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.

A flagship initiative of UN Women, the HeForShe solidarity movement is an international platform that invites and engages men and boys to complement the work of the women’s movement and create an equal world for all. Men hold a disproportionate level of power across cultures globally, but they remain largely absent from the gender equality conversation. Similar to other human rights and social justice movements like Black Lives Matter and LGBTQIA+ equality, gender equality requires action and allyship across all of society. HeForShe invites men and boys to build on the work of the women’s movement as equal partners, crafting and implementing a shared vision of gender equality that will benefit all of humanity. For more information, visit http://www.heforshe.org/en

The UN Women HeForShe initiative is looking for a Graphic Designer Intern to support the creation of designed graphic collateral, both for digital and print purposes, for the exciting campaigns taking place this year, including HeForShe’s campaign to engage men for UN Women’s Generation Equality forum. This position will play a key role in the execution of HeForShe visual design, production of collateral and brand aesthetic and will include exciting opportunities to work on high level events with CEO’s, Heads of State and Ambassadors. The graphic designer will have varied responsibilities and will be relied on to confidently execute with timeliness and consistency, in addition to working in an open and collaborative way with other company functions including content, operations, editorial, etc. This role will also advocate and drive convincing designs for the development of supporter experience and marketing strategies; drive the collaborative efforts of the project’s creative, production and web teams and inspire creative teams in all areas of expertise to exceed expectations. A strong working knowledge of experience design, brand development, interactive commerce and creative process is essential to performing this challenging role. Working in a dynamic environment, the graphic designer will also be an efficient time manager capable of juggling a variety of project deadlines.

A selected candidate unable to report to the advertised duty station due to the impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic may be approved to undertake this internship remotely.

Essential job functions:

• Produce high quality design that advances the HeForShe brand strategy, graphics, and collateral across digital and offline channels. 
• Create visually engaging assets for online platforms, including social media channels and print collateral including posters.
•  Conceptualize and develop animation videos, graphics and infographics to communicate key achievements of the initiative.
• Deliver strong, convincing designs and partner effectively with external creative teams;
• Work closely with Communications colleagues and vendor partners to ensure a consistent look and feel across all design work for the HeForShe brand.
• Accountable for developing creative work of the highest caliber, provide quality control over concepts and projects, contribute creative solutions and innovations that strengthen the HeForShe brand.
• Carry out ad-hoc graphic design related work as instructed by the supervisor.

Core Values and Guiding Principles:

Integrity:

• Demonstrate consistency in upholding and promoting the values of UN Women in actions and decisions, in line with the UN Code of Conduct.

Professionalism:

• Demonstrate professional competence and expert knowledge of the pertinent substantive areas of work.

Respect for diversity:

• Demonstrate an appreciation of the multicultural nature of the organization and the diversity of its staff;
• Demonstrate an international outlook, appreciating the difference in values and learning from cultural diversity. 

Core Competencies:

Accountability:

• Held colleagues and team members accountable for planned goals and competency standards;
• Practiced giving and receiving constructive feedback.

Client Orientation:

• Proactively informed clients, preventing loss of time and errors;
• Responded to questions, resolve problems, and helped provide accurate information to clients;
• Identified, understood, and addressed client needs.

Commitment to Learning:

• Learned about the agency, its processes, structure, challenges, and environment;
• Contributed to knowledge sharing.

Communication:

• Produced communication products (written and oral);
• Interpreted key messages for and from clients with cultural sensitivity.

Planning and Organizing:

• Developed work plans;
• Implemented activities in a timely manner, met deadlines.

Teambuilding:

• Coordinated work and roles with other team members;
• Supported goals of the team;
• Demonstrate informed and transparent decision making.