The World Food Programme (WFP), 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laurate, is the world's largest humanitarian agency, fighting hunger worldwide. WFP is part of the United Nations system. On average, WFP reaches more than 90 million people with food assistance in 80 countries each year. About 18,000 people work for the organization, most of them in remote areas, directly serving the hungry poor.

With a presence in Colombia since 1969, WFP is the UN agency that supports the Colombian Government and national institutions in their goal of eradicating malnutrition by 2030, while promoting local economic development and providing transformative and sustainable solutions in the context of peacebuilding, humanitarian assistance, and management of mass migration from Venezuela. WFP has a territorial presence in 15 departments of the country through eight offices strategically located in the capitals of the departments of Arauca, Caquetá, Córdoba, Chocó, La Guajira, Nariño, Norte de Santander, and Valle del Cauca. Its activities are strongly aligned with the priorities of the National Government to address the needs of humanitarian assistance, recovery, development and peace throughout the Colombian territory.

JOB PURPOSE:

The Graphic Designer and Video Editor will be under the overall guidance and supervision of the Communications Coordinator and work closely with national and international communications officers, assistants and interns of the team in Bogota. The Unit is responsible for managing strategic communications, advocacy and marketing in Colombia, using traditional media, blogs, campaigns, events and social media platforms to promote its messages. Some country specific priorities include emergency, preparedness and response, climate change adaptation, peace and social protection to reach zero hunger.

The candidate will perform a variety of tasks, subject to the team's workload and priorities at the time. The incumbent will have the following duties and responsibilities:

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES (nota ll-inclusive, nor exhaustive):

Content and Products

Produce quality visibility material such as graphs, charts, illustrative maps, diagrams, icons, and graphics aligned with WFP branding guidelines and elements;
Layout reports, pagers, factsheets, and other publication materials;
Deliver creative graphic and technical solutions for use of new media;
Design and implementation of templates such as brochures, info sheets, presentations and situation reports and convert them to other publishing software (Publisher, Word, PowerPoint);
Create and enhance existing communications material, including brochures, posters, two-three-four-pagers, report templates, newsletter, infographics and other internal and external communications materials according to corporate branding and style guidelines;
Design new, and update existing, social media banners and audiovisual content to reflect corporate branding and style guidelines;
Assist in developing web design mock-ups for internal and external platforms;
Prepare templates for social media videos and platforms like YouTube, as well as editing the the videos themselves in Adobe Premiere or Canva.
Prepare internal guidelines for print and web best practices;
Edit photos and create graphics/other design products using Adobe software in Macintosh or PC interfaces.
Other tasks as required

Administrative and General Support

Take photos/film at events.
Participates in organizing and setting up for special events organized or led by the Communications Unit as necessary.
Maintain up-to-date Trello boards for social media content and internal/external campaigns
Upload, organize and archive graphics, photos and videos to/in the appropriate libraries using SharePoint.
Deliver creative and innovative ideas for print, web and interactive presentations.
Complete other projects as assigned, including preparing engaging Power Point presentations and materials, translating text, generate transcripts and adds subtitles in different languages to videos, keeping inventory up to date.

4Ps CORE ORGANIZATIONAL CAPABILITIES:

4P Theme

Capability Name

Description of the behaviour expected for the proficiency level

Purpose

Understand and communicate the strategic Objectives

Helps teammates articulate WFP’s Strategic Objectives

Be a force for positive change

Suggests potential improvements to team’s work processes to supervisor.

Make the mission inspiring to our team

Explains the impact of WFP activities in beneficiary communities to teammates

Make our mission visible in everyday actions

Articulates how own unit’s responsibilities will serve WFP’s mission

People

Look for ways to strengthen people’s skills

Trains junior teammates on new skills and capabilities.

Create an inclusive culture

Seeks opportunities to work with people from different backgrounds

Be coach & provide constructive feedback

Serves as a peer coach for colleagues in same area of work.

Create an “I Will” / “We will” spirit

Tracks progress toward goals and shares this information on a regular basis with supervisor.

Performance

Encourage innovation & creative solutions

Explores ways to consistently be more efficient and accurate in own areas of work and shares new methods of work with colleagues.

Focus on getting results

Focuses on getting results and tracks trends in completion rates for own tasks to identify opportunities for efficiency.

Make commitments and make good on commitments

Takes responsibility for own tasks and notifies supervisor as soon as possible of potential delays in meeting deadlines of commitments.

Be decisive

Independently decides what action to take when faced with critical choices in the workplace or in dangerous situations in the field.

Partnership

Connect and share across WFP units

Suggests opportunities for partnering with other units to supervisor.

Build strong external partnerships

Identifies opportunities to work with colleagues and partners in the field towards common goals.

Be politically agile & adaptable

Develops an understanding of the value of WFP’s teams and external partners in fulfilling team’s goals and objectives.

Be clear about the value WFP brings to partnerships

Aligns own activities with supervisor’s priorities to fulfil internal and external partner needs.

FUNCTIONAL CAPABILITIES:

Capability Name

Description of the behaviour expected for the proficiency level

Media and Influencer Relationship Management

Demonstrates ability to respond to and/or escalate needs of media and influencers within own scope of responsibility to raise the profile of WFP, build relationships and further organizational aims.

Media and communication Expertise

Collates accurate and timely information presented in required format (i.e. written or visual materials) as well as verbally, to enable information flows and informed decision making on communications issues.

Specialized Knowledge in Communications

Exhibits specialized technical knowledge of communications channels processes, tools and techniques. In immediate area of responsibility, provides support in developing written, visual, audio and multi-media content for communications materials and suggestions for improved communications processes.

Sociopolitical Contextual Understanding

Shows awareness of the multilateral/interagency environment and the dynamics in which WFP operates which informs approach to daily tasks

Communication Strategy and Planning

Demonstrate sound understanding of WFP communications strategy and effectively implements tailored media and communications plans which support the delivery of the strategy.

STANDARD MINIMUM ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS:

Education:

University degree or specialized college diploma (MA) in Graphic Design, Multimedia Production, Media, Visual Arts, Digital Narratives, or related area;

Experience:

At least 4 years of continuous experience post-graduation producing audio-visual content at a professional level, or at 3 least years of continuous experience combined with a postgraduate title in related areas;
Excellent knowledge of Adobe Creative software (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, LightRoom);
Experience using video editing software, specifically Premiere Pro and Canva.

Desirable experience:

Proficiency in MS Office Publisher, Word, SharePoint, Excel and PowerPoint;
Basic knowledge of HTML and motion graphics and After Effects an asset;
Experience on sound design an asset.
Previous work or projects with international organizations or within the UN System an asset.

Language:

Excellent knowledge of English and Spanish (oral and written communication) is required.

Plazo para postular: 15 de Noviembre de 2020

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