The African Population
and Health Research Center (APHRC) is an international non-profit,
non-governmental organization that carries out high quality, policy relevant
research on population, health and education issues facing sub-Saharan
Africa.
APHRC is looking for a creative tech savvy graphic designer with web development skills to lead our online communications work and strategy.
The designer brings
exciting new ideas on how to reenergize the Center’s online face using
contemporary online communications tools and graphic designs including
info-graphics and interactive data visualizations to increase our website
traffic and create more engaged users.
If you have a good
sense of humor and love doing graphic design work, are active online on social
media and enjoy using data to create dynamic visual effects then this is the
job for you.
You will get to manage
a new state of the art website(currently under construction).
Responsibilities
Responsibilities
- Managing
and building onto the APHRC website and other APHRC web based platforms
- Design
and develop new website info-graphics and data visualizations including
taking research data and turning it into designed finished web ready
content.
- Assist
with design of APHRC products for on and offline use, but with a focus on
online ready products.
- Upgrade
website by assisting with updating content and graphics; monitoring
analytics; identifying new creative ways to showcase data online and
increasing website traffic and engaged users; introducing new technology;
maintaining links.
- Revitalizing
the information architecture of various online platforms as needed and
linking external resources to the Center’s website.
- Update
and refresh new website (currently being designed by an external team) as
needed by updating and installing new modules; ensuring cross-platform
compatibility; establishing links.
- Develop
new ways to visualize and showcase our data focusing on new innovations in
online communication (such as info-graphics, interactive web tools,
blogging, and social media) to improve content presentation, access, use
and feedback.
- Code
graphic design projects into e-newsletter and new web blast templates.
- Provide
weekly website analytics by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data
and trends and then optimize and generate ideas to increase traffic
through the site.
- Manage
links that enable users to share documents with friends and colleagues.
- Manage
and ensure an easy-to-use content management system for the website, be
able to adjust CMS framework as needed by the team.
- Develop
online web-friendly fundraising tools and work with the fundraising team
to develop new ways to improve this functionality.
- Develop
apps for smart phone and tablet technologies.
- Implement
and maintain website enhancements, security/privacy policies, user
accounts, access rights, passwords, etc.
- Recommend
and apply user experience approaches based upon the latest interactive
trends and best practices in the industry.
Qualifications
- Degree
in graphic design, IT or a related discipline.
- At
least 3 years relevant post-qualification experience.
- Programming
language aptitude
- Proven
excellent graphic design and copy-writing skills
- Demonstrated
experience in creating info-graphics and or interactive web data
visualizations.
- Multimedia
skills such as podcast or webcast editing, video editing are An added
advantage.
Skills: Web and traditional
Graphic Design, Web Savvy, Planning, Web User Interface Design, Web Programming
Skills, Teamwork, Illustration Tools, Multimedia Content Development,
Understanding Browser Capabilities, Internet Presence and Excellent Verbal
Communication
Include in your application a portfolio of not more than 3 web and graphic design examples you have personally worked on.
Interested candidates are invited to send applications via email no later than May 10, 2013, enclosing a detailed CV, quoting current and expected salary and providing contact details of three referees to jobs@aphrc.org or to the address below.
Include in your application a portfolio of not more than 3 web and graphic design examples you have personally worked on.
Interested candidates are invited to send applications via email no later than May 10, 2013, enclosing a detailed CV, quoting current and expected salary and providing contact details of three referees to jobs@aphrc.org or to the address below.
Please indicate Web
and Graphics Designer on the subject line of email or on the envelope.
Only short listed
candidates will be contacted.
The Human Resources Officer
African Population and Health Research Center
P.O. Box 10787-00100 GPO,
The Human Resources Officer
African Population and Health Research Center
P.O. Box 10787-00100 GPO,
Nairobi
Website: www.aphrc.org