.Location: India, Spain. U.K. and the U.S.About us BFA Global is an impact innovation firm that combines research, advisory, venture building, and investment expertise to build a more inclusive, equitable, and resilient future for underserved people and the planet. We partner with leading public, private and philanthropic organizations, global and local, to catalyze innovation ecosystems for impact across emerging markets. BFA Global is the general partner and venture-building provider of Catalyst Fund .Catalyst Fund is a pre-seed high-impact fund backing tech startups that seek to improve the resilience of underserved, climate-vulnerable communities in Africa. It provides capital and hands-on venture-building support to mission-driven, local and women entrepreneurs. Over the past 7 years, we have backed 61 startups across 15 emerging markets.About the Lead Designer role We seek a multi-disciplinary designer with research-based UI/UX and product design experience to work with BFA Global's portfolio of projects, including with Catalyst Fund startups. You will be responsible for leading all design-related project activities and working with our portfolio of climate resilience startups across Africa. You will work with team members worldwide and must be proactive and independent while collaborating closely with colleagues in different time zones. You will report to the Head of Communications & Influence.What You'll Do Creative DirectionAre you passionate about storytelling and communication and looking to have an impact on creating a more sustainable and equitable world?Do you have a vision for how to bring stories to life via visual design to have a positive impact?Do you want to support cutting-edge African innovators to develop climate resilience solutions that help people and the planet? If you say yes, this job is for you.As Lead Designer at BFA Global, you will be expected to:Leverage your understanding of digital marketing, work with the team to ideate on novel and creative approaches to visually present information and better reach individual target audiences (inclusive of donors, NGOs, investors, startup founders, research firms, corporates and more)Leveraging your understanding of UI/UX best practices and research, regularly recommend improvements to our content and projects, and advise Catalyst Fund portfolio companies during design and marketing sprints as needed.Specifically, your role will include:Graphic design, UI/UX, and product designOwn, update and enforce visual guidelines across all internal and external touchpoints to ensure consistent brand aestheticOwn and manage design-based website updates, collaborating with external suppliers as neededOwn and lead all graphic design requirements, which may include: ReportsDigital toolkitsSocial media graphicsSocial media text-based videosInfographicsPrinted event material (banners, one-pagers, etc
