UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.
Communications is a key component of UN Women Ukraine Country Office’s work and constitutes a vehicle for ensuring visibility for successful UN Women Ukraine initiatives, results and programmes as well as for raising awareness about key issues of gender equality and women’s empowerment. Effective communications involve high quality and creative visual materials intended for social media use and printing.
Within this scope, UN Women Ukraine Country Office intends to hire a Graphic Designer who will create graphic images and GIFs, layout different types of knowledge products and provide support to align UN Women Ukraine and its implementing partners visual products with the UN Women Branding and visibility rules which will therefore be used in both online and offline communication and visibility activities.
The consultant will be reporting to Communications Analyst, and will be supported by Communications team, who will be the point of contact on the contract and payment issues. The retainer contract will not be engaged on full-time basis but only when required by UN Women Ukraine Country Office.
The consultant will work in close cooperation with the UN Women Communications team, which will be responsible for the briefings, technical tasks, quality assurance of the deliverables.
The Graphic Designer will design all kinds of the communication materials, including but not limited to: branding assets, reports, leaflets, presentations, social media assets, eg. key visuals, GIFs, graphics and infographics, publications layouts to disseminate key communication and knowledge products of UN Women and support communication campaigns for the social media, website and print.
The Graphic Designer will work closely with UN Women Ukraine Communication team to perform the following tasks:
The consultant should:
PRINCIPLES
Deliverables
Timeframe
External visibility assets in line with specific brief developed per each project/assignment
Target submission date will be set up when the assignments are given
Performance evaluation:
Contractor’s performance will be evaluated against such criteria as: timeliness, responsibility, initiative, communication, accuracy, and quality of the products delivered. The evaluation will be carried out and cleared by the hiring manager which will also be the basis for payment.Financial arrangements:
Payment will be disbursed on deliverables basis upon its receipt and their certification by UN Women Advocacy and Communications Analyst/ UN Women communication manager, responsible for the particular assignment, that the services have been delivered.Consultant’s Workplace and Official Travel
This is a home-based consultancy.
Core Values:
Respect for Diversity Integrity ProfessionalismCore Competencies:
Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues Accountability Creative Problem Solving Effective Communication Inclusive Collaboration Stakeholder Engagement Leading by ExamplePlease visit this link for more information on UN Women’s Core Values and Competencies:
https://www.unwomen.org/en/about-us/employment/application-process#_Values
FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES:
Strong interpersonal, teamwork and communication skills; Ability to work independently and proactively solve problem; Capacity to plan, prioritize and deliver tasks on time; Capacity to engage with national and international staff, provide clear feedback and maintain effective rapport with different kinds of people; Actively work towards continuing learning and sharing with others to support local capacity development.
Education and Certification:
• Bachelor’s degree in graphic design, animation, communications and/or visual arts. A Technical degree in combination with 2 additional years of relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of the bachelor’s degree.
Experience:
At least 2 years of professional experience in animation, graphic design and layout work; Experience on development of communications materials on gender is an asset; Solid creative skills in graphic design, visual and digital storytelling; Solid creative skills and advanced command over a full range of graphic design software, including Adobe Suite/CC such as Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, After Effects etc.; Solid understanding of printing and production matters and knowledge of different formats for printing; Ability to research, analyse and present complex information.Languages:
Fluency in Ukrainian; Proficiency in English is required;
V. How to Apply
Personal CV or P11 (P11 can be downloaded from: https://www.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/Headquarters/Attachments/Sections/About%20Us/Employment/UN-Women-P11-Personal-History-Form.doc )A cover letter (maximum length: 1 page)Managers may ask (ad hoc) for any other materials relevant to pre-assessing the relevance of their experience, such as reports, presentations, publications, campaigns, or other materials.
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