Background:
The USAID Building Capacity for African Agricultural Transformation (Africa Lead II) Project is a five-year effort to support and advance the agricultural transformation in Africa as proposed by the African Union Comprehensive African Agricultural Development Program (CAADP), while simultaneously contributing to the Feed the Future goals of reduced hunger and poverty, by building the capacity of men and women African leaders, institutions and stakeholders to develop, lead, and manage the structures needed for the transformation process. This project has three components:
- The establishment of institutional/organizational architecture to lead African agriculture transformation at the national and regional levels, operating at the highest level of effectiveness;
- The operationalization of capacity to manage policy change and alignment process; and
- The effective participation and leading when necessary, of Non-State Actors (NSAs) in the CAADP process.
The Opportunity
Africa Lead’s regional office for East and Southern Africa requires videographers, photographers, video editors and graphic designers to support the communication of various project activities. Due to the broad nature and complexity of the issues and institutions addressed by Africa Lead, the persons require outstanding creative thinking, activity implementation planning, organization, work ethic and dedication to detailed planning and compliance with USAID regulations, operations.
Qualifications
The videographers, photographers, editors and graphic designers will be responsible for producing video documentaries, project impact stories as well as short profile interviews to tell the Africa Lead story in accordance with USAID and DAI guidelines and standards.
Specific Qualifications
- Full comprehension and professional ability in using DSLR’s or any other professional cameras.
- Experience in documentary production in development work preferred.
- Proof of ability to provide own Video/Photography equipment.
- Full comprehension and professional ability in Graphic design with specialized skills in Adobe Creative
suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, etc.) - Strong project management, structured client review process and proven ability to meet deadlines.
If you believe you qualify for this job, kindly submit your CV to [email protected] by February 20, 2017.