Knowledge Translation Designer Consultant
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Job Location:
Amsterdam - Netherlands
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
8 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Your mission
Who We Are
War Child Alliance (WCA) is an independent and impartial international non-governmental organisation investing in a peaceful future for children and young people affected by armed conflict. We strive to empower children and young people while enabling adults to bring about positive and lasting change in the lives of conflict affected children and young people.
WCAs Research and Development (R&D) department is responsible for the rigorous development and evaluation of a holistic multi-level and interconnected care system formed of evidence-based and evidence-informed methodologies within education MHPSS and child Wait to Learn (CWTL) is one such methodology; a digital personalized learning platform for foundational literacy and numeracy. CWTL is implemented in several low-resource and conflict-affected countries.
Purpose of Consultancy
An evaluation of CWTL in Ukraine was recently completed and requiresdisseminationto a variety of stakeholders (e.g. government partners education personnel research participants).WCA is seeking a Consultant to design knowledge products to support the dissemination of the research findings and promote utilization of the evidence produced. The Consultant will be responsible for developing high-quality products that are visually appealing easy to understand and engaging to readers and coordinating the input for product design and dissemination as needed. The Consultant will report to the WCA Principal investigator and will closely collaborate with the research team CWTL team and the Communications that WCA has an in-house videographer and the research team is working with a content creator based in Consultant should follow the guidelines below and any other branding requirements as communicated including:
War Child Alliance (WCA) is an independent and impartial international non-governmental organisation investing in a peaceful future for children and young people affected by armed conflict. We strive to empower children and young people while enabling adults to bring about positive and lasting change in the lives of conflict affected children and young people.
WCAs Research and Development (R&D) department is responsible for the rigorous development and evaluation of a holistic multi-level and interconnected care system formed of evidence-based and evidence-informed methodologies within education MHPSS and child Wait to Learn (CWTL) is one such methodology; a digital personalized learning platform for foundational literacy and numeracy. CWTL is implemented in several low-resource and conflict-affected countries.
Purpose of Consultancy
An evaluation of CWTL in Ukraine was recently completed and requiresdisseminationto a variety of stakeholders (e.g. government partners education personnel research participants).WCA is seeking a Consultant to design knowledge products to support the dissemination of the research findings and promote utilization of the evidence produced. The Consultant will be responsible for developing high-quality products that are visually appealing easy to understand and engaging to readers and coordinating the input for product design and dissemination as needed. The Consultant will report to the WCA Principal investigator and will closely collaborate with the research team CWTL team and the Communications that WCA has an in-house videographer and the research team is working with a content creator based in Consultant should follow the guidelines below and any other branding requirements as communicated including:
- Each product should follow the overall branding and styling guidelines of WCA and CWTL (depending on the product) acknowledge the funders appropriately.
- The products should be digital e.g. made in Adobe Illustrator and easily amendable as needed.
- The products should be printable in black and white and full color.
- The products should be made in English and translated into Ukrainian
Scope of Work
The Consultant is responsible for:
- Review and feedback on the planned knowledge products (see below). Adjustments to the product types content and number are possible.
- Development of a workplan and associated budget for the product development.
- Coordination of the input review process development and signoff of products.
- Remote supervision of additional content collection (e.g. images video content) as needed from Ukraine.
- A research brief (approx. 12 pages)
- At least 3 videos:
- 1 doodle on research results for general audience
- 1 video on conducting research & programming for Education in Emergencies
- 1 child-focused video for social media on childrens experiences with CWTL from the qualitative research
- A presentation deck including infographics.
Your profile
Knowledge and skills
- Able to create visually appealing and easy-to-understand design templates and illustrations to communicate research effectively
- Able to produce creative ideas while adhering to the branding guidelines
- Has an eye for detail
- Design and illustration skills
- Adobe Illustrator and InDesign skills
What we offer
- Location : home-based.
- Type of Contract : Consultancy contract .
- Duration: The work must be completed by 30th April 2026.
- Meaningful Impact: The chance to make a tangible difference in the lives of children and families affected by conflict contributing to long-term sustainable change.
- Equal Opportunities:War Child is an inclusive employer committed to diversity and inclusion respecting all individuals regardless of age gender religion ethnicity nationality or physical ability.
