International Consultant - Graphic Designer (Home-Based)

Job Title: International Consultant - Graphic Designer (Retainer) – Home-Based

Organization: UN Women

Location: Home Based

Type of Contract : Individual Contract

Post Level : International Consultant

Languages Required : English  

Starting Date : (date when the selected candidate is expected to start) 23-Oct-2023

Duration of Initial Contract : 12 months

UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.

UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

Background     

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. 

In Indonesia, UN Women Indonesia Country Office works with government, civil society organizations, academia, the media, the public, and private sectors to address national priorities of gender equality and women’s empowerment. Placing the advancement of women’s rights at the center of our work, UN Women Indonesia focuses on (1) ending violence against women (2) women’s economic empowerment (3) women, peace, and security.

UN Women Indonesia Country Office also includes the ASEAN liaison office function to extend support to ASEAN and its Member States in advancing Women Peace and Security (WPS) agenda in line with global normative frameworks under the regional project, “Empowering Women for Sustainable Peace: preventing violence and promoting social cohesion in ASEAN”.  The project aims to support ASEAN Member States to advance and strengthen the women, peace and security agenda, including through preventing violence against women and girls and promoting social cohesion in the region. The programme will ultimately contribute to the achievement of gender equality through inclusive and sustainable peace and development in the region. 

To support the effective implementation of the communication plans and activities of the programmes, UN Women Indonesia Office seeks to embark on a series of targeted communications, visibility, publicity, and advocacy. In addition, UN Women Indonesia seeks to produce communications, advocacy, and visibility materials on positive messaging on gender equality and women’s empowerment.

In view of responding to the design needs of the office for the above-mentioned purposes, in particular the regional ASEAN project, UN Women Indonesia Office seeks to hire a graphic designer for providing timely and qualitative design services.

Duties and Responsibilities 

The graphic designer will be responsible for design services for the communication and advocacy materials such as brochures, presentations, factsheets, infographics, posters, newsletters, books, social media cards to support communications, advocacy, and resource mobilization and to enhance visibility and understanding of UN Women activities in Indonesia and ASEAN as well as increasing the efficiency of its programmatic activities and specific campaigns and events.

Scope of Work

• Conceptualize, design, and layout of high quality innovative, creative, and attention-grabbing materials (print and online), for web-based communications as infographics, factographs, presentations, illustrations, and advocacy; promotion and training purposes as assigned by Programme Managers and Communication Officers;
• Layout and design information and communication materials (banners, posters, booklets, leaflets, books, newsletters, flyers, cards);
• Develop social media graphic design (e.g. GIFs, animated visuals, infographics, data cards, illustrations, quote cards, illustrated explainers) that are tailored to UN Women social media accounts (Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook)
• Follow UN Women Branding Guidelines and identity standards;
• Modify, revise and edit materials as required, in consultation UN Women team. UN Women team will support resource materials and/or reference documents as relevant;
• Provide guidance to UN Women Indonesia on printing requirements and quality assurance.
• Conduct quality control to ensure accurate and high-quality work;
• Work in close collaboration with the UN Women Indonesia team to ensure full compliance with the projects’ priorities.

Note: The graphic designer will be required to have her/his own technical and software-based equipment to deliver the services specified in this ToR. 

Deliverables

• Advocacy messages should be positive and empowering and reflect the diversity of the Asia-Pacific region in terms of ethnicity, age, gender, etc.;
• Materials designed in such a way that they can be updated and adjusted for future use (all colours, pantones, fonts, inserted bitmaps or any other used resource should be included in the design package; fonts should not be converted to outlines in order to allow edits and adaptations in the future);
• Ensuring the design of the materials is consistent with UN Women communications guidelines;
• UN Women has non-exclusive world rights in perpetuity of all designed submissions and products;
• Provide design files upon request from UN Women. 

Duration of Assignment and Duty Station

The time required for the consultancy is estimated at 100 working days within the duration of initial contract of 12 months. The consultant will be engaged under a retainer contract, which facilitates direct engagement of the consultant depending on need and availability within the contract period for a pre-agreed fee.

Contract Supervision

The consultant will work under the supervision of the Communications and Advocacy Analyst at UN Women Indonesia who will be responsible for the quality assurance of the deliverables submitted by the consultant and to ensure the consultant to perform the following tasks:

Schedule of Payments

Payment in full upon final submission and satisfactory outputs/products in accordance with specified requirements. 

Competencies

• Integrity: Demonstrates consistency in upholding and promoting the values of UN Women in actions and decisions, in line with the UN Code of Conduct.
• Cultural sensitivity and valuing diversity: Demonstrate an appreciation of the multicultural nature of the organization and the diversity of its staff; and demonstrate an international outlook, appreciating differences in values and learning from cultural diversity.
• Ethics and Values: Demonstrate and safeguard ethics and integrity.

Required Skills and Experience

Qualifications 

Education:

• Secondary education, specific diplomas, or technical studies in design or layout are an advantage.

Experience:

• At least 5 years of experience in design and strong layout skills;
• Very good creative skills and advanced command over a full range of graphic design software, including Adobe Suite/CC such as illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop;
• Proven experience of graphic production from start to published/printed products with knowledge of printing processes and colour management;
• Experience in developing design related to women’s empowerment and gender equality is an advantage and will be considered.
• Previous working experience with the UN and other international organizations is an asset.
• Strong integrity and respect for diversity, human rights and gender equality.
• Ability to work quickly and responsively and demonstrative initiative.

Language and Other Requirements:

• Proficiency in oral and written English.

SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION

Interested candidates are requested to submit an electronic application no later than 4 October 2023

Submission of package  

1. Cover letter.
2. CV.
3. A sample portfolio consisting of a selection of design materials to showcase the qualifications stated above.
4. P11 including past experience in similar assignments; can be downloaded at https://www.unwomen.org/en/about-us/employment/application-process
5. Financial proposal. The financial proposal shall specify a daily rate (inclusive of any costs as communication, administrative costs…).

All applications must include a financial proposal. Applications without financial proposals will be treated as incomplete and will not be considered for further processing.

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