Call for Expression of Interest – Creative Designer

TERM OF REFERENCE

CREATIVE DESIGNER – VIDEO AND INFO-GRAPHICS

20^th APRIL 2020

Background

Established in 2016, Paradigm Leadership Support Initiative (PLSI) is a civic organization promoting citizen participation in Nigerian public audit to foster public accountability, good governance and development of marginalized and underserved communities. PLSI is seeking creative designer to work on its “Value for Money” project.

PLSI work to increase civic activity around public audit data in Nigeria. The organization strives to ensure citizens engage with public officials and elected representatives using audit data to demand accountability and improved service delivery in their respective communities.

Objective

The objective of this assignment is to create simplified infographic and explainer videos using data to sensitize the government and citizens on the cost of weak fiscal regulations and poor implementation monitoring to increased revenue and improved quality of life.

Scope of Assignment

Working under the overall guidance of the Executive Director for PLSI, the contractor shall conceptualize and design creative infographics to visualize how taxes not remitted to the federation account could have been used to cushion the negative impact of COVID-19 in different sectors of the economy for vulnerable groups and PLWDs and provide accountability information to front line procuring MDAs not to jettison accountability mechanisms despite making emergency spending.

Duties and Responsibilities

To achieve the objective of the assignment, the creative designer will perform the following tasks:

• Craft original digital content like infographics of taxes not remitted to the federation account.
• Create 50 infographics to simplify needs of vulnerable groups and PLWDs necessary to ease impact of COVID-19 while visualizing funding opportunity via taxes not remitted by relevant MDAs.
• Produce 5 explainer videos to provide accountability information to front line procuring MDAs not to jettison accountability mechanisms despite making emergency spending on unremitted taxes could have been used to cushion the negative impact of COVID-19.
• Ensure all data representation are properly interpreted and void of error and ambiguity
• Submit the preliminary layouts/infographics/draft videos for discussion with PLSI
• Help PLSI team prepare presentation slides using infographs as requested
• Incorporate valid comments and suggestions to prepare a high-quality final draft of the infographics
• Ensure all corrections are inserted
• Obtain a final sign off (verbal or written) from PLSI
• Prepare the electronic file copies of explainer videos.
• Create PDF from final electronic file for PLSI web posting
• Submit all final files to PLSI on CD-rom

Duration of Assignment

Please note that the consultant is expected to work expressly on this assignment during this period for 15 days and deliver at the shortest possible time from Monday 20^th April, 2020 to Monday 4^th May, 2020.

Deliverables

• Preparation of draft of at least one digital infographics for all data captured in the analyzed data of unremitted taxes to the federation account.
• Compiled Infographics in a PDF document
• Compiled electronic copies of explainer videos produced
• Final draft of at least one digital infographics for all data captured in the analyzed data of unremitted taxes to the federation account.

Institutional Setting and Reporting Mechanism

The contractor will be contracted by PLSI and shall report to the Executive Director while working very closely with the Program Manager. The contractor will not be provided with office space as s/he is expected to work remotely but will receive necessary support from the Program Manager.

Duty Station

The contractor will be based in Nigeria.

Required Skills and Experience

• At least a University degree or equivalent in creative art or other related fields
• Evidence of previous work done
• Experience with corel draw, adobe photoshop, in design and other related applications
• Experience with adobe premiere pro, in video and other related applications.
• Ability to prioritize and deliver a variety of task on time
• Ability to plan for and produce quality result in meeting deadline
• Good written and communication skills

Payment Modality

PLSI standard of payment is the output-based lump-sum scheme and the payment will be made upon completion of the tasks as agreed at the time of signing the contract.

Application Procedure

The application should contain the following:

• Letter of confirmation of interest and availability indicating why s/he is the best candidate for the job.
• Personal CV with a minimum of two (2) professional referees with their email addresses.
• Financial proposal with a breakdown of service fee and other cost that are expected to be incurred.

These documents should be addressed to the Executive Director and sent to info@plsinitiative.org. Kindly note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted after the deadline.

Selection process

In the selection process, PLSI shall ensure:

• Fairness
• Non-discrimination
• Confidentiality
• Transparency