Individual Consultancy to Redesign Imara Tv Platform at Deutsche Stiftung Weltbevoelkerung (DSW)

PURPOSE OF CONSULTANCY

• Making reference to robust web platforms such as amaze.org, the consultant will employ creative and technical skills to deliver a fresh new look for the website. He/She will work closely with Imara TV, DSW and UNFPA and lead the redesign of Imara TV platform.

Specific Objectives:

• Re-design and present a new visual look for the Imara.TV web platform and ensure that its functionalities are enhanced for a better experience to users
• Develop a user manual and deliver guidelines for Imara TV staff and system administrators to perform content upload, system maintenance and administration

Provide advice to the Imara TV team on technical maintenance of the platform

TASKS AND DELIVERABLES

The tasks to be performed and expected deliverables include:

Tasks

• Participate in a debriefing session with Imara TV, DSW, UNFPA and the lead consultant to understand the overall project and expectations.
• Develop and design concept for the site redesign after debriefing
• Adjust concept based on feedback and comments from Imara TV, DSW, UNFPA and the lead consultant
• Redesign the Imara. TV platform in line with the concept and ensure that the content categorized according to different SRHR topical issues and age cohorts of users
• Upload content to the redesigned Imara TV platform
• Test site before going live

Deliverables

• Concept for the redesign of the Imara TV platform
• New look & feel of the Imara TV platform
• Design, brand and deliver a new look & feel for the Imara TV website capturing different functionalities
• Develop a graphic concept and visual language of the new template
• New look and site should be adapted to homepage, sections, sub-sections and components of the site
• Design standard page elements including header, footer, tabs, persistent navigation, contact us , email, subscribe, follow
• Consistent visual language ensuring consistency in fonts, formatting, icons, images, layout techniques
• New template should guarantee that the most recent content on the site is captured automatically in the homepage in an organized way following specific categories, tags, custom taxonomies
• Adapt database of the site to include new categories to display information in an organic way

New sections

• Based on the agreed templates, develop sub-sections to the Imara TV site based on age – cohorts and SRHR topics including structure, functionalities and features as may be desired
• Incorporate functionalities to guarantee the latest information on each subsection is displayed

Functionalities to include in the new template

These features will be guaranteed through the new template:

• Responsive design
• Feed links
• Social sharing features - X, Youtube, Instagram, Facebook share by text selection and Facebook feed by handle and hashtag
• Multiple page styles and custom post types
• Language options feature
• Search function by age,title, SRH thematic area e.g, SGBV,FGM, GBV e.t.c
• Search content by free text
• Sign up for newsletter/latest news
• Follow
• Subscribe

Knowledge transfer tools

• User manual for the Imara TV website with assigned system administrators to perform content upload, system maintenance and administration

Support & maintenance advisory

• Technical brief on advisory support provided to Imara on maintenance, administration and quality control of the platform

REQUIRED QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE

The ideal candidate should demonstrate their qualifications and proven experience in graphic design and technical implementation of user interfaces in a web-based environment. He/She should have:

• A degree in Information Technology, Computer science or any other relevant field. An advanced degree will be an added advantage
• At least 7 years’ experience in the field of web development and design
• Demonstrated knowledge in web programming, Search Engine optimization and Google analytics
• Hands-on experience in Java, HTML,CSS, MySQL and any other relevant programing languages
  • Must be able to work independently with excellent demonstrated teamwork and coordination skills;
• Concept for the redesign of the Imara TV platform -10%
• Validated New look and feel of the Imara TV platform with uploaded content-80%
• Knowledge transfer tools and technical advisory report-10%