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The consultant will work under the direct supervision of the Media and Communications Officer of IOM Djibouti, in close coordination with the project teams and the Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) team and, where relevant, the IOM Regional Office in Nairobi. IOM will provide the necessary data, texts, key messages, brand guidelines and photographs. The consultant will use their own equipment and software licences. All products developed under this consultancy remain the exclusive property of IOM. The consultant undertakes to comply with IOM's principles on data protection and on the dignified representation of migrants.
Tasks to be performed under this contract
Under the supervision of the Media and Communications Officer of IOM Djibouti, the consultant will:Take part in regular scoping meetings and propose a concept note (artistic direction, graphic style, formats) aligned with IOM brand guidelines and EU visibility requirements;Develop a light graphic kit and reusable templates (carousels, e-cards, fact sheets, presentations) that can be adapted by the communications team after the consultancy;Design static and animated data visualizations based on data provided by IOM (DTM data, migration flow statistics, project results): infographics, maps, animated dataviz, counters, GIFs;Produce animated "explainer" videos (60 to 90 seconds) making the importance of migration data, data collection and key project results accessible to a broad audience;Create e-cards and visuals for social media (Twitter/X, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube), in French and English versions depending on the channel;Lay out fact sheets presenting key data and project achievements;Incorporate revisions requested by IOM and, where applicable, by the Delegation of the European Union;Deliver all open and editable source files, final exports in the required formats, and a concise user guide for the templates. Expected deliverables and indicative timeline The timeline below is indicative and will be refined during the scoping meetings. The distribution of deliverables between the two projects will be specified at the start of the assignment. Each deliverable will fall under one of the following two categories:"Evergreen" products: templates, models and editable files reusable throughout the year and for the duration of the projects, by the communications team or by programme colleagues (to be defined). They must be delivered in editable formats (Canva, InDesign, After Effects/Premiere) with fonts and colours compliant with the brand guidelines, and accompanied by user instructions."One-off" products: dated, creative and non-replicable content produced around flagship events and project milestones. They are delivered finalized, in the expected dissemination formats, with their source files.Period DeliverablesCategoryDeadlineMonth 1D1. Concept note and approved artistic directionEvergreen (reference framework)End of month 1D2. Graphic kit and reusable templates (carousel, e-card, fact sheet)EvergreenEnd of M1D3. Storyboards and scripts for the two animated videosOne-offEnd of M1D4. First series of data visualizations / infographics (3 to 5 visuals)One-off + evergreenEnd of M1Month 2D5. Preliminary versions (v1) of the two animated videosOne-off End of month 2D6. First batch of e-cards / social media visuals (6 visuals)One-off + evergreenEnd of M2 D7. Fact sheet no. 1, laid outEvergreen (with one-off data)End of M2 D8. Second series of data visualizations, including animated formats (GIFs / short animations)One-off + 1 evergreen animation templateEnd of M2Month 3D9. Final versions of the two animated videos (FR, EN subtitles, 16:9, 1:1 and 9:16 versions)One-off End of month 3D10. Second batch of e-cards / social media visuals (6 visuals)One-off + evergreenFin du M3 D11. Fact sheet no. 2, laid outOne-off on evergreen templateFin du M3 D12. Third series of data visualizationsOne-off + evergreenFin du M3 D13. Handover of all source files and template user guideOne-off + evergreen Fin du M3
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IOM covers Consultants against occupational accidents and illnesses under the Compensation Plan (CP), free of charge, for the duration of the consultancy. IOM does not provide evacuation or medical insurance for reasons related to non-occupational accidents and illnesses. Consultants are responsible for their own medical insurance for non-occupational accident or illness and will be required to provide written proof of such coverage before commencing work.
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