Consultant – Graphic Design for Program Guidance Document – Remote

Background:

Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible. In disaster, in hardship, in more than 40 countries around the world, we partner to put bold solutions into action — helping people triumph over adversity and build stronger communities from within.

The Gender Team leads efforts to ensure that Mercy Corps reaches our ambitious gender equality and social inclusion goals in our programs. The gender team leads the development of strong proposals and concept notes to ensure the integration of gender and social inclusion at all phases of the program cycle; and it sets strategic direction for organizational systems and processes to be sensitive to gender and social inclusion.

Purpose / Project Description:

The Gender Team recently developed a 14-page document detailing programmatic guidance for the meaningful engagement of men and boys in key Mercy Corps intervention sectors. The team is seeking a graphic designer to transform the content into a document format that is visually appealing, easy to read and ready for online publishing, and printing.

Consultant Activities:

• Design a layout
• Design illustrations and graphics, as needed, to visually communicate concepts and ideas

Consultant Deliverables:

• Final document in PDF format for website and print publication.

The Consultant will report to:

Senior Advisor Gender Equality and Social Inclusion, HQ based

The Consultant will work closely with:

The Senior Advisor Gender Equality and Social Inclusion

Experience and Requirements:

• 5-10 years experience as a graphic designer or in related field
• Bachelor’s degree in graphic design or related field
• Demonstrable graphic design skills with a strong portfolio
• Proficiency with required desktop publishing tools
• A strong eye for visual composition
• Effective time management skills and the ability to meet deadlines
• Able to give and receive constructive criticism
• Experience with computer-aided design
• Layout skills
• Creativity
• Attention to detail

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Achieving our mission begins with how we build our team and work together. Through our commitment to enriching our organization with people of different origins, beliefs, backgrounds, and ways of thinking, we are better able to leverage the collective power of our teams and solve the world’s most complex challenges. We strive for a culture of trust and respect, where everyone contributes their perspectives and authentic selves, reaches their potential as individuals and teams, and collaborates to do the best work of their lives.

We recognize that diversity and inclusion is a journey, and we are committed to learning, listening and evolving to become more diverse, equitable and inclusive than we are today.

Equal Employment Opportunity We are committed to providing an environment of respect and psychological safety where equal employment opportunities are available to all. We do not engage in or tolerate discrimination on the basis of race, color, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, disability (including HIV/AIDS status), marital status, military veteran status or any other protected group in the locations where we work.

Safeguarding & Ethics Mercy Corps team members are expected to support all efforts toward accountability, specifically to our stakeholders and to international standards guiding international relief and development work, while actively engaging communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring and evaluation of our field projects. Team members are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner and respect local laws, customs and MC’s policies, procedures, and values at all times and in all in-country venues.