Long - Term Agreement (LTA), Individual Consultancy for Engagement of Graphic Designers

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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,

UNICEF Laos is seeking a Long - Term Agreement (LTA), Individual Consultancy for Engagement of Graphic Designers to facilitate the creation of visually appealing, compelling, and effective communication materials that meet the needs of both international and local audiences. The consultant will be responsible for providing technical expertise in design and illustration across various projects and initiatives. The duration of this assignment will be a period of 36 months, starting as soon as possible.

Sum****mary of key functions/accountabilities:

• Design and layout services for various communication materials, including fact sheets, advocacy briefs, brochures, and reports.
• Creation of infographics, data visualizations, logos, and dashboard images.
• Creation of visual and animated products for social media and other digital channels.
• Creation of visual products for events such as banners and posters.
• Liaising with printing companies for the production of specific print products.
• Custom photo editing.
• Design and layout of PowerPoint presentations.

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

• A university degree or related certificate in design or a related field.
• A minimum of five years of professional graphic design experience.
• Familiarity with UNICEF’s branding and style guidelines; ideally, experience designing products for UNICEF or other UN agencies.
• Excellent creative skills in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign software.
• An excellent command of written and spoken English. Russian is desirable.
• Proven experience working with printing and production companies.
• Proven experience working remotely and demonstrating high responsiveness over email and Skype.

Assessment Criteria:

The selection of consultants for the LTA will be based on technical evaluation and financial offers in the ratio of 80:20. The criteria for technical evaluation are detailed in the attached TOR: TOR for LTA - Graphic Designers_VA.pdf

Submission of applications:

For every Child, you demonstrate…

The application to be submitted through the online portal and should contain four separate attachments:

• A Cover letter explaining suitability for position (to be uploaded online under “Cover Letter” tab)
• Curriculum Vitae (CV) (to be uploaded online under “Resume” tab)
• Portfolio with at least three work samples (to be uploaded online) (to be uploaded online under “Other – Applicant” as a single document containing work samples for all categories applied)
• A financial proposal (for the categories applied) as per the template attached. Please do not forget to specify your name in the file while saving (to be uploaded online under “Financial Proposal” tab).

Important Note: Please do not indicate financials anywhere else in the online application form, please mark "n/a or 00", under the fee related questions in the online application form.

Without all the above 4 documents, your application will be considered incomplete and invalid and will not be further considered.

• Any attempt to unduly influence UNICEF’s selection process will lead to automatic disqualification of the applicant.
• Joint applications of two or more individuals are not accepted.
• Please note, UNICEF does not charge any fee during any stage of the process.
• Female candidates meeting the requirements are strongly encouraged to apply.
• UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion and encourages qualified candidates from all backgrounds including persons living with disabilities to apply.

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS).

To view our competency framework, please visit here.

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.