Background
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The following documents shall be required from the applicants:
Personal CV or P11, indicating all past positions held and their main underlying functions, their durations (month/year), the qualifications, as well as the contact details (email and telephone number) of the Candidate, and at least three (3) the most recent professional references of previous supervisors. References may also include peers.
A cover letter (maximum length: 1 page) indicating why the candidate considers him-/herself to be suitable for the position.
Managers may ask (ad hoc) for any other materials relevant to pre-assessing the relevance of their experience, such as reports, presentations, publications, campaigns or other materials.
Office/Unit/Project Description
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is the UN’s global development network, advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. We are on the ground in 177 countries and territories, working with them on their own solutions to global and national development challenges. At UNDP, external and internal communication—nationally, regionally and globally—is critical to achieving both development results and business objectives. Skillful communication broadens the impacts of new policies, helps governance reforms take root, and attracts and fosters strong partnerships.
Within BERA, the Advocacy, Marketing and Communications Group (AMCG) leads and manages external communications through strategy, media, digital communications, marketing, branding and global storytelling. The Brand and Marketing Team in the AMCG manages UNDP’s brand, and creates marketing products and resources to promote UNDP and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), ensuring that messages resonate and gather support from audiences that span from government decision-makers to the general public. It manages the Marketing Services Hub (MSH): UNDP’s in-house agency, managing a roster of external experts to produce marketing communications projects for teams and leverage the expertise of the Brand and Marketing team to provide high-quality communication services aligned with the UNDP brand. The team also manages the online UNDP Shop, a fast-growing initiative that empowers people around the world to promote the SDGs.
Project Description
Reporting to the Lead Designer of Brand and Marketing Team, the Print and Digital Designer will support the production of all design related products. The selected candidate will work with the Marketing Services Hub to scope new projects and propose deliverables with associated timelines. The selected candidate will be expected to work with UNDP teams to deliver entire web design and graphic design projects. The selected candidade will also be required to support the team’s brand management work.
Institutional Arrangement
The Print and Digital Designer will report directly to the Lead Designer of the Brand and Marketing Team. The selected candidate will be required to liaise with internal requesting teams, external vendors and printers (as needed). S/he is expected to participate in meetings of the Brand and Marketing team and the broader AMCG.
Duties and Responsibilities
Scope of Work
The selected candidate will be required to:
- Assist in the design and production of all print and digital design projects, working closely with the Lead Designer and Project Manager.
- Collaborate with the Project Manager of the Marketing Services Hub to estimate and brainstorm design projects for UNDP teams globally.
- Lead the design and production of subsites and microsites for UNDP teams. These websites must follow the UNDP web system.
- Lead the design and production of print projects, such as reports, brochures, visual identity design etc. as needed.
- Design and layout UNDP’s resource mobilization brochures and additional resource mobilization products, including factsheets, infographics, signage and reports;
- Design communications products for the Executive Office (ExO) and corporate priorities;
- Support the Brand and Marketing Team throughout the roll-out of the updated UNDP brand manual;
- Assist in shooting and editing images and videos for the UNDP Shop. Occasionally create email templates and mailchimp layouts for the UNDP Shop.
Competencies
5. Competencies
CORE:
Achieve Results | Level 1: Plans and monitors own work, pays attention to details, delivers quality work by deadline |
Think Innovatively: | LEVEL 1: Open to creative ideas/known risks, is pragmatic problem solver, makes improvements |
Learn Continuously | LEVEL 1: Open minded and curious, shares knowledge, learns from mistakes, asks for feedback |
Adapt with Agility: | LEVEL 1: Adapts to change, constructively handles ambiguity/uncertainty, is flexible |
Act with Determination: | LEVEL 1: Shows drive and motivation, able to deliver calmly in face of adversity, confident |
Engage and Partner: | LEVEL 1: Demonstrates compassion/understanding towards others, forms positive relationships |
Enable Diversity and Inclusion: | LEVEL 1: Appreciate/respect differences, aware of unconscious bias, confront discrimination |
Technical Competencies: |
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Web Design | Ability to follow UNDP web standards to create interactive and intuitive web designs |
Graphic design | Ability to communicate visually and create appealing UNDP graphic products |
Time Management | Ability to estimate and gauge the time taken for a specific design project. Ability to meet deadlines by prioritizing tasks based on time and resources |
Required Skills and Experience
Minimum Qualifications of the Successful IPSA
Min. Education requirements |
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Min. years of relevant work experience |
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Required skills |
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Desired skills in addition to the competencies covered in the Competencies section |
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Required Language(s) |
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