Home-based consultancy: Digital Design Support for GNC E-Learning Platform (2 months)

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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, results

How can you make a difference?

Strong capacity and leadership in coordinating a humanitarian nutrition response is fundamental to saving lives and scaling up nutrition programmes in a manner that is predictable, timely and effective. At a global level, the Global Nutrition Cluster (GNC) led by UNICEF, has made significant progress since 2006 in bringing together nutrition partners to support a coherent emergency response. As a part of its cluster lead agency responsibilities, UNICEF is responsible for supporting capacity building among UNICEF staff and partners in the areas of cluster coordination, information management and nutrition in emergencies programming.

Maintaining and scaling up global capacity in nutrition cluster coordination and nutrition information management has remained a persistent challenge over the years due to high staff turnover and a limited pool of available profiles. Traditional capacity-building models (i.e. face-to-face trainings) have struggled to keep up with the increased demand for knowledge and skills at local level. The GNC is therefore in the process of developing an online e-learning platform to develop capacity in nutrition cluster coordination and nutrition information management. This online e-learning platform will provide learning content based on the recently developed competency frameworks in cluster coordination and information management. The GNC has a number of experts working on the content creation for the e-learning platform. The GNC is now seeking a suitable candidate to provide digital design support to the e-learning platform, including overall platform design and specific graphic and/or video design for the individual modules.

The selected candidate would work in close collaboration with the subject experts developing the online modules and support them to make the modules more visually attractive and interactive. The selected candidate would also work closely with the GNC e-learning project manager to support the overall design of the website, in order to enhance user experience.

The applicants might have skills in any of the two above areas (design of a website (Moodle platform), and /or development of the graphic and/or video design).

Scope of Work:

E-learning platform

• Provide quality assurance of the online platform’s (Moodle) overall design, layout, flow and functionality (learning pathways, certification process, evaluation process…etc.) to ensure optimal distance learning
• Collaborate with the GNC capacity development project manager to ensure coherence of the overall design and functionality of the GNC e-learning platform
• Provide recommendations on the best and most relevant design style and materials suitable for the e-learning platform’s target audience

Graphic design

• Working with subject matter experts, transform text-based content into visual graphic design such as original illustrations, GIFs, interactive content (H5P), animated videos and infographics
• Develop creative and innovative designs and technical solutions for specific modules based on assignment brief from subject experts
• Review existing modules and provide suggested visual and layout enhancements
• Provide custom photo, chart and art work editing support

A more detailed TOR with specific content and volume of work will be shared with the shortlisted candidates

Contractual arrangements:

• Duration: The contract is expected to be more a duration of 2 months, with a possibility of extension. The exact number of days will be shared with the shortlisted candidates.
• Location: The consultant will be home-based. No travel is expected.
• Supervisor: The Consultant will report to the Deputy Coordinator of the Global Nutrition Cluster

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

• University degree in graphic design, capacity development, distance learning or any other relevant discipline.
• A minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience.
• Fluency in English is required.
• Strong practical background in graphic design, including the use of design software such as Adobe Design Premium, In-Design, CorelDraw, or similar
• Proven experience in the use and design of learning management systems, in particular Moodle and interactive content such at H5P
• Excellent creation and innovation skills in the presentation of online content
• Experience in providing design support for capacity development initiatives within the humanitarian/development sector is an asset
• Ability to collaborate within a dispersed, cross-disciplinary team
• Good understanding of new and evolving technologies and digital platforms

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.

View our competency framework at

http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/UNICEF_Competencies.pdf

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.

To apply:

Interested applicants are invited to submit:

1. Letter of interest, including your approach to the assignment to undertake the above TOR.
2. A CV and/or Personal history form (downloadable from http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/P11.doc). Alternatively, if a candidate profile in the UNICEF e-Recruitment System is available, you may download it and submit it as part of application.
3. At least two examples of relevant work

Remarks:

Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.

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.