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.
The
Center seeks to recruit a Web and Graphic Designer with
modern web development skills but who really has a passion for online graphic
design.
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
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.
Include
in your application a portfolio of not more than 3 web and graphic design
examples you have personally worked on.
Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
How
to apply:
The Human Resources Officer
The Human Resources Officer
African
Population and Health Research Center
P.O.
Box 10787-00100 GPO,
Nairobi
Website: www.aphrc.org
Website: www.aphrc.org