Country: Switzerland
Closing date: 31 Mar 2019
About the International AIDS Society:
The mission of the International AIDS Society (IAS) is to lead collective action on every front of the global HIV response through its membership base, scientific authority, and convening power.
Founded in 1988, the IAS is the world’s largest association of HIV professionals, with members from more than 180 countries working on all fronts of the global AIDS response. Together, we advocate and drive urgent action to reduce the global impact of HIV.
The IAS is the steward of the world’s two most prestigious HIV conferences – the International AIDS Conference and the IAS Conference on HIV Science. These conferences have established a gold-standard meeting that convenes the world’s top scientists, civil society members and policymakers to jointly discuss the fight against HIV.
The IAS promotes and invests in HIV advocacy and research on key issue areas through our strategic programmes, initiatives, and campaigns that advocate for urgent action to reduce the global impact of HIV, including increased investment in HIV cure research; optimizing treatment and care for infants, children and adolescents with HIV in resource-limited settings; preventing and treating HIV-related co-infections; and expanding access to prevention, treatment and care for key populations at higher risk for HIV – such as men who have sex with men, people who inject drugs, sex workers and transgender individuals – including protecting their human rights by combatting punitive laws and discriminatory policies.
More information on IAS can be found at www.iasociety.org.
Purpose of the Services:
The IAS is seeking proposals for a consultant or firm to provide primary web services for the organization. The consultant or firm will be responsible for developing, updating and maintaining the IAS website and the conferences websites. We are seeking the services of a freelancer or a team who will ensure the IAS websites are properly updated quickly and efficiently, as well as manage frontend web design and implementation. The consultant or firm will collaborate closely with the IAS Director, Communications.
Deliverables:
· Develop and design websites based on user experience and web optimization best practices
· Manage, review and publish all web content for the IAS, the IAS Conference on HIV and the International AIDS Conferences (iasociety.org, ias2019.org, aids2020.org)
· Provide guidance on how to translate web text into a user friendly web page
· Provide web guidance on how to build web SEO based on best practices and web analytics and organizational goals
· Build and develop wire frames for redesign projects that align with the organizational growth
· Identify and manage photo curation for web storytelling on the IAS websites
· Edit and retouch photos as needed
· Develop and maintain work plan to coordinate with all departments in the organization for web updates
· Ensure consistency, quality and up to date content on all websites
· Work between ICT and other departments to guide and translate between programming, user experience and design to develop online applications
· Keep up-to-date on web industry standards and user experience trends to develop and design websites in line with the organization’s evolving priorities
· Serve as link between visual curation and user experience across web platforms
· Work within the Communications team to produce digital deliverables according to editorial content production
Period:
The services will be from 1 April 2019 to 30 September 2019 with the possibility of extension. The estimated time required would be an average of 4 days a week based on work needs requested.
Location:
The consultant or firm will work remotely. If possible, the consultant or the firm account manager would be present at the IAS office once a week or month based on location of the consultant or firm.
The following skills and qualifications are essential:
- Expertise with the following technologies: HTML, CSS, Javascript, Bootstrap
- Expertise with CMS: Wordpress, eZ Publish, DNN, Drupal, Joomla, Jira, Sharepoint, and Sitefinity
- Expertise with design in Photoshop and InDesign
- Writing for the web
- UI design
- UX design
- Understanding or previous experience with HIV or a global health organization is a plus
Budget:
The monthly budget for this consultancy can be no more than USD 10,000.
How to apply:
Consultant proposals: Please send an email with the following materials included:
· A cover letter describing specifics on your similar work experience and motivation
· A CV providing an over of previous experience, this must include daily/hourly rates
· A link to your portfolio of work or examples of previous web projects
· Three professional references from previous clients, including their contact information
· An official document proving that the consultant is a registered freelancer in his/her based country.
Firm proposals: The proposal should include the following in one package:
· Relevant services offered by the firm that would meet requested needs, this must include daily/hourly rates
· The list of names and roles of all proposed staff, along with bios
· A link to your portfolio of web work or an overview of previous relevant experience, including specific web work with before and after examples
· References from previous clients, including their contact information
· Any additional supporting materials are welcomes.
Submission Details:
Proposals will be reviewed on a rolling basis and must be received via e-mail by 23:59 (CET)/5:00 p.m. (EST) on Sunday 31 March 2019. Late proposals will not be considered.
Proposals should be addressed to Mandy Sugrue, Director, Communications. Please email all proposals to mandy.sugrue@iasociety.org.