Scope of work
Continuous Professional Development of teachers through Teacher Inquiry Group is the key aspect of Pakistan Reading Project. For TIGs, TIG Module plays central role in providing opportunity for TIG members to learn from each other. With lighter intervention mode cohort 1 & 2 will receive support through Quarterly TIG Meeting and they will require TIG Modules for these meetings. Quarterly TIG Modules will be developed and a designer will be required to support professional development team for illustrations, formatting and designing these newly prepared TIG Modules. The main responsibility of the graphic designer would be to provide support to the professional development team and manual writers in designing and formatting Urdu Quarterly TIG Modules. Along with designing, he/she will design illustrations, charts and graphs relevant to TIG Modules that are culturally and contextually appropriate and relevant to Pakistan. He/she will correct typo errors in the modules and redesign material if required. The total number of pages will be 393 for designing.
Timeline
Starting from November 15, 2016 and ending by December 15, 2016
Draft Designing and formatting November 30, 2016
Complete Designing and formatting of TIG Modules: December 15, 2016.
Major Requirements:
Education:
Knowledge:
Has a deep understanding and knowledge about;
1. Graphic designing software - In-Design, adobe illustrator/primer, Photoshop, etc.
2. Good typing speed in Urdu/English
3. Use of computer, internet and MS Office package
4. Understanding of graphic designing in MS Word- Urdu/English
5. An evidence or proof of previous work with verifiable references is required.
EXPERIENCE:
• Graphic Designer must have at least 5 year of experience of working on graphic designing with a renowned organization/ newspaper/magazine/educational materials.
Note: Experience with USAID projects preferred.
SKILLS:
1. Good command on reading and writing in Urdu/English desirable.
2. Excellent skills in using graphic designing software.
3. Good aesthetic/artistic taste in designing.
4. Ability to work under extreme pressure and meeting deadlines.
Major Equipment Requirements:
Graphic Designer must have his/her own laptop with Urdu font (Alvi Nastaleeq), Adobe InDesign and Adobe Illustrator (Adobe Creative Cloud) for designing of TIG Modules Urdu.
The USAID-funded Pakistan Reading Project, implemented by the International Rescue Committee and its partners (Creative Associates International, World Learning, and Institute of Rural Management), is a seven-year project (2013-2020) with the objective to support the provincial and regional departments of education throughout Pakistan to improve reading skills of 1.3 million children in grades one and two. The project will achieve this goal through three distinct but interrelated components that will work in synergy to affect the quality of early grade education: Improved classroom learning environment for reading, Improved policies and systems for reading, and Improved community based support for reading in Pakistan.