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 center of all its efforts, the UN Women will lead and coordinate United Nations system efforts to ensure that commitments on gender equality and gender mainstreaming translate into action throughout the world. It will provide strong and coherent leadership in support of Member States’ priorities and efforts, building effective partnerships with civil society and other relevant actors.

UN Women Sub-regional office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA SRO) has been located in Almaty since 1999, upon the request of the Government, covering 12 countries of the sub-region. UN Women’s work in EECA is grounded on the growing recognition among partners of the UN Women’s special role and mandate in leading development partners’ efforts on gender equality and women human rights advancement.

The establishment of UN Women with its enhanced mandate and new functions requires an adequate communication response of the EECA SRO. In this regard, to ensure high level of visibility of UN Women programming activity in the region UN Women plans to create a roster of translators, proof readers and polygraph designers. Following this purpose the UN Women EECA SRO is seeking for a highly qualified Specialists in Polygraph Design.

The Specialists in Polygraph Design will work closely with Knowledge Management Analyst, Communications Specialist and/or Programme Specialist/Programme Associate to ensure polygraph design of the requested materials; lay-out of knowledge products and information materials in English and Russian; development of new graphic solutions; and design of innovative interactive products. In particular, the Specialist in Polygraph Design will be responsible for the following tasks:

• Maintain and strengthen UN Women brand

1. Ensure that all publications, reports and other knowledge products/information materials are produced in line with the UN Women graphic guidelines;
2. Deliver creative and innovative ideas for print presentation.

• Design and layout of reports and other knowledge products/information materials

1. Support and lead the design process of knowledge products/information materials for printing, electronic distribution and live delivery;
2. Develop layout of knowledge products/information materials in close cooperation with the Knowledge Management Analyst, Communications Specialist and/or Programme Specialist/Programme Associate;
3. Propose few samples of design for publications and products in line with graphic guidelines and in close cooperation with the Knowledge Management Analyst, Communications Specialist and/or Programme Specialist/Programme Associate;
4. Improve and edit art-works, photos, charts and other graphic elements (if necessary).

• Ensuring confidentiality of the developed materials. All materials submitted to UN Women EECA under the given ToR is the property of UN Women EECA and cannot be submitted, distributed to or used by any other party, unless arranged otherwise.
• The Specialist in Polygraph Design is obligated to work within the required deadlines and be available to UN Women for comments and corrections.

EVALUATION

UN Women applies fair and transparent selection process that takes into account the competencies/skills of the applicants as well as their financial proposals. The contract shall be awarded to the candidates who are the most technically qualified and provides the best value for money.

Only candidates who meet minimum requirements will be contacted for making test design using key elements provided by UN Women EECA. Only the candidates successfully passed technical evaluation, i.e. passing through 70% of the total score (please see the table below) will be requested to submit a price quotation for each type of deliverable (leaflet, publication etc) for further evaluation.

Technical evaluation criteria:

Nr. / Criteria / Maximum points

1. University degree in Graphic Design, Fine Arts and/or related field - 60;
2. At least 3 years of progressively responsible experience in Polygraph Design; work in media and communication would be an asset - 60;
3. Strong practical background in graphic design, including the knowledge of design software  (InDesign, CorelDraw, Adobe Illustrator etc.) - 40;
4. Demonstrate a clear and mature style of design with an understanding to implement in an official UN setting (based on findings of test design) - 120:

• Overall design –  50
• Colour management –  30
• Adequate application of photography –  30
• Correct usage of logo -  10 

5. Fluency in Russian; English would be an asset (additional 10 scores) - 30;

6. Proven experience (with international organizations) of graphic production from start to published/printed product with knowledge of printing processes (offset and digital) - 40.

Maximum total technical scoring: 350

Evaluation of financial proposal

Evaluation of submitted financial offers will be done based on the basis of lowest financial offer.

How to apply:

Candidates interested in applying for this position should provide a completed Personal History Form (P11) in English providing full details on education, present and past employment, language skills, computer skills, etc. P11 form can be downloaded here http://www.unwomen.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/P_11_form_UNwomen.doc

• Strong practical background in graphic design, including the knowledge of design software  (InDesign, CorelDraw, Adobe Illustrator etc.);
• Demonstrate a clear and mature style of design with an understanding to implement in an official UN setting (based on findings of test design);
• Proven experience (with international organizations) of graphic production from start to published/printed product with knowledge of printing processes (offset and digital).
  

To be selected for the roster, candidates must meet the following minimum requirements:

• University degree in Graphic Design, Fine Arts and/or related field;
• At least 3 years of progressively responsible experience in Polygraph Design; work in media and communication would be an asset.

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.

All online applications must include (as an attachment) the completed UN Women Personal History form (P-11) which can be downloaded from
 http://www.unwomen.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/P_11_form_UNwomen.doc.

Kindly note that the system will only allow one attachment. Applications without the completed UN Women P-11 form will be treated as incomplete and will not be considered for further assessment.