Website UX, Information Architecture & Content Architecture Consultant

By the end of this project, the consultant will deliver an approved ADUD Website UX, Information Architecture & Content Architecture Package.

Specific deliverables will include:

• A concise summary of priority audiences, user needs, key tasks and major barriers.
• An approved sitemap, navigation structure, labels and recommended cross-linking approach.
• Priority user journeys for volunteers, partners, donors, program participants, media and internal content owners.
• Reusable page-template and content-type recommendations for ADUD programs, initiatives, news, events, publications and The Voice of the African Diaspora®.
• A priority content inventory identifying material to retain, revise, archive, redirect or defer.
• A practical content and migration map for the implementation consultant.
• Accessibility, responsive-design and editor-maintainability requirements.
• A review session and editable handoff package for the implementation consultant.

Success means ADUD has a clear, usable and implementable structure for the website, with approved navigation, content types, page templates and migration priorities.

The project excludes CMS coding, website development, production migration, full copywriting, production launch, ongoing content management, social-media management, document-control system design, the organization-wide relaunch roadmap, legal advice and final institutional decisions.

Organization Mission

ADUD is a non-partisan, non-profit organization created to ultimately empower African diaspora communities worldwide, by engaging and partnering with individuals, businesses, agencies, and institutions in a collaborative effort to heavily contribute to the educational and social development of Africa and to build a stronger community. The vision of ADUD is to improve the partnership opportunities for our African diaspora communities, so that together we can stand strong to address the social and educational issues and lacks in Africa. ADUD staff and trained volunteers will educate, connect people to resources and encourage community collaboration addressing subtopics including but not limited to health, youth, families, welfare and community development. Our programs are developed in direct response to community need. In a global view, ADUD understands that for all of the reasons, whether it be for the pursuit of increased economic and civil stability, for increased health well-being, or if it is to embark on a new job or join a loved one, the African Diaspora target community in this 21st Century, consists of people of African origin living outside their country of origin, irrespective of their current citizenship and nationality, who are willing to contribute to the development of Africa, starting with their local community. Through our principal pillars Help, Educate, Lead, and Promote Philanthropy (H.E.L.P.), we assist our local diaspora communities by connecting people to resources here and abroad by offering specialized educational programs and projects, by offering various workshops on awareness of community needs and integration, healthy living, etc. and other educational trainings, coordinating social and professional networking events, and providing organized opportunities to give back to our local communities and our countries.