UI - UX Designer

Deliver excellent UI/UX designs, enhancing user satisfaction.

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OICT - Office of Information and Communications Technology

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Application deadline 4 years ago: Sunday 5 Dec 2021 at 23:59 UTC

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Overview

Deliver excellent UI/UX designs, enhancing user satisfaction.

You have:

  • Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts, Multimedia, or a diploma/degree in Graphic Design and Visual Arts or a verifiable experience of working as UI/UX designer in a reputable institution for at least 3 years.
  • Minimum of 3 years of experience in UX design, or 1 year of work experience if academic qualification is met.
  • Fluency in English is required.
  • Proficient in design/prototyping tools including Figma, InVision and Sketch.
  • Maintains a verifiable project portfolio where the incumbent has personally worked.
  • Keen on aesthetics, minimalistic design, and attention to detail.

Result of Service- Timely delivery of UI/UX designs to ensure productive and pleasant user experience. - Reduce the time and effort level required to continuously train new peacekeepers.

Work Location Bangkok

Expected duration 15 Dec 2021 - 30 Jun 2022 Monthly payment of 3'000 USD

Duties and Responsibilities The United Nations Office of Information and Communications Technology (OICT) manages several enterprise ICT systems for extensive use by the peacekeepers in the field missions. As the internet of things, mobile, and cloud computing continue to evolve, OICT intends to revise the design of some of these systems and build new applications with due regard to highly productive user experience.

The UI/UX Designer is expected to carry out, primarily, the following responsibilities: - Understand business requirements and create user-centered designs. - Sketch elements and flows while understanding business requirements. - Consider user feedback as an essential aspect of user experience design. - Design input controls, navigational components, and informational components. - Create user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and mockups. - Translate requirements into style guides, design systems, and design patterns. - Create original graphics such as icons, avatars, illustrations, sketches, images, and motion graphics - Identify and troubleshoot UX problems (e.g., responsiveness) - Gather customer feedback, usage metrics, and usability findings and incorporate any required improvement into design to ensure productive and pleasant user experience - Collaborate effectively with stakeholders, clients, and development teams

Qualifications/special skills Skills: The incumbent is required to possess a solid understanding of user experience design and the following skills: - Maintains a verifiable project portfolio where the incumbent has personally worked. - Proficient in design / prototyping tools including Figma, InVision and Sketch. - Keen on aesthetics, minimalistic design, and attention to detail. - Collaborates effectively and efficiently with diverse teams. - Adaptive to work as a shared resource.

The incumbent is expected to work with Figma and Adobe ecosystem in general and Adobe InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop in particular. Academic Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts, Multimedia or a diploma / degree in Graphic Design and Visual Arts or a verifiable experience of working as UI/UX designer in a reputable institution for at least 3 years. Experience: Minimum of 3 years of experience in UX design. In the event the candidate meets academic qualification, only 1 (one) year of work experience as UX designer may be taken into consideration as a substitute of academic qualification. Language: Fluency in English is required

No Fee THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.

Potential interview questions

Can you describe a project where you significantly improved the user experience? This question assesses your ability to impact user experience positively through your design work. Discuss the project details, the changes made, and the positive outcome.
How do you handle feedback on your designs from stakeholders? This evaluates your collaboration skills and openness to critique. Pro members can see the explanation.
What design tools do you feel most comfortable using and why? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
Can you share an example of a challenging UX problem you faced and how you solved it? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
How do you keep up with current trends in UI/UX design? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
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