American Institutes for Research Background:
The American Institutes for Research (AIR) is one of the leading behavioral and social science research organizations in the world. AIR is a collaborative organization that works with clients to examine a wide range of projects from early childhood development to adult education. We pride ourselves in conducting high-impact, high-stakes projects for significant federal, state, and private organizations. AIR's vision is that research-based problem solving can improve the lives of all people.

LAC Reads Capacity Program (LRCP) Haiti Background:
The USAID/LAC Reads Capacity Program (LRCP) seeks to increase the impact, scale, and sustainability of early grade reading interventions in Haiti. The 5-year regional LRCP, implemented by the American Institutes for Research (AIR) under the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Cooperative Agreement No. AID-OAA-A-14-00058, seeks to intensify, deepen, and expand its work in Haiti. The LRCP team has been providing technical support which lead to sustained, systematic improvements in early grade literacy (EGL) capacity in Haiti. The LRCP team provides technical support by building capacity in curriculum and materials development in the Ministère de l’Éducation Nationale et de la Formation Professionnelle (MENFP), whose work focuses on teacher training, higher education institutions, and other education sector stakeholders including national instructional materials creators and printers, thus leading to sustained, systematic improvements in EGL capacity in Haiti.

Description of the Tasks:
1. Insert in InDesign content for the Creole grade 1 story booklet
2. Insert in InDesign content for the French grade 1 story booklet
3. Apply LRCP marking and branding to the booklets
4. Incorporate LRCP and USAID feedback in the booklets
5. Review mock-ups and add final design touches

Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in graphic design, computer science or other computer or design-based areas;
• Mastery of the InDesign software is a must;
• 2-3 years of IT experience;
• Excellent time management and organizational skills;
• Exceptional creativity and innovation;
• Accuracy and attention to detail;
• Knowledge of photoshop and/or Adobe professional is strongly desired;
• Experience with previous USAID projects is a plus;
• Experience developing children’s literacy materials is strongly desired.

How to apply
In English or French, email your CV including contact information and your daily consultancy rate in gourdes to Elmire Petit-De Brice at epetitdebrice@air.org and Rachelle Mathurin at rmathurin@air.org with the subject "Graphic Design Application” This posting is open until August 31, 2020

Maximum of 60 consultancy days over a three-month period.