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
- Cover
letter.
- CV.
- A
sample portfolio consisting of a selection of design materials to showcase
the qualifications stated above.
- P11
including past experience in similar assignments; can be downloaded
at https://www.unwomen.org/en/about-us/employment/application-process
- 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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