Under the supervision of the Marine and Freshwater Branch’s Marine and Coastal Ecosystem Unit Chief and Programme Management Officer, the consultant will perform duties to strengthen GFCR’s communications, with a focus on website and social media content, newsletters, graphic design, and development of multimedia products to support advocacy, partner engagement, and resource mobilization.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
Graphic Design and Visual Production
- Design and produce high-quality graphic materials in line with GFCR and partner brand guidelines.
- Develop layouts for reports, publications, presentations, factsheets, and campaign materials.
- Ensure consistency of visual identity across all outputs.
Multimedia and Video Production
- Prepare photo and video materials for communications products.
- Film and produce case study videos, including interviews, b-roll footage, and visual narratives, subject to approved briefs.
- Edit and package video content for digital platforms, events, and presentations.
- Produce light motion graphics or animations as required.
Social Media Pipeline Management
- Maintain and update a forward-looking social media content pipeline.
- Produce platform-specific visual and video assets.
- Support campaigns aligned with global ocean, climate, biodiversity, health, and finance milestones.
GFCR Quarterly Newsletter
- Design and format the GFCR quarterly digital newsletter.
- Develop graphics, layouts, and visual elements ensuring clarity and accessibility.
Website Content Management and Facelift
- Upload, format, and update website content.
- Support a light visual facelift to improve layout, visual coherence, and presentation.
- Coordinate with technical teams as required.
GFCR 5-Year Midpoint Report
- Lead the layout, design, and visual presentation of the GFCR 5-Year Midpoint Report.
- Develop infographics and data visualizations.
- Deliver print-ready and web-optimized versions.
Visual Asset and Repository Management
- Maintain and update the GFCR photo and video repository, including labelling, metadata, and version control.
- Ensure assets are accessible and suitable for reuse across communications products.
Design and Layout of Technical Publications
Design and produce the layout of technical publications under the Source to Sea Pollution unit:
- Compendium of Lessons Learned from Wastewater Surveillance at Ports and Airports
- Towards a Harmonized Approach for Wastewater Surveillance in Africa
- Capacity Needs Assessment for Wastewater Surveillance Systems in Africa
- Roadmap for Harmonization of Wastewater and Environmental Surveillance
Qualifications and Experience
- An advanced degree in Communications and environmental programmes is required (or a first-level university degree with 2 additional years of qualifying experience).
- 2 years of experience in communications and environmental programmes is required.
- Experience working with multi-disciplinary teams, including local and expatriate technical experts, is required.
- Demonstrated experience in events, webinar, training, and workshop planning is desirable.
- Strong knowledge of website development and social media tools is desirable.
- Ability to plan, organize, implement, and report on work is required.
- Fluency in oral and written English is required.
