Graphic Design Consultant at UN Women

Duties And Responsibilities

Under the supervision of the Outreach Specialist, the Graphic Design Consultant will be responsible for:

• Producing communications materials, including but not limited to designing and laying out reports, including the Women Count annual report and other publications using publication templates; flyers and brochures; posters and other physical banners, web banners, adverts, promotional materials; producing graphic charts and creating illustrations.
• Developing social media assets in close communication with UN Women’s social media team, to promote the content produced by the Hub and other programme activities, including high-level events.
• Creating templates for visual assets for adaptation and use by the global programme.
• Reviewing and providing feedback on visuals produced by the project offices to ensure they meet Women Count’s branding guidelines.
• Designing a quarterly newsletter for external stakeholders.
• Developing data-oriented assets and visualizations such as graphs, charts, timelines and maps, to be embedded in data stories.
• Providing design support, when need, to the broader Research & Data Section.

Competencies

• Integrity: Demonstrates consistency in upholding and promoting the values of UN Women in actions and decisions, in line with the UN Code of Conduct.
• Cultural Sensitivity/Valuing diversity: Demonstrates an appreciation of the multicultural nature of the organization and the diversity of its staff. Demonstrating an international outlook, appreciating differences in values and learning from cultural diversity.
• Ethics and Values: Demonstrates / Safeguards Ethics and Integrity.
• Working in Teams: Team player and facilitates teamwork.
• Communicating Information and Ideas: Facilitates and encourages open communication in the team, communicates effectively.
• Self-management and Emotional intelligence: Creating synergies through self-control. Conflict Management / Negotiates and Resolves Disagreement.
• Knowledge Sharing / Continuous Learning: Learning and sharing knowledge and encourage the learning of others.

Required Skills And Experience

• Education in Visual Communications, Graphic Design or related
• At least 2 years of experience in visual communications, graphic design for web and for print, illustration
• A strong portfolio of illustrations or other graphics (to be provided electronically through a URL)
• Fluency with Adobe Creative Suite, including Adobe Photoshop, Premier Pro, After Effects, Illustrator, In Design
• Knowledge of typography, color and production
• Expertise in graphic design, design layout, illustration
• An eye for detail and latest visual design standards
• Self-starter; organized; flexible and able to multitask and balance multiple responsibilities
• Experience in data visualization and information design
• Fluency in English, working knowledge of another UN language is an asset