Company Profile

Days for Girls is an award-winning NGO that works to shatter stigma and limitations associated with menstruation for improved health, education and livelihood outcomes. In 2020, Days for Girls has reached more than 2 million women and girls in 144 countries on 6 continents with quality, sustainable menstrual care solutions and health education.  

Days for Girls Ghana’s mission focuses on embedding solutions to challenges created by a lack of access to menstrual health management resources and reproductive health knowledge by partnering with local grassroots organizations and conducting comprehensive training and mentoring programs. This mission is powered by our three-tier model offering locally made, high-quality washable menstrual hygiene kits, reproductive health education training, and women-led enterprise development. Our current priorities include strengthening our manufacturing capacity, and cost efficiencies, supply chain, consistent evaluation, assessment, and refresher training of our manufacturing staff.

Our movement has reached more than 2 million girls - and counting in 2020 alone! With your help, we can reach Every Girl. Everywhere. Period.

Job Description

Join Our Team

• Volunteer Title: Graphic Designer/Videographer Volunteer
• Classifcation: Part time Volunteer (10 hrs/week)
• Location: Remote
• Reporting To: Marketing Offcer

Role Summary
Days for Girls West Africa (DfG West Africa) is seeking highly motivated and skilled personnel as a volunteer to the country program. The role will support graphic designing needs of the offce such as preparing fyers, infographics,content for social media postings,
The position can be remote.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Assist in the Design of reports and other communication materials for printing and electronic distribution.
• Support in capturing events and editing art-work, photos, charts and other graphic elements and layout and design information and communication materials e.g banners, posters, booklets, leafets, books, calendars, bulletins, fyers, cards.
• Support in custom photo editing (restoration, noise reduction, tonal adjustment)
• Assist in collecting, organising, selecting and making use of powerful images on social media.
• Assist in organising, selecting and making good use of flm/video footage on social media and in feature stories
• Assist in creating simple but effective photo quotes and infographics for social media.
• Assist in creating social media focused content from Days for Girls country offce and other partners’ posting
• Support Days for Girls to prepare materials and content for major activities, launches, and media outreach
• Provide other support and assistance as required, including preparation and proof reading of documents, and helping with correspondence and research.
• Liaise with the supervisor throughout the process, providing regular updates and seeking its input, advice and authorization to proceed in every step.
• Undertake any other tasks assigned by the supervisor.

The position will work to support these outcomes:

1. Communicate MHM through infographics.
2. Ensure DFG recognition and publicity working with the media.
3. Provide adequate coverage, editing, documentation for DFG events/activities
4. Promote social media engagements for DFG with a target for followers..
5. Using media as an advocacy tool for challenging the stigma attached the MHM

Required Skills or Experience

Skills in Graphic Design

• Photography and Videography editing skills.
• Skills in Infographic and artistic concepts.
• Experience working in a non-proft or NGO setting
• Flexible and professional individual who is capable of taking initiatives
• Creative problem solver

Desired Competencies

• Experience working in the feld of sexual reproductive health, girls’ education, or NGOs.
• Skills in Written and Verbal Communication
• Passionate about using social media as an advocacy tool
• Competency in G Suite applications (Gmail, Google Docs), Microsoft applications (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) as well as other design softwares, egg photoshop,canva, etc.
• Camera handling skills as well as editing will be an added advantage.

Time Requirement

• The role will require up to 10hrs per week work time.
• The role is fexible and the candidate could work remotely and may be required to visit the offce on certain days depending on the work at hand.