Consultant - Graphic Design Expert (Level C)
Provide graphic design expertise for biodiversity assessments and materials.
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Overview
Provide graphic design expertise for biodiversity assessments and materials.
You have:
- An advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in Graphic Design, Communications, Public Information, visual marketing or a related field is required.
- At least ten years of experience in graphical design work that covers the areas outlined under the roles and responsibilities section is required.
- Good organizational and personal management skills are required, with ability to prioritize work issues to meet deadlines with minimal supervision and adjust to changing situations while maintaining focus on delivery and follow-through are desirable.
- Experience in working with national or global scientific assessment processes is required.
- Knowledge and professional design experience of IPBES, biodiversity and environment-related matters is required.
- Fluency in English is required.
Contract
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Result of Service
• Business and Biodiversity assessment: Professionally designed and laid out summary for policymakers and assessment report. • Factsheets: Professionally designed factsheets for the Business and Biodiversity assessment. • Professionally designed and laid out further materials, as above.
Work Location
Home-based
Expected duration
14 months
Duties and Responsibilities
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system and serves as an authoritative advocate for the global environment. Established in April 2012, the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) has a membership of over 150 Governments (see www.ipbes.net) and seeks to respond to the needs of governments and other stakeholders to strengthen the science-policy interface on biodiversity and ecosystem services. Under the guidance of the IPBES secretariat's Head of Work Programme (responsibilities 2-4 below) and Head of Communications (responsibilities 1, 5-12 below), the Graphic Design Expert will: 1. IPBES 12 design: • Visual identity, including primers (due in late 2025) • Powerpoint templates for IPBES 12 (due in late 2025) • Powerpoint templates for Business and Biodiversity report launch (due in late 2025) • Venue branding for IPBES 12 (due in late 2025) • Social media props and frames for IPBES 12 (due in late 2025) • IPBES 12 event app and website elements (due in early 2026) • Venue branding for IPBES 12 for Business and Biodiversity report launch (due in early 2026) 2. Business and biodiversity assessment: • Design and layout of the summary for policymakers: about 50 printed pages; due by May 2026 • Design and layout of the assessment report: about 340 printed pages, including 60 figures and 40 tables, and a selection of photos; due by June 2026 3. Factsheets: • Layout of a maximum of five fact sheets for the business and biodiversity assessment due in July 2026 • Initial visual search for the (a) monitoring assessment and (b) spatial planning and ecological connectivity assessment; due by December 2026 • Re-design What is IPBES brochure; due in late 2026 4. Design Why become an IPBES expert brochure; due in mid-2026 5. Design Stakeholder Engagement brochure; due in mid-2026 6. Design Pull Up Banners; due in 2026 7. Design 2026 Posters; due in 2026 8. Proofing non-UN language translations; throughout 2026 9. Social media designs; due in 2026 10. Event postcard designs; due in 2026 11. Lightbox & Info desk design; due in late 2026 12. Miscellaneous Design; due throughout 2026
Qualifications/special skills
An advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in Graphic Design, Communications, Public Information, visual marketing or a related field is required. A first-level degree with two additional years of directly relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. • At least ten years of experience is required in graphical design work that covers the areas outlined under the roles and responsibilities section is required; • Good organizational and personal management skills are required, with ability to prioritize work issues to meet deadlines with minimal supervision and adjust to changing situations while maintaining focus on delivery and follow-through are desirable; • Experience in working with national or global scientific assessment processes is required; and • Knowledge and professional design experience of IPBES, biodiversity and environment-related matters is required.
Languages
English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. Fluency in English is required.
Additional Information
Not available.
No Fee
THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.
Potential interview questions
| Can you explain your graphic design process and how you manage multiple deadlines? | This question assesses your organizational skills and ability to handle pressure. | Discuss your approach to project management and prioritization. |
| Describe a challenging graphic design project you completed and how you overcame obstacles. | The interviewer wants to evaluate your problem-solving skills and creativity. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| How do you ensure your designs effectively communicate the intended message to the audience? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What experience do you have with ecological or biodiversity projects? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Can you provide an example of how you've worked with teams in a collaborative design project? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| How do you integrate feedback into your design revisions? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What tools and software do you utilize for graphic design, and why? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Tell us about a time you had to adjust your design after initial feedback. What did you learn from that experience? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
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