International Consultant: Graphic Designer, 12 mois, Home based, Kinshasa - RDCo

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, a good communication

Present in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for more than 60 years, UNICEF DRC is the largest country office in Africa and one of the largest globally. UNICEF implements both humanitarian and development programmes in DRC and is increasingly following the humanitarian-development-peacebuilding “nexus approach” to ensure joined-up, coherent and mutually reinforcing interventions.Working in close collaboration with the donor reporting unit and programme sections, one of the main priorities for the Communications and Advocacy team is to showcase UNICEF DRC’s lifesaving and lifechanging results for children to external audiences via a variety of print, digital and social media materials.UNICEF DRC is looking for a graphic designer to ensure that these materials are laid out in an attractive and easy-to-digest format in line with UNICEF style and brand guidelines.The graphic artist will produce appealing material for fundraising, reporting, events and visibility. He or she will report to UNICEF DRC’s Chief of Communications and Advocacy. Scope of Work:Produce high-quality communications, advocacy and fundraising assets for the government, donors, media and the general public.Tasks will include the production of factsheets, infographics, briefs, reports, presentations and other communications and advocacy material.

The consultant will support UNICEF for 12 months on:

- Deliverables will include factsheets, infographics, briefs, reports, presentations and other communications and advocacy material.

If you would like to find out more about this position, please see the full job description here:

- TORs Graphic Designer, 12 mois, Home Based, Kinshasa - RDCongo.pdf

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

• An undergraduate degree plus 5 years of progressively responsible and relevant professional work experience.
• 5 years of progressively responsible and relevant professional work experience in external communication, and in the production of professional design outputs, in line with UNICEF’s brand and style books.
• Knowledge and experience in working in French and English on child rights themes.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS).

 

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UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.

UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for consultants/individual contractors with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the selection process and afterwards in your assignment.

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.

The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract. Selected candidates are subject to confirmation of fully-vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the assignment. It does not apply to consultants who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their consultancy contracts.