Sexual and Reproductive Health Design Lead at the International Rescue Committee (IRC)

International Rescue Committee (IRC) is inviting credible applicants who are willing to partake in its ongoing recruitment to fill the position below:

Job Title: Sexual and Reproductive Health Design Lead

Requisition ID: req37365
Location: Abuja (FCT), Nigeria
Sector: Research & Development
Employment Category: Regular
Employment Type: Full-Time

 About International Rescue Committee (IRC): The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster. At work today in over 40 countries and 22 U.S. cities, we restore safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure. The IRC leads the way from harm to home.

Job Requirements

• Led 12-20 non-digital UCD research projects in low resource settings
• Led 10 – 18 non-digital prototyping development and testing projects
• Led 10 – 18 projects in rural contexts in Sub-Saharan Africa
• Other Experience:
  • Technical background in Sexual & Reproductive Health
  • Demonstrated success in doing UCD with cross-disciplinary teams
  • Ability to design digital tools like mini websites, Whatsapp tools, cash transfer services
  • Demonstrated ability to develop proposals, budgets, workplans, workforce tracking tools, spending plans
  • Has recruited and managed UCD talent in contexts where the IRC works
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills, including creating compelling, jargon-free, and easy-to-follow presentations on UCD processes

Demonstrated Skills and Competencies:

• Alignment: Strong commitment to and knowledge of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, including stigmatized service areas such as abortion and for under-served populations such as people living in crises, adolescents, and people with disabilities.
• Visual Design: Create and provide technical feedback on visual tools, including donor-facing presentation decks, storyboards, and mock branding for prototypes.
• Design tool creation: Create provide technical feedback on design tools and activities for low literacy/numeracy clients, interview guides, mock-ups of physical products, and high/low prototypes of products, digital products, and services.
• Qualitative Research: Create and provide technical feedback on guides for semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions; create card sort exercises and user guides; documentation and synthesis of qualitative research
• Communication: Empathetic, respectful, and culturally sensitive verbal, written, and visual communication skills. Ability to communicate design concepts and activities effectively and clearly with non-design colleagues. Seeks out and incorporates feedback into their work.
• Flexibility: Create contingency plans and is able to adjust quickly and with good humour when things don’t go according to plan

Language Skills:

• English written and oral fluency
• French and/or local languages spoken in Northern Nigeria, East Africa, or South Sudan are preferred

 How to Submit Your Application

Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

 Application Closing Date
Not Specified.