Summary
Date Posted: Monday, February 28, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
We are looking for a top-performing and innovative graphic and digital designer to contribute to our team’s work on creating and visualizing sustainable communication and social media concepts that address global development challenges. Our new team member will help support and grow Dalberg Media’s project portfolio.

ABOUT DALBERG MEDIA
Dalberg Media is a mission-driven communications and experience consultancy, which seeks to empower and mobilize people to solve global development challenges by collective, sustained action. We design and deliver communication products to build awareness and push agendas. We invent and execute action-oriented experiences, such as global convenings, innovation labs and campaigns to equip people with the skills needed for developing impactful solutions. Through content creation, publications, and social media, we disseminate compelling stories to fuel positive change.
We are doers and creators working in close cooperation with a global network of partners and organizations, including United Nation agencies, international foundations, large corporations, governments, NGOs and financial institutions. We are a culturally attuned organization with a passion for diversity, changing narratives, and overcoming stereotypes.
Dalberg Media is part of Dalberg Group – we are a global group working to build a more inclusive and sustainable world where all people, everywhere, can reach their fullest potential. Comprised of Dalberg Advisors, Dalberg Data Insights, Dalberg Design, Dalberg Implement, Dalberg Media and Dalberg Research; our businesses approach problems differently and work together to create impact at scale.
Established in 2001 by experienced private sector consultants, Dalberg operates from 29 worldwide locations. For more information, please visit Dalberg.

ABOUT YOU
We are looking for a creative and skilled individual with a passion to influence the global development agenda. We expect you to have strong graphic and digital design skills and ability to independently contribute to supporting and scaling new concepts and communication products to expand our existing portfolio. We highly value candidates with an entrepreneurial spirit and a self-starter attitude.
Our ideal candidate will have the following qualifications:
• Completed bachelor’s or master’s degree in graphic design, digital design, journalism, marketing, communications, media studies, or a related field with an excellent academic record
• 1-2 years of experience working within a creative agency, communications company or related organization and a portfolio of your previous graphic and design work
• Ideally, have a previous experience with website development using programs like WordPress, WIX, Squarespace and similar
• Creative mindset and an ability to communicate compellingly in written and visual form
• Demonstrated fluency in written and oral English
• Understanding of creating social media content
• Skills in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Canva and the Office package
• Ability to work in Adobe Premiere Pro or Final Cut Pro – preferable
• Experience in Search Engine Optimization (SEO) – preferable
Note: Employment in all the Dalberg offices is conditional on the candidate having or independently obtaining the requisite authorization to live and work in that country.

PROJECTS YOU COULD IMPACT
Experiences & Facilitation
Dalberg Media is involved in running several global platforms related to sustainability and innovation. As part of this work, we design and execute experiences that engage a diverse set of stakeholders in the global development agenda through physical and online workshops, convenings, festivals, and innovation labs – all to enable impact-driven people to share ideas and work collectively on local and global development issues. You will have the opportunity to help shape the future of these platforms and support in creating visually appealing materials for both online and offline purposes.

Advocacy & Campaigns
Dalberg Media works with non-profits, businesses, and governments to support their sustainable development agendas. Prior engagements include working on an online advocacy campaign for access to safe surgery in developing countries, producing an online and outdoor campaign for a utility company on sustainable heating, and supporting advocacy work for a global foundation. As part of this work, you’ll be able to provide produce quality content for both websites and social media, create visual identities, as well as physical materials such as roll-ups, lanyards and posters.

Content Production & Storytelling
Dalberg Media works to build strong narratives that support the mission of our clients. We currently work in collaboration with FORESIGHT, an independent journalistic magazine, and have launched a new magazine with a focus on non-communicable diseases (NCDs). We have also produced videos for the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and published a book on the SDGs. Here, you will be able to use your skills in creating appealing narratives, content strategies and do graphic design.

NOT JUST ANOTHER EMPLOYEE
As a consultant, you will be a valued member of the team and play a crucial role across the entire project phase, from research and analysis to execution and implementation. Dalberg’s mission statement is:
“We are a global group of changemakers working to build a more inclusive and sustainable world where all people, everywhere, can reach their fullest potential.”
This commitment also extends to our staff. Working for us, you will receive tailored mentoring and training from our senior team. This will help you structure your personal and professional development during your time at Dalberg Media while also empowering you with the skills necessary to take real ownership of the work you’re contributing to.
You will be delegated significant responsibilities and should thus be ready to take on various roles and work independently and in a structured manner. You will be part of a small and dynamic team that works closely together, and you will work with colleagues on all levels as well as directly with our clients and partners.

JOIN OUR TEAM
Our current opportunity is in Mumbai, Nairobi and New Delhi.
Please submit your application at our Career Centre, by 11:59 EST on 21 March 2022. During the same recruitment period, please only apply to one position at Dalberg. This position should be the role best suited to your current professional experience and to your first preference location..
Please, note, applications not containing all the required documents will be considered incomplete, and thus will not be reviewed.

To be considered for the position, your application MUST include:
• Cover letter – please, note the position you are applying for and clearly define your suitability for the role.
• Resume
• University transcripts
• Design portfolio
• And your response to ONE of the following two questions (Please limit your response to fewer than 350 words / one page):
• Using your creative flair, develop a graphic which encapsulates Dalberg’s Mission and Values.
• Using your design and written skills create a visual for social media which highlights why you should be considered for the role of the design consultant

When submitting your application, please provide all materials in ONE PDF.
We will review and shortlist applications and invite candidates for interviews on a rolling basis, and strongly encourage you to apply as soon as possible. Candidates selected for interviews will be invited for a number of interviews to test their consulting skills through case questions, and to discuss their interests and experience.

Qualified and interested candidates irrespective of age, gender, race, religion, background, or ethnic affiliation are encouraged to apply for the vacancy.
Owing to the large number of applications we receive; unfortunately, only successful candidates will be contacted.
Candidates must be authorized to live and work in India and / or Kenya, as no sponsorship for a work visa will be offered.
Dalberg Media values its people and recognizes the importance of balancing professional and personal demands. We offer flexibility for work-life harmonization, incl. parental leave and flexible working options.

Dalberg has pledged to three commitments for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) across the firm:
• COMMITMENT 1: We commit to publishing internal Dalberg DEI reports annually, to hold ourselves accountable, report on progress and share lessons from our regional DEI plans.
• COMMITMENT 2: We commit to delivering regular training for all staff (including leadership) on how to engender inclusive workplaces and mitigate unconscious bias.
• COMMITMENT 3: We commit to addressing imbalances in how power and privilege are formally distributed and informally exercised across the firm.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 12

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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