CLEAR Global is hiring an
Contract timeframe: From December 2024
Hours: up to 60 days’ work over this period, full-time equivalent
Delivery date and time: as needed
Location: Maiduguri, Nigeria
Travel: Movements to project location in North East/North West States, Nigeria
Reporting to: Country Director
Deadline for applications: 31st, October 2024*
*Due to the urgency of this project, screening and interviews will commence immediately and the post may be filled before the deadline for applications.
The role
The Illustrator/Graphic Designer will provide high-quality design services, including creating new pictorial communication from scratch and redesigning and updating existing materials. Their work will include not only executing specific instructions shared by CLEAR Global or partners but also developing original concepts and designs independently. Strong visual storytelling skills and creativity are essential.
Context
CLEAR Global will be producing and updating a number of communications materials and knowledge products, including risk communication and community education posters, flipcharts, banners, and other information materials. These materials target people who have been displaced as a result of conflict or disasters. Preparation for these publications involves engaging with the partner to understand the needs and context, and to apply their feedback, as well as creation and updates to the materials. Some of the meetings with the partner will happen in person in Maiduguri and some remotely. Some of the CLEAR Global team engaged on the project will also be based in Maiduguri and some team members will support remotely. To ensure that the publications are developed and designed on time, CLEAR Global is seeking a professional illustrator/graphic designer to provide high-quality, localized design services.
Scope of Work
Qualifications
The consultant should be a creative self-starter with a strong sense of initiative and enthusiasm about the importance of increasing access to knowledge through visual and language-based communication. The right candidate is an energetic team player who agrees with CLEAR Global´s core values and can work remotely to collaborate with partners and team members.
Skills required
Preference will be given to those who have prior experience with designing materials for humanitarian and development programs, with a focus on risk communication and community engagement.
Terms and conditions
The Consultant’s fees will be paid as follows:
The Consultant will be expected to use their own equipment and supplies (laptop, mobile phone, etc.) and cover all costs related to the assignment.
How to apply
To apply for this consultancy please submit the following documents:
Please upload the brief description, illustration samples and financial offer as one document under “cover letter” and upload the CV in one document under “CV”.
About CLEAR Global
CLEAR Global exists to help people get vital information, and be heard, whatever language they speak. We believe that everyone has the right to give and receive information in a language and format they understand. We work with nonprofit partners and a global community of language professionals to build local language translation capacity, and raise awareness of language barriers. Our network of over 100,000 community members translate millions of words of life-saving and life-changing information a year.
Core Values
CLEAR Global employees and volunteers are people who believe passionately about the value of this work and take personal responsibility for achieving the mission. CLEAR Global’s mission and organizational spirit embody the core values established in its strategic framework:
Excellence: As the leading voice for communicating humanitarian information in the right language, CLEAR Global is a leader in the translation industry and in the non-profit sector.
Integrity: CLEAR Global believes that every person, whether it is the people who we serve, our volunteers or our staff, has value, deserves respect and has inherent dignity.
Empowerment: CLEAR Global believes in using language to empower people around the world to control their own development and destiny.
Innovation: CLEAR Global recognizes and celebrates the power of innovation to address humanitarian and crisis issues around the world.
Sustainability: CLEAR Global recognizes that meeting our mission necessitates establishment and maintenance of a solid financial and organizational infrastructure.
Tolerance: Our staff and volunteers are highly knowledgeable and skilled; value each other, our partner and our recipients; create a supportive work environment; and conduct themselves professionally at all times.