Job Title – Graphic Designer

Project Name – Disaster READY Diverse SOGIESC Toolkit

Job type – Consultant/Short-Term Advisor Contract

Location of Position – Remote (within Australia)

Reporting to – Disaster READY Communications Manager

Remuneration – (Tender process)

Language Requirements – English

Application Deadline – 5 January 2026

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Project Description: The Australian Humanitarian Partnership (AHP) is a ten-year (2017-2026) partnership between the Australian Government (the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, DFAT) and six Australian NGOs (CANDO, CARE, Oxfam, Plan, Save the Children and World Vision).

AHP includes a long-term preparedness and resilience program (Disaster READY) implemented by AHP partners and their local networks in Fiji, Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste called Disaster READY and humanitarian responses to crises across the globe.

DFAT established a Support Unit (AHPSU), managed by Alinea-International, to provide coordination, administration, grants management, and support for monitoring, evaluation and learning and communications for the AHP including Disaster READY.

The AHPSU requires the professional design and conversion of a 100-page learning toolkit. The toolkit has been developed to help our partners in-country better engage with people with diverse SOGIESC in the countries where we Disaster READY is implemented to ensure greater inclusion in preparedness and response planning activities. The current version exists as a Microsoft Word document. The objective is to transform this resource into a modern, accessible, and user-friendly interactive PDF, for improved navigation and user experience.

About the work

Reporting to the Disaster READY Communications Manager (based in Melbourne) the Graphic Designer is responsible for transforming the existing 100-page (approx.) Word document into a final, interactive PDF file.

The Role

Round 1:

A complete design implementation of the full 100-page toolkit, including application of the Disaster READY brand style, proposed visual hierarchy, and placeholder implementation of all required internal and external links.

Round 2:

Second iteration incorporating all feedback received from the AHPSU on the Initial Draft. All internal/external links must be functional and checked prior to submission.

Round 3:

The final, fully proofed, and optimized version, addressing all minor adjustments from the second feedback round. This is the production-ready file. Final deliverable will be an interactive PDF file along with source files (InDesign)

Required Qualifications:

• Proven experience in graphic design and layout, specifically with multi-page documents.
• Expertise in Adobe InDesign (or equivalent professional layout software).
• Demonstrated ability to create functional, interactive PDFs with embedded links.
• Strong commitment to deadlines and attention to detail.
• Understanding of development priorities in the Pacific and Timor-Leste an asset.