Posted Feb 16, 2017 3 views
Pakistan Reading Project (PRP) is five years USAID funded project starting June 2013 with the objective to support the provincial and regional departments of education (DoE) throughout Pakistan to improve reading skills of at least 1.3 million children in grade one and two. The goal will be supported by three interrelated components including improved classroom learning environment for reading, improve policies and systems for reading and community based support for reading in Pakistan. The anticipated results include 23,800 teachers in 23,800 public schools with improved skills in teaching reading,3,649 scholarships for ADE and B.Ed (Hons) students, mobile bus libraries reaching out to 300 communities.
Job Overview/Summary
The Graphic Designer will:
· To work closely with the Material Development Team and Consultants in designing and reviewing the teacher learning material for Urdu and Sindhi Grade 1 & 2.
· Book designer must have good command of Sindhi/Urdu language and books and materials design of educational materials such as Graphic designing of training manuals, modules, activity books, scripted lesson plan, decodable readers, leveled readers, flash cards etc
· Materials designer must have previous experience for designing teachers and educational materials (print media). An evidence or proof of previous work with references is required.
· Book Designer will develop templates for all items listed at #1 above and table below and get prior approvals of each piece of work completed from the PRP.
· Book Designer will design all materials using agreed upon templates for items listed at #1 above and table below and get a prior approval of each piece of work completed from the PRP.
· Using innovation and creativity in the graphic designing- darkening/coloring illustrations, adding charts/graphs, boarders in the materials
· Ensure that the graphics used are contextually/culturally relevant for Pakistan for Sindhi/Urdu/English materials
· Thinking innovatively to design attractive and reader friendly graphics for all different types of materials
· Meet the strict deadlines for material graphic designing and produce print ready materials
· Make corrections in typo mistakes Sindhi/Urdu/English, redesigns graphics if required and particularly designs graphics to work in the MS Word to make sure that the editing/redesigning is easy to handle.
· Any other task assigned by the supervisor.
Key Working Relationships:
Position Reports to: Technical Director Supplementary Resource Development
Position directly supervises:
Indirect Reporting: Other Internal and/or external contacts:
Internal:
External:
Job Requirements:
Education:
§ Minimum qualification: Graduation/14 years of education or equivalent
§ Diploma/certification in graphic designing
Knowledge:
Has a deep understanding and knowledge about;
1. Graphic designing softwares- adobe illustrator/primer, photoshop, Barcode, Freehand, Coral Draw In-Design etc.
2. Good typing speed in Sindhi/Urdu/English
3. Use of computer, internet and MS Office package
4. Understanding of graphic designing in MS Word- Sindhi/Urdu/English
5. An evidence or proof of previous work with verifiable references is required.
EXPERIENCE:
· Have at least 5 year of experience of working on graphic designing with a renowned organization/ newspaper/magazine/educational materials. Experience with USAID projects preferred.
SKILLS:
1. Good command on reading and writing in Sindhi/Urdu/English desirable.
2. Excellent skills in using graphic designing softwares
3. Good aesthetic/artistic taste in designing
4. Ability to work under extreme pressure and meeting deadlines
Job Details
Pakistan Reading Project (PRP)
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.
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