Risk Communication and Graphic Designer at Grassroots Life Saving Outreach (LESGO)

Grassroots Lifesaving Outreach (LESGO) is an impartial, neutral and independent Non-Governmental Organization whose mission exclusively established to promote life in underserved communities through empowering communities to know and protect lives including their environment towards ensuring safe habitation through participatory methodology. Established in Grassroots Lifesaving Outreach was established in 2010 but was incorporated in the year 2011 with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC). LESGO exists to partner with government and relevant agencies to promote and strengthen humanitarian law and a universal principle that seeks to honor the dignity of mankind with support and believe that Life is worth living and living well.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Risk Communication and Graphic Designer

Location: Madagali / Yola South - Adamawa
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

• This position requires a deep understanding of design principles and visual storytelling. The Officer will be responsible for day-to-day graphic design tasks, which includes branding materials, and other visual content for the organization.
• The Officer will also be responsible for ensuring the visual identity of the organization is consistent with its mission and values.
• The Risk Communication and Graphic Designer Officer will lead LESGO communication and Story Telling/Writing, he/she will play a vital role in visually communicating messages, engaging with community, and creating compelling narratives related to all aspect of project implementation (Health, WaSH, GBV, and HLP).

Responsibilities

• Develop visually compelling designs for various platforms to increase awareness of our organization, programs, and initiatives.
• Create engaging and emotive stories that resonate with our target audience, highlighting the impact of our programs and initiatives.
• Collaborate with the I.T team, MEAL team and PM to visually promote events, mobile health activities, and awareness campaigns.
• Stay informed about the latest design trends, storytelling techniques, and best practices, and share relevant information with our audience.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external partners, including educators, patients, and parents, to gather content and stories that highlight the impact of our programs and initiatives.
• Utilize your design skills to create captivating visual content for social media, website, and promotional materials, including flyers, banners, and infographics.
• Lead documentation of success/human interest stories in collaboration with the I.T team.
• Conduct comprehensive report and documentation of lessons learnt and best practices to achieve project goals and activities.
• Collaborating with our team to ensure consistent branding and visual identity across all platforms
• Assisting with the maintenance and enhancement of our organization's website

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Graphic Design, Fine Arts, or related field is a plus
• Proficiency in graphic design software such as Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)
• Must have at least not less than 3 years experience
• Proficiency in Communication, Success-Story and outcome harvesting
• Experience in web design and familiarity with content management systems (CMS)
• Strong creative and artistic skills with a keen eye for detail
• Ability to work collaboratively and communicate effectively with team members
• Strong portfolio showcasing previous design work
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Passionate about social impact and contributing to the mission of the organization

Success Factor:

• The successful candidate will be capable of multi-tasking, rapid decision-making, have initiative, drive, and a lot of energy, as well as high emotional intelligence, constructive mentoring skills and proven experience with capacity building.
• S/he will be committed to long-term program sustainability and the delivery of high-impact activities at the community level.
• Successful LESGO team members have a strong commitment to teamwork and accountability, thrive in evolving and challenging environments, and make effective written and verbal communication a priority.

Travel:

• The successful candidate will be willing to travel to field locations in the Northeast based on program needs. This will mean sometimes staying and working in stressful environments with very basic living conditions, strictly following security protocols and sometimes working long and irregular hours.

Application Closing Date
24th June, 2024.