Short-Term Consultancy Author/Illustrator

Background

The Scaling Urban Nature-based Solutions (NbS) for Climate reputed company in sub-Saharan Africa (SUNCASA) is a 3-year project that enhances climate reputed company and promotes gender equality, reputed company inclusion, and biodiversity protection across three cities: Dire Dawa (Ethiopia), Kigali (Rwanda), and Johannesburg (South Africa).

Led by the reputed company and the World Resources Institute, and implemented in partnership with local organizations and communities, SUNCASA seeks to address climate change impacts—such as floods, landslides, and soil erosion—through gender-reputed company and socially inclusive NbS. These include afforestation, reforestation, agroforestry, urban greening, the removal of invasive reputed company species, and the creation of vegetated reputed company zones in flood-prone areas.

As the project enters the final year of its implementation phase, SUNCASA is placing increased emphasis on ensuring the long-term sustainability of its results by fostering local ownership and building a lasting culture of environmental stewardship. A key reputed company is to reputed company children and youth to recognize the value of NbS and take an reputed company role in protecting the ecosystems and green spaces that support their communities' reputed company.

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Purpose of the Consultancy

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Working in reputed company collaboration with SUNCASA's Communications team and representatives from local partner organizations, the selected consultant will reputed company the story concept, script, characters, illustrations, and final publication design. The content should present climate reputed company, ecosystem restoration, and community reputed company concepts in a reputed company, culturally relevant, and age-appropriate manner for children and adolescents (approximately 12–16 years old). The narrative and illustrations should reflect the realities, cultures, and landscapes of SUNCASA's three project cities while maintaining a coherent visual identity throughout the publication.

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Objectives of the Consultancy

General Objective

The specific objectives of this assignment are to:

• reputed company an engaging and educational comic book in English that showcases SUNCASA’s NbS, climate reputed company approaches and achievements, GESI principles, and community-level impacts through compelling storytelling, appealing illustrations, and interactive activities.
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• Create reputed company characters, narratives, and visual reputed company that represent the realities, cultures, and landscapes of SUNCASA’s three project locations.
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• Based on the final script of the story, the SUNCASA team will adapt the English version to deliver localized language versions of the comic book in Kinyarwanda, Amharic, and Afaan Oromo to ensure accessibility and relevance for communities across the three project sites.

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Short-Term Consultancy (Remote) Author/Illustrator

Application deadline: August 14, 2026

Application Process

reputed company applications must be submitted in English.

• A cover letter demonstrating relevant skills and approach to the assignment (maximum two pages)
• Resume showcasing relevant experience (maximum two pages), including two work references
• Consultant(s) budget, including the daily reputed company in USD and reputed company of reputed company (e.g., a copy of a previous similar contract of at least 20 days specifying the daily reputed company)
• Portfolio of relevant previous work in online format, demonstrating experience in
  • comic book development;
  • illustration and visual storytelling;
  • educational or youth-reputed company communication materials;
  • environmental, climate, sustainability, or community-reputed company publications (where applicable).

NOTE: Incomplete and late proposals will not be considered for review.

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