UNDP Jobs - 87069- Graphic Designer (IC on a Long Term Agreement)

Graphic Designer (IC on a Long Term Agreement)

Location :

Khartoum, SUDAN

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

20-Sep-2019

Application Deadline :

11-Sep-19 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

National Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

150 working days

Languages Required :

Arabic English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

150 working days

UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence. UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

Background

Background and Project Description

Since 1965, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has strived to make a concrete difference in the lives of the people it serves in 177 countries.

UNDP country programme in Sudan aims to strengthen community resilience and promote inclusive sustainable development aligned with UNDP’s corporate Strategic Plan, the United Nations Development Assistance Framework for Sudan and the global Sustainable Development Goals. To achieve this, in full accord with Sudan’s national priorities, UNDP has dedicated itself in supporting community stabilization and governance building for peace, promoting environmentally sustainable livelihoods, a peaceful transition from recovery to development while building the nexus between humanitarian and development. We pay particular attention to the inclusion of vulnerable groups, youth, women and grass roots citizens, with programmes that build multi-stakeholder partnerships; apply innovative development approaches; and fosters creation of new value areas to attain maximum development impact.

UNDP Sudan’s Strategic Planning, Partnerships and Communication (SPPC) Unit under the Programme Division ensures results-based management approach is suitably applied within UNDP Country Office (CO) programme life cycle. The unit supports the office’s results-based planning, monitors UNDP’s programme effectiveness, ensures results oriented reporting while leveraging data driven decision making throughout the process. It designs and executes impactful communications strategy to promote UNDP results and activities; and builds resourceful partnerships with diverse stakeholders in UNDP’s envisioned path towards sustainable development in the country.

Context of the Assignment
In close collaboration with CO Sustainable Livelihoods and Governance and Stabilization programme units as well as other members of the programme, SPPC supports production of high quality offline and online outreach products reflecting UNDP’s activities and results, with a goal to enhance visibility to diverse national and international audience. This type of assignment is one such service line which is continuously demanded and required by all internal clients of SPPC from programme and projects to improve and finalize their technical studies, strategic reports, and booklets meant for publication and dissemination to partners within the government, donors, development sector and the general public.

To fulfill this objective, UNDP is seeking the services of highly experienced graphic designing professional(s) based inside and outside Sudan with advanced skills in designing corporate reports and publications to be contracted under a long term service agreement for a period of three years.

This On-Demand Service will contribute to the production of timely, visually appealing, high quality print and web publications to help position UNDP in emerging development priority areas in Sudan.

Duties and Responsibilities

Implement UNDP’s publication and branding policy related to print and online publications.
Ensure that all publications, reports and products are produced in line with UNDP graphic guidelines.
Deliver high quality, creative and innovative ideas for print, electronic, web-based corporate reports, long publications, booklets, sensitization materials and other products requested by UNDP.
Improve and edit artwork, photos, charts and other graphic elements;
Layout and design information and communication materials (banners, posters, booklets, leaflets, reports, books, calendars, bulletins, flyers, cards)
Custom photo editing (restoration, noise reduction, tonal adjustment)
Deliver creative graphic and technical solutions for use of new media - digital photo albums, digital testimonials, etc.

Expected Activities

After receiving the final text and information for the publication or product, the designer will:
Submit the preliminary layouts for discussion with UNDP;
Revise the selected layout as discussed with UNDP;
Design and layout the publication, including data visualization and infographics using professional design software (e.g. Adobe InDesign, Photoshop… etc.).
Submit the publication to UNDP for proofreading (4 rounds of corrections to be covered under the agreement)
Ensure all corrections have been inserted
Obtain a final sign off from UNDP before submitting electronic files to the printer and prepare the electronic files for the printer
Send electronic files to printer (via FTP) and liaise with printer during printing process, receive and mark up final blueprint with final corrections from UNDP
Make final corrections to electronic file
Create PDF from final electronic file for UNDP Web posting

Competencies

Corporate Competencies:

Demonstrates integrity by modelling the UN values and ethical standards;
Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
Quickly understands the responds to the evolving need of the client

Language Requirements:

Fluency in Arabic & English (spoken & written)

Functional Competencies

Copyright, patents and other proprietary rights to all content created during these assignments (photography, video, audio) will be owned by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), as per See UNDP General Conditions for Commercial Services;
Payment will be on a per-assignment basis and will be issued upon successful completion of service;
Upon successful completion of the assignment, vendors are required to submit all requested output files, as well as all source files (e.g. packaged InDesign files) to UNDP for archival purposes.

Required Skills and Experience

Bachelor’s degree;
Experience with international non-profit and/or UN organizations is mandatory;