Country: United States of America
Closing date: 23 Aug 2017
Background/IRC Summary:
Founded in 1933, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) is a global leader in providing emergency relief, rehabilitation, post conflict development, human rights protection, resettlement services and advocacy for refugees and other uprooted or affected by violent conflict and oppression. The IRC is committed to restoring hope, freedom, dignity, and self-reliance.
The IRC's Emergency Unit oversees IRC's global emergency preparedness and response activities. The mission of the Emergency Unit is to help crisis affected communities meet immediate survival needs and reduce suffering in during the acute phase of an emergency. The Emergency Unit is additionally charged with enhancing the IRC's global and country level emergency preparedness capacity.
Refugee.Info Project
Situations of forced or voluntary displacement are often characterized by lack of or contradictory information, which can expose vulnerable people to further harm. However if people receive timely, relevant, and trustworthy information about their rights, laws, safe movement, and the availability of appropriate services, they regain the power to make choices that protect themselves, their families and one another.
Refugee.Info is an accessible and responsive platform that facilitates information dissemination and exchange between humanitarian actors and crisis-affected populations. The platform has been designed to complement traditional human rights protection programming with the overarching outcome of increasing the safety of displaced men, women and children - whether they are on the move, in camps, or in urban settings. Initially deployed in the Greek islands of Lesvos and Kos in 2015, Refugee.Info is now being expanded to additional countries in Europe and the Middle East.
Job Overview/Summary:
As the Refugee.Info project grows, the team is seeking a skilled graphic design specialist to support a range of initiatives including: the development of a style guide for Refugee.Info web content (including social media); creating templates; formatting externally-facing presentations and documents; and designing and maintaining the project's page on IRC's internal web portal.
This position will be based in New York and report to the Senior Project Coordinator for Refugee.Info. The Design Specialist will work closely with developers, internationally-based content teams, and senior program staff. This is an exciting, varied role that affords the opportunity to apply creative thinking to global challenges.
Major Responsibilities:
- Under the direction of the Senior Project Coordinator and ICT Director for Refugee.Info, design and format Refugee.Info web content, emails newsletters, presentations, reports, proposals, and info-graphics; ensuring that they are visually and stylistically coherent with the project and IRC's brand.
- Support Refugee.Info content teams by creating graphics and templates for social media and other beneficiary-facing web content.
- Under the direction of the Senior Project Coordinator, contribute to a style guide for Refugee.Info to standardize design across all use cases of the platform.
- Regularly review social media and other beneficiary-facing web-based content to ensure design-related quality and consistency and to make recommendations to improve user experience.
- Oversee the Refugee.Info project page on IRC's Emergency Portal website. This includes developing graphics, editing and formatting content for presentation on the web, and running a maintenance schedule that assures all content is checked for accuracy on a regular basis.
- Assist with branding new use cases of Refugee.Info as the project expands to additional contexts.
- Produce and edit videos in support of internal and external information dissemination and communications initiatives.
- Other duties as assigned by the Senior Project Coordinator.
Key Working Relationships:
Position Reports to: Senior Project Coordinator, Refugee.Info Position directly supervises: N/A
Indirect Reporting: N/A Other internal and/or external contacts: This role will work closely with the Project Director, ICT for Programs; country and regional-level Refugee.Info content teams; and internal Communications staff
Job Requirements:
Education: Bachelors in design, human-computer interaction, or other related field
Work Experience: 2-3 years of relevant work experience, including internships . Portfolio of prior visual and written work should be submitted with application.
Demonstrated Skills and Competencies:
- Demonstrated expertise in utilizing Adobe Creative Suites to produce visually engaging communications products; Adobe lnDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator proficiency essential
- Experience with web design and content management systems
- HTML/CSS formatting experience essential
- UI/UX design expertise a bonus
- Video editing and production experience preferred
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with remotely located colleagues
- Proven track record of working independently and delivering quality work on tight deadlines
Language Skills: Proficiency in Arabic preferred; Farsi, French, and/or Kurdish a plus
Working Environment:
- Standard office environment. Remote working arrangements may be considered, but candidate must be willing to spend at least one day per week in IRC's New York office.
- Occasional domestic and/or international travel may be required.
The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity, and Anti-Retaliation.
How to apply:
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