Location of Consultancy	Remote / Washington, DC, USA; no travel is required for this project
Language(s) required	English (fluency)
Duration of Contract	September 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025

Background 

ACTION is a partnership of 14 locally rooted organizations around the world that advocate for life-saving care for millions of people who are threatened by preventable diseases. We work to enhance our impact, influence, and partnership to galvanize political will around the sustainable development agenda. 

Our mission is to influence policy and mobilize resources to fight diseases of poverty and achieve equitable access to health. ACTION’s Strategic Framework focuses the Partnership’s advocacy on three thematic pillars: 1) ending the epidemics; 2) giving all children a healthy start, with equal opportunity for girls and women to thrive; and 3) building equitable and sustainable systems. These pillars represent objectives that we seek to achieve by enhancing our impact, influence, and partnership, so we can galvanize political will to achieve the ambitious sustainable development agenda.  

Scope of Work 

The objective of this assignment is to provide graphic design services to ACTION as needs arise, often on short notice, for projects of limited scope (under 16 hours) and with an official estimate of the cost of the design project. The consultant will work directly with the ACTION Secretariat to develop graphic design materials. The consultant will be responsible for verifying the scope of the services indicated and for proposing their expansion, reduction, or modification as and when the consultant deems necessary in accordance with professional experience and the knowledge obtained during project implementation.

Design projects may include,

• promotional materials (webinar fliers, organizational brochures, social media tiles, etc.);
• publications, including images and simple graphics (policy briefs, briefing notes, case studies, executive summaries, etc.); and
• infographics.

ACTION will enter into a contract with the chosen consultant from September 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025, that will allow for a low administrative burden on both parties but that would be limited in scope to up to 16 hours of work for each project. (Please note that the contract does not guarantee work.)

The Consultant will provide all final design products in PNG and the original design file, unless otherwise specified by ACTION. 

Key qualifications, experience, and skills of the candidate 

• A minimum of an associate’s degree (2 years) in a creative field such as graphic design, advertising, communication design, or visual arts, or 3–5 years of qualifying experience.Understanding of and past work with non-profits and advocacy organizations would be considered a significant advantage.
  
• Extensive work experience and a design portfolio with a wide range of creative projects.
• Demonstrated experience of having undertaken similar assignments.
• Proficiency in using design tools, including the Adobe Creative Suite and Canva.
• Good communication skills.
• Excellent command of oral and written English. 

Timeline and reporting 

• The consultant reports to the Director, ACTION Secretariat, who coordinates design activities with other members of the Secretariat team.
• The assignment will begin in September 2024 and conclude in June 2025. 

Procedure for submission of expression of interest 

Interested consultants should submit the following documents by email:

• An updated CV (maximum 3 pages)
• A letter/email that includes their daily rate and estimates (# hours) for the following projects:
  • webinar fliers
  • brochures
  • social media tiles
  • infographics
  • publications of 10 pages or less (each likely to include some images and simple graphics)
    • policy briefs (8–10 pages)
    • briefing notes (3–4 pages)
    • case studies (2–3 pages)
    • executive summaries (1–2 pages)
• Examples of similar work (be sure to include examples of infographics)
• At least two references from previous clients or employers

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for an interview. Please submit your applications at info@action.org with “Small Projects Graphic Designer” in the subject line. The deadline for applications is August 30, and they will be reviewed on a rolling basis, so applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.