that partners with local and international organizations to promote social and economic change around the world. From our founding in 1975, we have worked in more than 150 countries to help our clients, partners, and beneficiaries face difficult challenges, from political instability to poor education performance, to a lack of market infrastructure. We have helped them overcome those challenges by working together to find and implement innovative projects that achieve development impact.
We are entirely employee-owned, giving us both the freedom and the responsibility to pursue our mission with single-minded focus. Holding ourselves to the highest quality standards, we are also committed to living our values of caring, excellence, innovation, integrity, and opportunity to implement efficient and effective programs that build a better future for those we serve.
At Chemonics, we believe our mission of helping people live healthier, more productive, and more independent lives is driven by our commitment to service—service to our mission, to our beneficiaries, to our clients, and to our staff.
Position Objective:
The graphic designer will support the work of the Communications team to design and layout routine publications, such as design and layout of strategies, plans, reports and publications. The graphic designer will also assist with the briefing, procurement and supervision of printing services and graphic design firms as needed.
The Graphic Designer will assume the following responsibilities:
- Design templates to be used for newsletters, FAQs, brochures, reports and modules; and all other print requirements;
- Use the templates to prepare layouts of routine publications;
- Provide design briefings and supervise procurement of design and printing work as needed. Provide design support to the team on request;
- Use contemporary and international quality layout design techniques and use 3D design tools to create layered designs with depth of field and motion. Use of illustrations, photo-manipulation, picture enhancement and 3D modelling;
- Design program promotional material, including print ads, poster, flyer, banners and designs for the web, etc.;
- Site visits to develop a visual layout and propose creative ways of branding to facilitate and promote events;
- Design material for events, including backdrop, invitation cards, standees, streamers, banners, program brochure, folder, name-tags, certificates, etc. This would include working with printers to print and display material before events;
- Design giveaways and other promotional material, like branded bags, notepads, calendars, mouse pads, CD covers, etc.;
- Design/format articles/reports or other print materials to be given out at events or disseminated to stakeholders;
- Options for all designed material, as well as final artworks of the selected designs, will be required.
Qualifications:
- 3-8years of experience designing publications and promotional materials for international, private or development sector organizations preferably USAID;
- Clear understanding of USAID branding and marking guidelines and USAID Graphics Standard Manual;
- Proficient in using design software (In Design, Illustrator, Photoshop, Corel Draw, Freehand, etc);
- Proficient in English/Urdu/Sindhi written language (for the purpose of design in these languages);
- Committed team player with demonstrated inter-personal skills and ability to work effectively in a multi-cultural environment;
- Effective time management and organizational skills, demonstrated initiative and resourcefulness;
- Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines;
- 2 sample designs of teacher training manual cover/title page for USAID Sindh Reading Program will need to be submitted by shortlisted candidates because selection will be on the basis of best design in keeping with the standards of the program.
Application Instructions:
Please email a CV, letter of interest, and names and contact information for three professional references to [email protected] no later than November 30, 2014. Please write “Graphic Designer” in the subject line. All interviews will be held in Karachi. Women are highly encouraged to apply.
Chemonics is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, or other non-merit factors.