Graphic Designer, Consultancy agreement, 12 months, Beirut, Lebanon

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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, dedication

UNICEF Lebanon’s Communication section works on the production of multimedia content contributing to communication, advocacy, and resource mobilization purposes in support of the most vulnerable children. The compound crisis affecting the country has significantly increased the needs of multimedia content production, as well as tailored designed communication materials depending on the audience and objectives. Accordingly, a graphic designer will cover designs production requested by programmes and communication section for media outreach, digital communication, donor engagement, events, brand building, field visits and any other activity requiring design development. Therefore, UNICEF Lebanon is seeking for senior graphic designer for this assignment to produce designed communication and advocacy assets.

How can you make a difference?

Work Assignment Expected Results:

Tasks/Milestone:Deliverables/Outputs:TimelineDesign of solirization report assets- Design and artwork of 1 report - Design 10 SM posts - Design of 30 visuals for posters, banners, invitation cards, roll-ups, stickers…

July 2023Design of WASH situation alert assets- Design and artwork of 2 publications. - Design of 15 visuals (posters, banners, invitation cards, roll-ups, stickers…). - Design of 20 plaques for WEs.

August 2023Design of BTS campaign assets- Design and artwork of 1 report. - Design of 30 visuals (posters, banners, invitation cards, roll-ups, stickers…) - Design of 2 publications. - Design of 1 presentation.

September 2023Design assets for CP App- Support with the App design and user experience planning. - Design of App 2 manuals and 2 presentations. - Design of 30 visuals for posters, banners, invitation cards, roll-ups, stickers…

October 2023Design of World Children’s Day assets- Design and artwork of 1 publication. - Design of 1 presentation. - Design 10 SM posts. - Design of 20 visuals including banners, invitation cards, roll-ups, stickers…

November 2023Design of UNICEF end of year assets- Design of 5 publications including briefing documents / presentations. - Design of 20 visuals (posters, banners, invitation cards, roll-ups, stickers…)

December 2023Design of UNICEF programmes briefing documents. - Design and artwork of 10 briefing notes. - Design of 40 visuals for posters, banners, invitation cards, roll-ups, stickers…

January 2024Design of UNICEF results package- Design and artwork of 1 report. - Design of 3 presentation. - Design of 35 visuals for posters, banners, invitation cards, roll-ups, stickers…

February 2024Design of World Water Day event assets- Design and artwork of 1 report. - Design of 20 visuals (posters, banners, invitation cards, roll-ups, stickers…). - Design of 40 plaques for WEs.

March 2024Design of WIW assets- Design of 4 briefing documents / presentations - Design of 20 visuals (posters, banners, invitation cards, roll-ups, stickers…). - Design of 20 plaques for PHCs

April 2024Design of SP cash assistance assets- Design of 2 Fact sheets - Design of 15 visuals including posters, banners, invitation cards, roll-ups, … - Design of 2 presentations - Design of 8 SM posts

May 2024Design of CFR report assets- Design and artwork of 1 report. - Design 10 SM posts. - Design of 30 visuals for posters, banners, invitation cards, roll-ups, stickers.

June 2024To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

• University degree in graphic design/visual communication or any other related field.
• A minimum of 5 years of professional experience of developing graphic design work for UN agencies or international NGOs.
• Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency is considered an asset.
• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.
• Expert knowledge in graphic design and graphic design software, including but not limited to: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After effect, Final Cut Pro, Flash, Flex Builder, and the rest of the Adobe Creative Suite.
• Advanced knowledge in concept and creation of specific graphic design assets, including infographics/factographs (for print and digital), data visualization, animation, and interactive presentations.
• Strong comprehension of work, standards and practices of UNICEF and other International Government/Humanitarian Organizations.
• Proven experience of graphic production from start to published/printed product with knowledge of printing processes (offset and digital) and color management.
• Knowledge of programming languages is a plus, including: HTML, HTML5 and main frameworks (bootstrap, boiler plate), CSS (1 to 3), Javascript and the main library, PHP, AJAX, XML, Javascript, PHP, and MySQL.
• User experience oriented, with strong comprehension of human centered design and data driven content strategies.
• Strong comprehension of theory related to human interaction with websites, information architecture, usability, accessibility, UX and interactive design is a plus.
• Self-motivated and results oriented.
• Proven ability to deliver under tight deadlines.
• Possesses strong organizational and detail-oriented skills.
• International professional experience is an asset.
• Brings evidence of success in preparing successful branding products and marketing materials.

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.