UN Women: Graphic Designer (Retainer), Home based, Consultant Job at UN News in

Background :

UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.

Placing women's rights at the centre of all its efforts, UN Women leads and coordinates United Nations system efforts to ensure that commitments on gender equality and gender mainstreaming translate into action throughout the world. It provides strong and coherent leadership in support of Member States' priorities and efforts, building effective partnerships with civil society and other relevant actors.

Asia and the Pacific

UN Women's Regional Asia and the Pacific Regional Office in Bangkok supports and carries out work on (i) expanding women's leadership and participation; (ii) enhancing women's economic empowerment; and (iii) ending violence against women. In addition to the above, UN Women also actively participates and contributes to various UN inter-agency processes and collaborates with UN organizations around specific programme areas.

External Relations Unit (ERU)

This position is based within the External Relations Unit for the UN Women Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (ROAP). At the regional office, the External Relations Unit oversees building partnerships with private sector entities as well as bilateral partners, non-profit organizations, and the media. The External Relations Unit also provides strategic advice and technical support to both the regional office and country offices in Advocacy and Communications in Asia and the Pacific. Regional Communications Specialist will be the consultant’s supervisor.

In this context, UN Women Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific seeks to hire consultants both national and international as Consultant – Graphic Designer (Retainer). The successful candidates will be offered a retainer type of contract for a minimum of three-year period.

Description of Responsibilities / Scope of Work

The consultant will work with UN Women Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (ROAP), including the Regional Programme staff. The consultant will work closely with UN Women to perform the following tasks :

• Conceptualize design and layout of high-quality innovative, creative and attention-grabbing materials (print and online), for web-based communications as infographics, illustrations, reports, web and social media-based campaigns, advocacy initiatives, promotional and training materials, animations, and GIFs as assigned by Programme Managers;
• The conceptual design once finalized should be modified, adapted and transformed to other means and mediums easily such as banner (various canvas sizes), promotional material productions, static graphics to animation or vice versa;
• The final design should be easy to localize into languages in Asia-Pacific (multiple languages ready package);
• Follow UN Women Branding Guidelines and Identity Standards;
• Liaise with the printing / production facilities and provide them with all relevant production-related information;
• Conduct quality control to ensure accurate and high-quality work;
• Modify, revise and edit materials as required, in consultation with Programme Managers, Production Specialist and Web Manager of UN Women Headquarters;
• If any third-party packages or copyrighted materials are being used in the design package, the proof of purchase, license certificate, and / or license agreement should be presented and agreed upon by UN Women before finalizing the design package.

Principle

Consultant’s Workplace and Official Travel

The time required for the consultancy is estimated at 420 working days within the period indicated. The consultant will be engaged under a retainer contract, which facilitates direct engagement of the consultant depending on need and availability within the contract period for a pre-agreed fee.

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How to Apply

Statements :

In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. The creation of UN Women came about as part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact. It merges and builds on the important work of four previously distinct parts of the UN system (DAW, OSAGI, INSTRAW and UNIFEM), which focused exclusively on gender equality and women's empowerment.

Diversity and inclusion :

At UN Women, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect. UN Women recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ability, national origin, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, competence, integrity and organizational need.

If you need any reasonable accommodation to support your participation in the recruitment and selection process, please include this information in your application.

UN Women has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UN Women, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to UN Women’s policies and procedures and the standards of conduct expected of UN Women personnel 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.)

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