Consultants - Cost of Diet Dissemination Event Graphics Designs at Save the Children Nigeria

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We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Cost of Diet Dissemination Event Graphics Design - Consultancy

Location: Abuja

Background
The Child Development Grant Programme (CDGP) is a six-year pilot programme aimed to tackle poverty and hunger and reduce malnutrition in children in Jigawa and Zamfara states in Northern Nigeria. Save the Children is leading the INGO consortium delivering the programme, in partnership with Action against Hunger (ACF).

The cash transfer is accompanied by nutritional education, advice and counselling. The predictable monthly cash transfer is expected to contribute to increased food security, improve intake of more nutritious food, leading to improvement in child nutrition within beneficiary households. By 2019, the programme aims to reduce the prevalence of stunting among under-3s in beneficiary households. In doing so, the programme will work with state governments to build commitment and capacity in social protection to tackle poverty and under nutrition.

Objective of the Assignment

• The objective of the consultancy would be to develop communication materials for Cost of the Diet Dissemination event. This is basically aimed at sharing the knowledge and results of Cost of the Diet Study among key government and non-government actors, policy makers, partner organizations, donor agencies, individuals and other relevant sectors, creating adequate awareness on the importance of Cost of the Diet tool as a decision making tool for both short termed emergency intervention and long term development program and policy changes.

Scope of Work
The development of communication material would be led by a consultant in close coordination with a Nutrition and KM Advisors for CDGP. The consultant will be responsible for undertaking the following tasks:

• Design and layout formats for communication materials for the Cost of the Diet and MIS dissemination event.

Timeline:

• 9th to 14th February, 2014 (4days consultancy)

Key Deliverable:

• In line with Save the Children’s branding policy, deliver high quality designs for reports and summaries to be published and used at the dissemination event.

Expertise Required and Prequalification
A team of consultants/individual proposals will be evaluated against the following criteria:

• Demonstrated experience and competency in conducting similar assignments of a regional/ international magnitude. We expect four to five years working experience in content development for Communication Briefs.
• Additional experience in development communication and mass communication will be an added advantage;
• Clear articulation of capacity and skill, and innovative approaches to carry out the assignment;
• The organizational/individual competency to deliver the services;
• Clear work plan and articulation of expected methodologies and outputs
• Ability to start immediately

Person Specification

• The consultant should have at least a Bachelor degree in Communications, English Language, Social Sciences or Media studies having ample experiences  in content development, graphics design with software’s such as Corel Draw, Photoshop, InDesign and media production; clear understanding of  language and writing style frequently used by several International Non-Governmental Organization’s is required
• Demonstrates knowledge of content development for visibility/communication materials particularly for international organizations and certification in digital arts, graphics design etc. is desirable.
• Four to Five years’ experience in Communications for development and content development is essential.
• Experience in writing skills and content development.
• English language skills, both written and verbal are key.

Location and Duration:

• The content development process will be carried out in FCT Abuja. The total number of working days available is 4days.

Child Protection:

• The consultant will receive a briefing and orientation on Save the Children’s Child Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct, and overall guidelines for ensuring a safe environment in interviewing and engaging children.

Ownership
The edited and final copy of the communication brief derived from this assignment is the sole property of Save the Children; However logos of donor and those of implementing partners might be placed on the Front and Back cover. The selected consultants name and logo shall only be acknowledged in the closing credits under ‘Production and Post Production by’.

Application Closing Date
13th February, 2017.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online