Consultancy: Graphic Design, Safe Online Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children (EVAC), Hosted Fund, 60 days (6 month period), REMOTE, Req

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UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

For every child, OPPORTUNITIES

Safe Online is a priority initiative of the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children and this positions its work at the forefront of a global movement that is seeking to achieve Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16.2 and secure a future where every child grows up in a safe, secure and nurturing environment.

Safe Online focuses on how digital technologies and connectivity intensify existing and facilitate new forms of violence against children, especially one of the worst forms of violence: online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (CSEA). Safe Online invests in solutions, technologies, programmes, and capacities to tackle online CSEA. Importantly, our work in developing a global evidence base along with our advocacy, policy influence and collective action impacts intersecting areas of digital harm. These include cyberbullying, harassment, mental health and radicalisation and the role of the internet in facilitating criminal activity such as human trafficking.

With a growing investment portfolio, Safe Online continues to evolve its strategy to better support the collective impact of the portfolio of grantees and lay the foundations for systemic change at scale, all in view of making the internet safe for children. Four key goals for 2023-25 are to 1) Invest for Impact, 2) Evidence and Knowledge, 3) Advocacy and Action, and 4) Measure Change.

How can you make a difference?

PURPOSE OF THE CONSULTANCY

Safe Online is seeking an experienced graphic design expert to create innovative communication materials in line with Safe Online’s brand guidelines. The consultant is responsible for conceptualizing and developing the branding and graphic design assets for events, campaigns and initiatives on Safe Online’s social media platforms (including but not limited to Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube); various promotional and guidance materials and other initiatives as requested; ensuring deliverables adhere to Safe Online branding, visual guidelines and quality standards. The consultant will be supervised by the Safe Online Communication Specialist and work closely with the Safe Online team.

SCOPE OF WORK

Design and creative strategy

• Support the creative aspects of social media strategies, testing and bringing ideas to life, while collaborating with Safe Online Communication Specialist and relevant team members on the conceptualization and planning of social media campaigns, and activations.
• Support the implementation of a unified graphic design look for Safe Online social media channels.
• Review social media assets developed by external creative agencies for compliance with Safe Online visual and communication Guidelines and quality standards.

Develop graphic and visual assets

• Conceptualize, design, and develop visual assets such as illustrations, banners, stickers, graphics, and short animations for Safe Online’s digital and social media platforms including but not limited to website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn and YouTube.
• Conceptualize and design infographics, quote graphics, and visual cards to communicate key messages around specific campaigns, events and themes.
• Conceptualize and design creative assets for social media kits in support of Safe Online funding calls and announcements of new grantees.
• Create engaging photography-based designs and custom illustrations to support team members in the preparation of interactive multimedia presentations (Google Docs Presentations, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Support the maintenance and organization of Safe Online’s design files/database and brand consistency.

KEY DELIVERABLES

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

• An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in graphic design, Visual Design, Communication, or a related field.
• A minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience, including experience designing and implementing programs, preferably in the international development context.
• Proven ability to conceptualize ideas, develop visual engagement strategies, and optimize social media graphic assets for an international organization that can be customized for a wide range of channels.
• Proven experience creating a wide range of high-performing social media illustrations and photography-based graphics.
• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.

Desired Requirements

• Good understanding of trends in digital and social media visual content and audiences, in both developing and developed regions.
• Experienced use of design software, including but not limited to Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects, Premier Pro, and the rest of the Adobe Creative Suite.
• Proven experience managing visuals for digital communication channels, including web and social media channels.
• Proven ability to produce flawless creative assets in a variety of languages.
• Knowledge of current best practices in visual digital communication strategies and engagement, and knowledge of best-in-class digital and social media platforms.
• Demonstrated understanding of rights-based messaging and visual representation that respects the dignity and agency of the children.
• High attention to detail and ability to prioritize tasks.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS).

To view our competency framework, please visit here.

UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.

UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for consultants/individual contractors with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the selection process and afterwards in your assignment.

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.

Remarks:

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures, and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws.

The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract. Selected candidates are subject to confirmation of fully-vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the assignment. It does not apply to consultants who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their consultancy contracts.