Editing/Graphic Designer Consultant

Result of Service The objective of this work is to produce readable, engaging and dynamic documents that allow the UN Country Team to convey clear and concise messages to the general public.

Work Location Home Based

Expected duration 9 months

Duties and Responsibilities Organizational Setting

The United Nations System has begun the process of developing its new United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) for the Central African Republic (CAR) as the current United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF+) comes to an end on 31 December 2022. The UNSDCF will be the United Nations reference document for planning and carrying out actions to support the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in CAR. Covering the period 2023-2027, it will govern the entire programming cycle organizing the planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the collective action conducted by the United Nations System. As part of their activities, UN agencies, in collaboration with the Government and their international and local partners, implement activities aimed at improving the living conditions and well-being of the people living in CAR. In the interest of accountability to all stakeholders, the UN Country Team will publish periodic reports that will then be disseminated both within and outside of CAR's borders. These reports are advocacy tools for mobilizing additional resources from the country's Technical and Financial Partners to launch new initiatives and/or consolidate achievements. Five (5) reports will be published between January and September 2022. These are the report on the results of joint projects (Ezingo Fund), the Final evaluation on UNDAF+, the report on the results of the United Nations in CAR in 2021, the Common Country Analysis (CCA) and the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF). Among the support that the United Nations system offers to the Central African Republic, there is the accompaniment of the Secrétariat Permanent du RCPCA (SP/RCPCA), the framework for aid coordination, monitoring and reporting of all achievements made in the implementation of the Plan National de Relèvement et de Consolidation de la Paix en République centrafricaine (RCPCA). In this capacity, the consultant recruited will support the production and development of SP/RCPCA communication tools.

Based on the data reported by the agencies, particularly on the UN Info platform, the Resident Coordinator's Office (RCO), in conjunction with the agencies, will prepare the reports and make them available to the selected contractor. The Resident Coordinator's Office (RCO) will also make available images, tables, Excel files or links containing data that will be used to design graphical representations presenting the results in a synthetic manner and/or presenting trends. Productions under contract with the RCO are intended for free distribution and will be the exclusive property of the RCO. The successful contractor will report to Head of RCO and the RCO Communications Officer.

Duties and Responsibilities

These are different reports as listed above. The contractor's tasks for the production of the final graphic versions of the report on the results of joint projects (Ezingo Fund), the Final evaluation on UNDAF+, the report on the results of the United Nations in CAR in 2021, the Common Country Analysis (CCA) and the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) are the following:

- Review / correction of grammar and spelling; - Production of classic quality PDF documents (25 pages maximum per document), correctly formatted (A4 document), formatted, and illustrated with relevant photos. - Fully designed laid out document in InDesign/Adobe format. - Layout in line with DCO 2020 and 2021 guidance (provided by RCO). - Statistics/ trends to be shown in infographics; - A classic quality PDF document for review; - A version of the document for the web with a hyperlinked table of contents will also be provided; - The reports are in French but will be translated into English

Specifications: - Illustrated with photos reflecting the activities carried out by the United Nations in 2020. Photos to be provided by the RCO - Font: Calibri (Corps) 11, titles in Calibri (Corps) 11 in bold and capital letters. - Photos, graphs and tables, logos are to be provided by the RCO by means of a link. - The graphic designer will improve and rework the graphs and tables provided by RCO - Correctly formatted (A4 document)

- The consultant recruited will support the production and development of the RCPCA Permanent Secretariat communication tools

Qualifications/special skills Academic Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, digital professions: design, writing and web development or related field is required. Experience: A minimum of five years of professional experience in translation, graphic design, digital professions is required. Language: English and French are the official working languages of the United Nations. For this assignment fluency in English and French is required.

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.