Web Designer

Result of Service The contractor will be responsible to deliver the following:

- Completed project plan upon inception of projects - Initial design and mock-up for assigned projects - Technical documentation and user manual for assigned projects - Progress reports with time sheets indicating the fulfilment/progress of requested tasks/activities - Final Source code/Design/Images/Animations and all assets related to the website and web applications being developed

Work Location UN-House ESCWA

Expected duration 6 Months

Duties and Responsibilities Under the overall guidance of the Chief, ICTS, and direct supervision by the team leader, applications Support and development, the web designer will perform the following tasks:

- 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; - Analyze 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.

Qualifications/special skills A Bachelor’s degree in computer science/information systems, or related area is required. Certification in web design/development is desirable.

All candidates must submit a copy of the required educational degree. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed. A minimum of 2 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. Knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite tools 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. Experience with responsive design and in designing multilingual websites is desirable. Experience with mobile and related devices designs is desirable. Solid experience in content management systems such as Drupal and version control such as GIT is desirable.

Languages Languages English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat; and Arabic is a working language of ESCWA.

For this position, fluency in English is required.

Note: “Fluency” equals a rating of ‘fluent’ in all four areas (speak, read, write, and understand) and “Knowledge of” equals a rating of ‘confident’ in two of the four areas.

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.