User Experience/User Interface Specialist
Develop and maintain frontend websites with professional graphic design
Overview
Develop and maintain frontend websites with professional graphic design
You have:
- A minimum of 3 years of work experience in a multi-developer environment with extensive knowledge of web design (HTML, CSS, JavaScript frameworks) is required.
- Solid experience in creating wireframes, storyboards, user flows, process flows, site maps, and rapid prototyping is desirable.
- Understanding of the concepts of user experience, user interface principles, and conceptual designs is desirable.
- Experience with responsive design and in designing multilingual websites is desirable.
- Knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite tools is desirable.
- Experience with mobile and related devices designs is desirable.
Contract
This is a UNV National Specialist contract. This kind of contract is known as National UN Volunteer. It is normally only for nationals. More about UNV National Specialist contracts.
The UX/UI Expert will develop and maintain frontend websites, as well as design collaterals, creating looks, layouts, and features in attractive professional graphic design. To do that, the contractor will follow UN established standards for web development, IT technologies, programming languages, and tools, also preparing, maintaining, and referencing project-base agreed technical, user, and functional specifications and documentations.
Within the delegated authority and under the supervision of the Data Scientist or his/her designated mandated representative(s), the UN Volunteer will:
- Create the look, layout, and features of a website in attractive professional graphic design in an intuitive, user-friendly style and design collaterals;
- Develop frontend for websites using UN established standards for web design, technologies and tools;
- Interpret user requirements and translate these into systems specifications;
- Analyse and advise on innovative web-based solutions;
- Prepare technical and user documentation for deployed websites and products, as well as training materials and conducts technical presentations;
- Maintain functional specifications for websites, programs and procedures developed and/or modified;
- Provide support for deployed websites including version management, data recovery and deployment;
- Support digitization, visualization and development of infographics for various products.
- Trains staff on completed products;
- Assists in the maintenance and enhancement of existing user systems, the development of new software applications, and data visualization and data analytics initiatives;
- Any other related tasks as needed per UN ICT or ESCWA’s strategy.
Creativity
Planning and organizing
Professionalism
A minimum of 3 years of work experience in a multi-developer environment with extensive knowledge of web design (HTML, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), and any JavaScript dialect/frameworks is required.
Solid experience in creating wireframes, storyboards, user flows, process flows site maps, and rapid prototyping is desirable.
Understanding of the concepts of user experience, user interface principles, and conceptual designs is desirable.
Experience with responsive design and in designing multilingual websites is desirable.
Knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite tools is desirable.
Experience with mobile and related devices designs is desirable.
As this is a national UN Volunteer assignment, the UN Volunteer will be responsible for arranging his/her own housing and other living essentials. This position is based in (Beirut). National UN Volunteers are part of the malicious insurance plan. National UN Volunteers are expected to be culturally sensitive and adjust to the prevailing culture and traditions.
Benefits package: • Monthly Volunteer Living Allowance (VLA) USD 1,606.58 • Annual and learning leaves • Medical and life Insurance • Free access to different learning platforms.
For more information on UN Volunteer benefits, entitlements and support, please visit: https://www.unv.org/volunteer-your-country-conditions-service
Potential interview questions
| Can you describe a project where you had to balance user needs and technical constraints? | This question assesses your problem-solving skills and ability to collaborate effectively. | Highlight your reasoning process and the resulting solution, focusing on innovation and user satisfaction. |
| What design tools do you find most effective for creating wireframes, and why? | This question gauges your proficiency in design tools and your understanding of their application in web design. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| How do you incorporate feedback from users during the design process? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Describe a challenge you faced when implementing responsive design. How did you overcome it? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| How do you stay updated on the latest trends in UX/UI design? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |