Consultancy: Brand Designer (temporary, 2 Positions), 6 months – DOC, NYHQ – Requisition# 535140

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

For every child, Hope.

The UNICEF brand shows the world that we work for every child and provides a strong foundation for our credibility and reputation. Change Strategy 3 of the Strategic Plan highlights the importance of “strengthening the UNICEF brand.” Achieving this goal means making sure UNICEF is visible, recognized and trusted around the globe as an effective, efficient and compassionate organization for children and young people.

How can you make a difference?

Purpose

The Brand Team sits within the Division of Communication and serves as a creative brand hub for regional and country offices. The team requires the service of two junior brand designers to advance the roll-out of the Brand Strategy within the Global Communication and Advocacy Strategy, along with the adoption and creation of UNICEF brand elements and design in headquarters and country offices.

Expected results: (measurable results)

a.         Designing graphic materials to support campaigns, meetings, and office branding.

b.         Designing a package of internal templated visibility items, including letterhead, business cards, PowerPoint slides, Report Pages, Fact Sheets, campaign reviews and more

c.         Designing and commenting on the design of brochures, toolkits, and publications

d.         Brainstorming and contributing your design power to our signature yearly event – World Children’s Day, UNICEF@75, and UNICEF’s foundational flagship campaign Reimagine.

e.         Sourcing quality and suitable photos and videos from the UNICEF database

f.          Liaising and coordinating the printing production of certain publications and materials.

g.         Designing logo and vector illustrations.

h.         Assisting our lead brand designer in ad hoc projects

i.          Supporting the Brand Help Desk through reviewing queries and providing guidance and suggestions.

Description of the assignment

The designer(s) should be prepared to work onsite within the Brand Team for 35 hours per week for the period between 15 November 2020 and 15 May2021.

Duty Station

NYHQ /remote-based

Travel (If Applicable)

This post can be situated outside the US, providing the applicant agrees to work a New York work day, or as assigned by the Lead Brand Designers. In the case of unforeseen official business travel, actual cost, including the visa fee, vaccination will be reimbursed in accordance with UNICEF Policy/procedure on official travel.

Requests for services under an individual contract shall normally require the consultant / individual contractor to indicate their all-inclusive fees (including lump sum travel and subsistence costs, as applicable) for the services to be provided.

When submitting their bid, the consultant is also advised to take into consideration as part of their bid for the assignment the cost of health insurance and/or photographic, video-graphic equipment if such equipment is needed to complete the deliverables of the assignment.)

Timeframe

Estimated Start date:   15 November  2020                 

Estimated End date: 14 May 2021

 

DELIVERABLES	DURATION	DEADLINE FOR DELIVERABLES
Work on various deliverables is concurrent and ongoing and will be assigned by the supervisor based on assessed priorities.
Design concepts for campaigns, UNICEF Brand iconography, meetings and events	15 November	14 May 2021
Create and roll out design assets for UNICEF Reimagine Campaigns	15 November	14 May 2021
Logo Packages and roll out of new Spanish Taglines	15 November	14 May 2021
Designing a package of internal templated visibility items, including letterhead, business cards, PowerPoint slides, Report Pages, Fact Sheets and more	15 November	14 May 2021
All design and visibility products in support of UNICEF@75	15 November	Ongoing
Ad hoc projects as assigned	15 November	14 May 2021

 Key competences, technical background, and experience required Deadline

• This is a Junior Design position.
• A First University Degree (Bachelor’s) combined with a minimum of one-year experience (which can combine a combination of internships and work experience and internship) may be taken into consideration in combination with the presentation of a design portfolio.
• Have excellent knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite products, such as InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop
• Experience in motion graphics and illustration considered a plus
• Have a good working knowledge of PowerPoint and other Office platforms
• Have experience in working with printing and production companies
• Have the ability to follow a brief and deliver products on time and within budget
• Be ready and willing to take direction well and work in a dynamic, collaborative, multi-cultural environment.
• Have a general understanding of and interest in world affairs, current events and humanitarian issues.
• Have your own MAC laptop.
• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA) and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

View our competency framework at

http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/UNICEF_Competencies.pdf

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles 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.

Remarks:

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures, and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws.

With the exception of the US Citizens, G4 Visa and Green Card holders, should the selected candidate and his/her household members reside in the United States under a different visa, the consultant and his/her household members are required to change their visa status to G4, and the consultant’s household members (spouse) will require an Employment Authorization Card (EAD) to be able to work, even if he/she was authorized to work under the visa held prior to switching to G4.   

At the time the contract is awarded, the selected candidate must have in place current health insurance coverage