Girl Effect is an international non-profit that builds media that girls want, trust and need. From chatbots to chat shows and TV dramas to tech, our content reaches millions of girls in Africa and Asia to make choices and changes in their lives. Igniting their confidence to act differently at a time that can define their future. We create safe spaces for girls, sharing facts and answering questions about health, nutrition, education, relationships, etc. And we use innovative technology so we can reach girls at scale. We arm girls with the skills to negotiate and redefine what they are told is possible, so every girl can choose to be in control of her body, her health, her learning and livelihood. When a girl unlocks her power to make different choices that change her life, it inspires others to do so too. She starts a ripple effect that impacts her family, community, and country. That’s the Girl Effect.
Girl Effect has developed a suite of HPV and immunization technical guidelines under its Social and Behaviour Change (SBC) programming portfolio, in partnership with global and national health stakeholders, including Gavi, UNICEF, and national EPI departments (Essential Programme for Immunization).
These guidelines are highly technical documents intended for use by:
While the content has been technically strengthened and rewritten to reflect global best practice, the current outputs require professional design, formatting, visualization, and production-ready layout development to ensure they are:
The design partner will play a critical role in transforming technical content into high-quality, user-friendly publications that can serve as technical guidebooks for the global community of practice for vaccination and immunization.
The objective of this consultancy is to engage a creative design agency or studio to lead the visual design, layout, and production preparation of a suite of HPV technical guidelines and related summary documents.
The consultancy will ensure that all materials are:
The design agency/consultant will undertake the following integrated tasks:
Design and format nine HPV technical guidelines into professionally structured publications, including:
Full publication layout design (print and digital versions)
Consistent template application across all 9 guidelines
Clear visual hierarchy for technical content
Formatting of tables, frameworks, and tools
Integration of navigation systems (headings, sections, call-outs, highlights)
Provide light-to-moderate copywriting and editorial support to ensure all materials are:
Clear, concise, and accessible to EPI and SBC audiences
Consistent in tone, terminology, and structure across all documents
Free of repetition, ambiguity, or overly technical language where not required
Structured for readability and usability in real-world programme settings
Specifically, the consultant will:
Refine and edit existing text for clarity and flow
Strengthen headlines, section titles, and key messages
Simplify complex SBC and immunization language where needed
Ensure consistency in terminology across all 9 guidelines
Align writing style with practical “field usability” (action-oriented, not academic)
Adapt tone for mixed audiences (technical + programme implementers)
Note: This is not full content rewriting (which has been completed in the technical ToR), but editorial strengthening, clarity improvement, and communication polishing integrated into design.
Translate complex technical content into visual formats, including:
Infographics for SBC concepts and behaviour pathways
Diagrams of caregiver journeys and service delivery pathways
Visual frameworks (planning tools, message frameworks, implementation models)
Iconography systems for navigation and comprehension
Process diagrams for technical guidance (e.g. zero-dose strategies)
Design a high-quality executive summary guideline that:
Distills key insights from all 9 guidelines
Uses strong visual storytelling and minimal dense text
Includes key frameworks, models, and action points
Is highly accessible for decision-makers and non-technical audiences
Develop a unified design system across all outputs, including:
Typography hierarchy and formatting system
Colour palette aligned with Girl Effect branding
Icon and illustration system
Layout grid and template structure
Consistency rules for scaling future guideline design work
Work closely with the Girl Effect programme and technical teams
Participate in structured review and feedback cycles
Ensure alignment between content intent, copy clarity, and visual design
Incorporate iterative refinements across all documents
9 fully designed HPV technical guidelines (publication-ready PDFs) within 10 working days
1 designed comprehensive summary guideline
Lightly copyedited and refined final text across all documents
Full suite of infographics, diagrams, and visual assets
Design system/style guide for the guideline suite
Editable source files (InDesign / Figma or equivalent)
Print-ready and digital-optimised versions
The ideal design agency or consultant will have:
The design agency/Consutant will work closely with Girl Effect’s Programme and Technical Teams. All deliverables must be approved by Girl Effect before finalization and publication. All communication and outputs will be in English.
Interested agencies or consultants should submit two examples of previous design work and a proposal (max 4 pages) including:
In their proposal, the bidder must demonstrate an understanding of the requirements described in the TOR and demonstrate how the bidder will meet the requirements of the evaluation criteria.
GE is not liable for any cost incurred during the award/contract preparation, submission, or negotiation of the award/contract. All submitted documentation and/or materials shall become and remain the property of GE.
VALIDITY of the proposal shall be for 90 days from the date of bid closure.
Submission of all final deliverables: 14th August 2026
The criteria against which proposals will be evaluated are listed below:
Technical Evaluation
Financial Evaluation
Please submit proposals, as described above, to suppliers@girleffect.org by 15th July 2026. Please clearly mark your email with the subject 'Visual Design and Publication Development Services.'
Applicants are responsible for understanding and incorporating all applicable taxes into their financial proposals. Girl Effect will deduct or account for taxes where required under applicable legislation.
All materials produced under this consultancy will remain the property of Girl Effect.
GE reserves the right to determine the structure of the process, the number of short-listed participants, the right to withdraw from the proposal process, the right to change this timetable at any time without notice, and reserves the right to withdraw this tender at any time, without prior notice and without liability to compensate and/or reimburse any party. GE shall inform ONLY the successful applicant(s). The process of negotiation and signing of the contract with the successful applicant(s) will follow.
Please note: We will evaluate only proposals submitted following the application process outlined in the TOR and using our specified email address (suppliers@girleffect.org).
You may be required to undertake safeguarding checks. Shortlisted consultants will be assessed on our organizational values at the interview stage, and the successful consultant will be expected to adhere to our safeguarding policy. We encourage you to read and understand our safeguarding policy, the executive summary of which can be found here. We have zero tolerance for forms of violence against children, beneficiaries, and staff.
Girl Effect Services is committed to equal opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity, or expression. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.
We are committed to building an organization that is increasingly representative of and works extensively with the communities that we serve. To this end, due regard will be paid to procuring consultancy service organizations and individuals with diverse professional, academic, and cultural backgrounds.
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