Consultant Graphic design for Parental Education Programme in Sao Tome and Principe – 90 days

Consultant Communications & PR Programme & Policy

Overview

Develop high-quality designs and illustrations for a training program.

You have:

• Bachelor in Graphic Design Project; Illustration; Audio Visual Production; Multimedia; Communication Design; Interactivity Design.
• At least five years of extensive experience in graphic design creation and production of infographics, photo editing, video editing to achieve organizational goals and objectives for a brand, business, agency or relevant organisation (including NGOs, UN agencies).
• Fluency in Portuguese (written and oral) is required.
• Fluency in English (written and oral) is required.
• National dialect knowledge (Forro) is preferred (written and oral).

Contract

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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, a champion

Develop high-quality designs and illustrations for the layout of training materials, and innovative content for outreach and communication for the Parental Education Programme

How can you make a difference?

Scope of Work:

Under the supervision of the Partnership Specialist, and in close interaction with Communication staff and the Social Policy and Education Programme (including PEP+’s trained staff at DPSSF, coordinators and technicians, preschool-teachers, nurses and young DPSSF interns), the consultant will be responsible for using expertise and state of the art software and hardware to provide design services and produce high quality products according to UNICEF needs. This includes:

a. Producing high-quality visual materials for UNICEF’s advocacy, documentation and fundraising work, following UNICEF’s guidelines.

b. Producing high-quality visual and written materials, sensitive to socio and cultural contexts, within PEP+’s national expansion process (6 districts and RAP) in user-friendly templates (families, children and Youngs).

c. Supporting the development of high-quality didactic materials relating to objectives and training modules, in order to orient PEP+’s trained technicians, focal points, front line workers through PEP+ families’ visits or focus group sessions.

d. Conceptualize and produce high-quality visual graphic design and layout of the “PEP+ KIT” materials for national front line workers (protection, education, justice, health) and young PEP+ volunteers. The PEP+ KIT includes: “Orientation Guide”; “Parental Education Manual”; Visual Flip Chart; Logbook; “PEP+ Trainers Certificate” T-shirt, Cap & Neck ribbon, Stickers, Pens, etc.

e. Producing high-quality materials adapted to print and digital communication products (e.g. microsite, social media, digital, TV and radio campaign).

Work Assignment Overview

Tasks/Milestone: Deliverables/Outputs: Timeline Estimate Budget

Conceptualize visual graphic design and layout for “PEP+ KIT” materials for national front line workers (protection, education, justice, health), for Young PEP+ volunteers and families, including: “Orientation Guide”; “Parental Education Manual”; Visual Flip Chart; Logbook; “PEP+ Trainers Certificate”; Rollup; T-shirt, Cap & Neck ribbon, Stickers, Pens, etc.. Graphic design and layout for “PEP+ KIT” materials both for national front-line workers (protection, education, justice, health), for Young PEP+ volunteers and families’ are conceptualized. Within 15 days of task assigned

15%

Prepare the first draft for visual and motion graphic design and layout for PEP+ material, including social media platforms, based on the feedback from UNICEF about its visualization in diverse sample options with different styles, colors, structures, movement, etc.. First draft of visual and motion graphic design and layout for PEP+ material, including social media platforms, based on the feedback from DPSSF and UNICEF are presented. Within 25 days of task assigned

15%

Revise the first draft, reflecting in UNICEF’s feedback to prepare the final version of visualized materials - including trilingual design, layout and key-messages in Portuguese, English and national forro dialect Final version of visualized materials - including trilingual design, layout and key-messages in Portuguese, English and national forro dialect are presented to DPSSF and UNICEF Within 30 days of task assigned

30%

Final version of user-friendly materials (the full set same as above) will be presented in digital and print version. Final version of visualized materials in digital and print version are presented and validated by DPSSF and UNICEF Within 45 days of task assigned

20%

Ad hoc support to print and digital PEP+ communication written materials & products (including flyers for beneficiaries and social media). Ad hoc support to print and digital PEP+ communication written materials & products is properly maintained until final validation of DPSSF and UNICEF Within 60 days of task assigned

20%

Payment of professional fees will be based on submission of agreed deliverables. UNICEF reserves the right to withhold payment in case the deliverables submitted are not up to the required standard or in case of delays in submitting the deliverables on the part of the consultant

Duration: 90 days from 25 August to 25 November 2021

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

Education:

Bachelor in Graphic Design Project; Illustration; Audio Visual Production; Multimedia; Communication Design; Interactivity Design;

Experience:

1. At least five years of extensive experience in graphic design creation and production of infographics, photo editing, video editing to achieve organizational goals and objectives for a brand, business, agency or relevant organisation (including NGOs, UN agencies).
2. Fluency in Portuguese (written and oral) is required, along with fluency in English (written and oral) – National dialect knowledge (Forro) is preferred (written and oral).

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA) and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

To view our competency framework, please visit here.

Click here to learn more about UNICEF’s values and competencies.

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

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.

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