CONSULTANCY: GRAPHIC DESIGNER

ABOUT ACTION AGAINST HUNGER

Action Against Hunger (AAH) is a global humanitarian organization that takes decisive action against the causes and effects of hunger. We save the lives of malnourished children. We ensure families can access clean water, food, training and healthcare. We enable entire communities to be free from hunger. We are present in Lebanon since 2006 implementing projects in the following sectors: Water, Sanitation and Hygiene; Nutrition and Mental Health; Food Security and short-term Livelihoods such as Cash for Work and Income Generation Activities.

Although we have a strong presence in many areas of the Lebanese state, we are constantly expanding our activities using the most innovative approaches. Our aim, as the multi-crisis situation is rapidly deteriorating the country, is to reach the most vulnerable populations with the support of the international community. For this reason, we are working on improving our public communication to inform about our work and deepen our relationships with the external stakeholders in order to reinforce our presence and upgrade our response.

PURPOSE OF THE SERVICE:

We are currently seeking a high experienced graphic designer to develop a corporate handout package that will improve the communication and information sharing towards external stakeholders such as institutions and decision makers, donors, project partners, other organizations, and civil society as well as showcase our observations from the field, the voice of our right holders and our technical expertise as an added value.

SCOPE OF THE WORK:

Under the supervision of the Advocacy and Communication team, the specific roles and responsibilities are:

• Design of an original, high quality and innovative country brochure for AAH’s Lebanon Mission.
• Design of different programme factsheets both in English and Arabic.
• Use of the contractor’s own high-quality equipment and design software.
• To ensure the products fully comply with Action Against Hunger branding guidelines.
• To ensure the products fully comply with the relevant donors’ requirements.
• To guarantee timely delivery of publication. 

DELIVERABLES AND DELIVERY DATES:

Deliverables

1 working days per factsheet for the delivery of the approved final version.

that will involve, but will not be limited to:

• Recommendations on the best and most relevant visual design style suitable for the target audience.
• Transformation of a text-based content document.
• Submission of the preliminary layout to AAH for discussion and approval.
• Submission of a draft to AAH for proofreading (up to 4 rounds of corrections to be covered under the agreement)
• Confirmation that all corrections have been inserted
• Validation of the final version by AAH
• Delivery of the final version of the design materials in different formats in an USB device and online:

• English and Arabic versions
• High quality PDF versions for printing with printing specifications
• High quality PDF versions to be shared online
• RAW design files

REPORTING REQUERIMENTS

The contractors will report to the Advocacy Coordinator, who will regularly communicate with the contractor and provide feedback and guidance on their performance and all other necessary support so to achieve objectives of the assignment, as well as remain aware of any upcoming issues related to contractors’ performance and quality of work. All deliverables undertaken by the contractor shall be planned, discussed and approved by AAH Lebanon.

PERFORMANCE INDICATORS FOR EVALUATION OF RESULTS

The evaluation of the contractor’s performance will be based on:

• Completion of tasks specified in the ToR.
• Compliance with the established deadlines for submission of deliverables.
• Quality of work.
• Demonstration of high standards of work with Action Against Hunger.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

The contractors are expected to possess the following qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in graphic design or any other related qualifications including art and design.
• At least 5 years of experience in high level graphic design

• Strong theoretical and practical background in graphic design, including the use of design software such as Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator…) CorelDraw, or similar; At least 3 examples of previous works to be listed.
• Proven experience of graphic production from start to published/printed product with knowledge of printing processes (offset and digital) and colour management; At least 3 examples of previous works should be demonstrated.

• Languages: fluency in both Arabic and English
• Available to attend an online briefing meeting and any additional meetings as needed.
• Understanding of the humanitarian context and experience with other NGOs will be an asset.
• Knowledge on ethical standards in reporting on issues related to children will be an asset.

TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL PROPOSAL

Interested individuals will submit a Technical and Financial Proposal, with description of their experience, as well as a portfolio/reel of previous works.

The technical proposal should include, but not be limited to, the following:

• Short profile including CV, diploma of graphic design-related studies, and contact details of 3 references.
• Sample of previous graphic design works to demonstrate the experience and expertise required.

The financial proposal shall specify all-inclusive fee per working day (a day will be calculated as 8 hours and could be prorated to the hours worked). If not included in the ToR, AHH Lebanon will not reimburse costs not directly related to the assignment. This contract does not allow payment of off-hours, medical insurance, work material and material insurance, taxes, and sick leaves.

The Financial Proposal should be DETAILED and submitted in US dollars.

HOW TO APPLY

Applicants should submit the technical and financial proposal to [email protected] no later than [26^th November 2021]

COPYRIGHTS & UTILIZATION RIGHTS

Action Against Hunger will be the sole and exclusive owner of all intellectual property rights related to your creations resulting from the assignment (with the sole exception of moral rights), including without limitation the photos made by you during the course of the assignment.

These rights shall, immediately, upon creation or performance, be and remain the sole and exclusive property of Action Against Hunger and you hereby irrevocably and unconditionally assign to Action Against Hunger all right, title and interest in and to the same.

Action Against Hunger shall be the sole owner of the following rights throughout the world:

• Right to reproduce on any medium and in any form
• Right of representation and distribution
• Right of adaptation and translation into any languages

Consequently, Action Against Hunger has the right to:

1. Use the audio-visual material for fundraising, communications and any other activities deemed necessary, in any countries, without any extra costs or charges to pay. This may include direct email, email campaigns, street fundraising, outdoor advertising, inserts, adverts, corporate presentations, websites, social networking sites and editorial as well as any other known and unknown activities.
2. Provide the material to the media and other counterparts as long as the author’s name is mentioned, and the material is used under Action Against Hunger framework and without receiving any economic reward.
3. Modify, reproduce, record, manipulate, digitize, the photos by any technical processes it desires, in all formats.
4. Show the photos in public at festivals, cultural events and, in general, in any public place in any country.
5. Use the photos with other visuals and audio, with or without words.
6. Store the photos in the databases of Action Against Hunger offices.
7. Insert Action Against Hunger logos, trademarks and text into photos.

Action Against Hunger commits to respect the author’s moral rights and agrees to credit the name of the photographer on photos used.

All Action Against Hunger staff in all countries have unlimited use of the photos in relation to their work and with no extra fees.

The images should not be supplied or sold to any third parties, including other organizations of similar interests, such as NGOs