Senior UX Designer, Office of Innovation, Giga, Barcelona, Spain, 12 months

Consultant Programme & Policy Innovation

Overview

Design user-centered Giga products to enhance digital connectivity for schools.

You have:

• An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in a relevant field.
• Or a first University Degree in a relevant field combined with 2 additional years of professional experience may be accepted in lieu of an Advanced University Degree.
• A minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience in digital UX design experience.
• Strong understanding of design systems and front-end architecture for various applications.
• In-depth understanding of typography and fundamentals of graphic design.
• Experience in creating interactive prototypes in tools like Figma, and Collaboration tools such as Clickup, Slack and Miro.
• Knowledge of capabilities and limitations of web-based technologies such as HTML, JavaScript, ML/AI.
• Experience working in start-up environments towards scale, advocating for human-centered design in agile/lean practices.
• Curiosity and willingness to learn about emerging Open-source technologies and communities.
• Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergencies is considered an asset.
• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language or a local language is an asset.

Contract

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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, innovation...

About Giga

Giga, a joint initiative between UNICEF and ITU, aims to connect every school in the world to the internet, addressing the global digital divide. The lack of internet access deprives half of the world's population, including millions of children, of digital skills and opportunities. Giga uses schools as anchor points to extend connectivity to surrounding communities, promoting economic growth and sustainability. Mapping school connectivity levels using machine learning and satellite images is the first step in identifying areas in need. So far, over 2.1 million schools in 136 countries have been mapped. The cost of connecting every school is estimated over $400 billion, and Giga works with governments and private investors to secure funding.

By partnering with various stakeholders, Giga facilitates internet access, implements competitive procurement processes, and develops real-time payment mechanisms. The initiative has already connected schools in 19 countries, including remote regions and refugee camps. Giga's work supports UNICEF's Reimagine Education initiative, which aims to connect every child and young person to digital learning solutions by 2030. Through collaborations with financial and technical partners, Giga advances its mission. You can read more about Giga’s work at https://giga.global/ and by following us on twitter @Gigaglobal.

Purpose of the appointment / main activities

You will, in close collaboration with Giga’s Design Lead:

• Work with the Giga tech team to continue a healthy, data-driven evolution and the global scale of current and future Giga products such as Project Connect and Blockchain products.

• Work on the design of Giga products, including research, ideation, in-field prototype testing, MVP launch and ongoing, versioned iterations.

• Prioritize and lead UX design sprints based on product priorities and timelines defined by product leads.

• Own user research and testing to give insights into design solutions and product improvement.

• Produce user personas, journey maps, scenarios, flows etc. to give shape to and communicate any preliminary idea.

• Create and validate wireframes, low- and high-fidelity mockups that support the technical development of websites, applications, software, and dashboards.

• Apply branding, design system and design guidelines, developed by the UI designer, to mockups taking into consideration consistency across platforms.

• Collaborate with vendors and/or external partners who will support or iterate on concepts already established by the Giga team, providing guidance and ensuring quality of their work.

• Support in defining best practices, workflows and implementing processes for optimal cross-collaboration between design team, product leads and vendors.

Please access the full ToR and related information here TOR - Senior UX Designer_ (002).docx

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

• An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in digital design, human-computer interaction, research and heuristics, information design and information architecture or other relevant field.
• *A first University Degree in a relevant field combined with 2 additional years of professional experience may be accepted in lieu of an Advanced University Degree.
• A minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience in digital UX design experience.
• Strong understanding of design systems and front-end architecture for websites, mobile applications, data visualization and content management systems.
• In-depth understanding of typography and fundamentals of graphic design like color, form, composition etc.
• Experience in creating interactive prototypes in tools like Figma, and Collaboration tools such as Clickup, Slack and Miro.
• Knowledge of capabilities and limitations of Web-based technologies such as HTML, JavaScript, ML/AI.
• Experience working in start-up environments towards scale, being an advocate for human-centered design in Agile/Lean practices and resource constrained teams.
• Knowledge of UI and brand design is an asset.
• Curiosity and willingness to learn about emerging Open-source technologies and communities are an asset.
• Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergencies 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.

How to apply:

• Interested applicants are required to submit a financial proposal with all-inclusive fee. The applicants should propose an all-inclusive livable fee for the indicated duty station. The fee may include reimbursement for travel incidentals (economic ticket, visa, out-of-pocket fees etc.) that are anticipated for a transfer from home to the duty station.
• Financial proposal must include in a separate line, travel costs (economy class) and daily subsistence allowance, if travel is required as per TOR and any other estimated costs: visa, travel/health insurance.

Applications without a financial proposal will not be considered.

Please find attached the financial proposal template Consultancy Financial Offer template.docx

Payment details and further considerations

• Payment of professional fees will be based on the submission of agreed deliverables. UNICEF reserves the right to withhold payment in case the deliverables submitted are not up to the required standard or in case of delays in submitting the deliverables on the part of the consultant.

• Consultant is responsible for his/her own health and travel insurance

• Consultant is responsible to arrange his/her own travel, including visa

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA). To view our competency framework, please visit here.

The competencies required for this post are:

• Innovates and embraces change – L2
• Drive to achieve results for impact – L2
• Works collaboratively with others – L2

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 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 for ensuring that the visa (if 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.

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