- Workplace Culture: War Child is dedicated to fostering a diverse inclusive and respectful workplace that prioritizes safety and fairness for all individuals. We strictly prohibit any form of discrimination harassment retaliation or bullying within our organization
Payment
- We estimate this consultancy to take between 20-25 working days
- We encourage applications within a range of 150 300 EUR per day.
- The Consultant is responsible for paying all employment taxes in the country where they are based.
How to Apply
Qualified candidates are encouraged to submit their proposal before 26 December 2025.We are reviewing submissions on a rolling basis so early applications are strongly recommended.
Proposal submission should include:
- Proposal (2 pages max. including day rate number of days and draft workplan) examples of relevant knowledge products (max. 5) .
- CV (2 pages max.)
- Motivation letter (1 page max.)
Why You Should Apply
- Make a Real Impact:Your work will directly contribute to providing quality education to children who need it most creating lasting change in their lives.
- Career Growth: Join a dynamic organization that values your professional development and offers opportunities for learning growth and innovation.
- Global Reach:Play a key role in scaling a ground-breaking programme that operates in multiple conflict-affected regions around the world.
- Collaborative and Mission-Driven:Work alongside passionate colleagues and partners united in a mission to protect children and help them thrive despite adversity.
By submitting your application you certify that all of the statements made in your application are true complete and correct and are made in good faith. You understand that falsifying misrepresenting or intentionally withholding information will be grounds for rejection of your application or withdrawal of any offer of appointment or if an appointment offer has been accepted this will be ground for employment sanctions such as but not limited to instant addition you understand that you need to submit a Criminal Record Certificate and that if you fail to submit it no employment relationship can be established.
War Child is an international organisation and we are committed to be a diverse and inclusive employerplacing human and child rights at the centre of our existence and hire our new colleagues based on their talents competences and shared values; we do not distinguish them based on their age gender and gender identity race color ethnicity religion culture sexual orientation disability etc.
The safety of children and youth is a paramount and essential to War Childs work. War Child has a zero tolerance policy towards any form of abuse. To prevent placing children and youth at any risk this subject is addressed in our recruitment and selection procedures. Moreover the accepted candidates will be required to state their commitment/ intent to be aware consider and adhere to the minimum standards applicable in development and humanitarian settings such as humanitarian values and principles Sphere Humanitarian Charter Standards in the Humanitarian Standards Partnership Core Humanitarian Standard International Humanitarian Law Code of Conduct for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Disaster Relief and IASC Six Core Principles Relating to Sexual Exploitation and Abuse.
Disclaimer
- Only applications received via our website are processed.
- If we appoint a suitable candidate before the given closing date we reserve the right to remove the vacancy from our website before that such a case any responses received after that time are not processed.
- It could be that during our selection process the closing date for the vacancy is extended. If so and you have not yet heard from us your application will remain active.
About us
The War Child Alliance is an international non-governmental organization committed to providing psychosocial support child protection youth empowerment programming and quality education to the children affected by armed conflict. We implement evidence-based interventions to empower key stakeholdersincluding governments educators caregivers and communitiesto foster childrens wellbeing education and work with global teams with team members being based in different locations. War Child is currently operates in: Afghanistan the Central African Republic Colombia DR Congo Germany Jordan Lebanon the occupied Palestinian territory South Sudan Sweden Syria Uganda Ukraine (soon to be registered) and Yemen. We also have offices in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.
Learn more about War Child and our programmes and Integrity
Our work with children and at-risk adults to keep them safe is the most important thing we do. We are committed to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults in all areas of our work. We have zero tolerancefor any behaviours and practices that puts children and/or vulnerable adults at risk of abuse and/or harm. All (prospective) employees will be expected to be compliant with and sign up to our Child Safeguarding policy our Code of Conduct and PSEA: Adults at Risk Policy. You can find the Child Safeguarding and Adults at Risk policy here: Integrity & Safeguarding - Home
Justice Equity Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) and Belonging (DEIB)
We value diversity and inclusion and are committed to ensuring that all our people and job applicants are treated fairly irrespective of where what or whom they were born or of other characteristics. We want to offer a safe and inclusive workplace where all our people especially those who are currently marginalised or underrepresented can be themselves at work. You can read our Justice Equity Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) and Belonging (DEIB)policy on our website and if you have any questions about our commitment to Justice Equity Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) and Belonging (DEIB)do get in touch:
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