About DAI

DAI is a global development company with corporate offices in the United States, the United Kingdom, EU, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Palestine and project operations worldwide. We tackle fundamental social and economic development problems caused by inefficient markets, ineffective governance, and instability. DAI works on the frontlines of global development. Transforming ideas into action—action into impact. We are committed to shaping a more livable world. DAI and its employees are committed to confronting racism and holding ourselves accountable for positive change within the company and in the communities, cultures, and countries in which we live and work.  DAI is committed to attracting and retaining the best employees from all races and backgrounds in our continued effort to become a better development partner. DAI upholds the highest ethical standards. We are committed to the prevention of sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment as well as other ethical breaches. All of our positions are therefore subject to stringent vetting and reference checks.

DAI is seeking qualified candidates for the Kyiv-base part-time Graphic Designer position (private-entrepreneur status) on its newly awarded USAID Governance and Local Administration (HOVERLA) Activity. Interested candidates should submit their application through the following portal:

https://fs23.formsite.com/OLJTgx/quxlyo8hmw/index.html?1618952685727

The deadline for applications is August 31, 2021. Due to a high volume of applications received, we are unable to contact each applicant individually regarding the status of their application. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted in response to this job advertisement.

Project Background

DAI Global is implementing the USAID-funded Governance and Local Administration (HOVERLA) Activity, based in Kyiv, Ukraine. This project is designed to support Ukraine advance self-reliant local governance including legislative reforms, participatory strategic planning methodologies, service improvement, local economic development, civil society engagement, and capacity building of sub-national government entities.  The Activity has three objectives:

• Objective 1:  Ukraine’s system of local self-governance is increasingly institutionalized and effective
• Objective 2: More self-reliant subnational governance
• Objective 3: Citizens play an increasingly influential role in local governance processes

 Roles Purpose:

The primary role of the Graphic Design Consultant is to support USAID HOVERLA by providing creative design services on an as-needed basis, in particular infographics, layout and other graphic design upon request for HOVERLA’s knowledge products and study reports in English and Ukrainian. The consultant will work closely with the HOVERLA Communications Team to ensure that graphics display technical information in a compelling, visually attractive and accurate way.

Tasks

Under the guidance and supervision of the Senior Strategic Communications Manager, the Graphic Design Consultant will:

• Design infographics for various publications and reports of the USAID HOVERLA Activity that visualizes data in a compelling and attractive manner.
• Design graphics and layout for HOVERLA-produced knowledge products and sub products
• Design HOVERLA dissemination materials (poster, fact sheet, flyers, etc.) with appropriate use of infographics and creative designs.
• Any other graphic designs when required, including visuals for HOVERLA’s website and Facebook page, the Activity’s identity, rollups and souvenirs

Technical Requirement of the Deliverables

• Format: JPEG, TIFF, BMP, PNG
• Colors: Both RGB and CMYK
• Resolution: High (minimum 300 dpi)
• Open file of the final design shall also be submitted

Level of Effort and Timeline:

The Graphic Designer position will be based in Ukraine. The level of effort (LOE) is up to 100 days on an intermittent basis between September 1, 2021 – July 31, 2022. The LOE for specific pieces of work will be decided on a case-by-case basis.