Save the Children’s vision is a world in which every child attains the right to survival, protection, development and participation. Our mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.

Save the Children started our work in Vietnam in 1990, and implements programs in the key thematic areas: Education, Health and Nutrition, Child Protection, Child Rights and Governance, Child Poverty, Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Emergency Response. At present, Vietnam Country Office has programs in 20 out of 63 provinces in Vietnam.

Save the Children in Vietnam continues to develop innovative programming that reflects the overall strategic goal of measurably improving the survival, health, protection and development of Vietnam’s poorest children by strengthening the capacity of women and children, caring adults, communities and partner organizations.

Save the Children is committed to ensuring that all our personnel and programmes are absolutely safe for children.

Child Safeguarding positioning statement:

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our global anti-harassment policy.

We are looking for a Vietnamese national for:

Vacancy: Consultant(s) to design Save the Children’s promotional package for the year 2021

Location: Hanoi

1. Task description

The promotional package includes the following items:

Name of item	Description
Notebook	Size: A5 Number of pages: 200 (including covers) Language: both Vie & Eng
2021 desk calendar	Layout: landscape Size: 25x16 cm Number of pages: 13 Language: both Vie & Eng Calendar format: both standard & lunar
New Year e-card	Format: still / motion (GIF or PNG) Language: both Vie & Eng
Tote bag	Size: 32cmx38cmx8 cm. Strap: 22cmx2.5cm. Waterproof inner layer. Bag with zipper.

The consultant/agency is expected to work closely with Communication department of SC carry out the tasks as follows:

• Develop the art direction for the promotional package
• Design the items
• Advise SC on the production materials for each item – paper, fabric, etc.

2. Theme & branding requirements

The overall theme of the package, content & photos on all items will be provided by SC.

The theme for package is ‘Hope’ / ‘A new normal for all children’. The COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 has put an entire generation of children at risk. Measures that have been implemented to contain the spread of the virus, including nationwide lockdowns and school closures, have caused many disruptions to children’s lives. This, coupled with the wider social and economic impact of the pandemic, will have a significant impact on children’s right to survive, learn and be protected. Save the Children is working non-stop to best protect children's rights in emergencies with the spirit “leaving no one behind” and ensure every child attains the right to survival, protection, development and participation while our world moving towards to a new normal.

The consultant must comply with Save the Children’s Policies such as Safeguarding, Safety and Security, Data Protection, Financial management, and all designs must follow SC’s branding requirements (see attached), especially:

• Include the logo of SC
• Use SC’s fonts, branding colors & other signature decorative elements

SC color pallete:

We expect the designs to be creative, professional, minimalism-oriented and present a bright, hopeful impression.

Below are some design examples/styles:

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/457819118353148790/

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/101190322873666981/

3. Experience and skill set required

The consultant/agency is expected to have the following qualifications:

• Have a Bachelor degree in Graphic Design or other relevant fields
• Good skills with design & editing software
• Have previous experience with designing brand promotional items 
• Have experience working with INGOs or development sectors is an advantage
• Fluency in spoken and written English is desirable.

4. Application package

The application should include:

• CV/portfolio of the consultant(s)
• At least 02 examples of relevant works done by the consultant(s)
• Technical proposal for the package’s art direction (no more than 01 page)
• Financial proposal

Interested consultant(s) should send their profile to Save the Children International in Vietnam via [email protected]. The profile should include   Application forms as attached and Applications package.

The closing date for application is 5pm on 28^th October, 2020. Applications will be treated in confidence. Due to the volume of applications we receive, only short-listed candidates will be contacted and CVs cannot be returned.

Save the Children is an equal opportunities employer. Our selection processes reflect our commitment to the protection of children from abuse, and our people are as diverse as the challenge we face.  We welcome applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of age, disability, HIV/AIDS status, race, national origin, religion, or sexual orientation. 

Organization: Save the Children
Location: Hanoi
Application deadline: 2020-10-28
Send application to: [email protected]