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Across 190 nations and territories, we work for each child, in all places, on daily basis, to construct a greater world for everybody. 

And we by no means quit. 

For each child, [Education] 

Background and Purpose                                                                                                                                                            

As a company mandated to be the voice for youngsters and younger individuals in Uganda, UNICEF repeatedly engages graphic designers to assist the manufacturing of varied communication, advocacy, useful resource mobilization, and fundraising multimedia supplies to advance the reason for youngsters. Some of the multimedia supplies embrace coverage briefs, methods, publications, survey findings, infographics, stories, newsletters, posters, flyers, factsheets, factographs, storybooks, manuals, flipcharts, shows, posters, social media graphics, GIFs, knowledge visualization and visibility objects like signposts, stickers, t-shirts, aprons amongst others. The demand to supply these supplies from UNICEF programmes, cross-sections, and companions has shot up warranting the continued want to rent skilled graphic designers to assist the CARP part with this skillset which is restricted internally.

The objective of contracting graphic designers is to assist CARP in speaking for and with youngsters by inventive designs that depict the scenario of youngsters, the influence of labor accomplished by UNICEF and its companions, and actions taken by stakeholders to alter the scenario by easy sensible options.

How are you able to make a difference? 

Justification

Over the years, UNICEF has branded itself as an company that communicates extra constantly, credibly, and creatively for and with youngsters to reinforce its voice, attain, engagement, and storytelling.

Given the rising want to keep up excessive ranges of requirements of multi-media property produced and disseminated by UNICEF Uganda, you will need to work with designers of excessive caliber who’ve a variety of experience and are available to answer requests, typically at brief discover to work from scratch to format and design key multi-media supplies together with information administration and advocacy merchandise. For property particular to UNICEF, the UNICEF model guide and UNICEF publications tips have to be adopted whereas for these collectively produced by UNICEF and its companions, related model tips have to be adhered to.

High-quality multimedia supplies improve the success of UNICEF’s programmes and contribute to proof technology for the nation workplace’s coverage and public advocacy efforts.

Objectives

1. To conceptualize and develop totally different items of labor for inside and exterior dissemination. The merchandise ideally contribute to enhancing the positioning of child rights on the coronary heart of UNICEF’s work in Uganda.
2. To produce visible communication, advocacy, useful resource mobilization and fundraising supplies for UNICEF Uganda and its companions –Government of Uganda ministries, departments and businesses, donors, civil society organizationas, non-authorities group, the UN system and personal sector.
3. Produce tailor-made straightforward to eat multi-media supplies and information administration merchandise for use in digital media to create consciousness and advocacy on a number of key points/messages.
4. Produce tailor-made, straightforward-to-eat animations and infographics for use inside numerous multi supplies or as standalone to visually tackle points at hand, such because the scenario of youngsters and sectoral outcomes.

 

No	Major Task	Deliverable	Timeframe (man-days)	Comments	Payment schedule
1.	Creative ideas about task and produce 1st draft idea.	First draft: 1-2 choices for choice	Light task 2 days i.e., banners, truth sheets, promotional put on   Complex assignments like publications, surveys, research, stories 5-10 days	Actual days differ relying on the magnitude of the task.   UNICEF to think about 1 or 3 days to accommodate time for suggestions from companions.	Upon finalization of ultimate merchandise
2	Finalize the draft ideas & combine feedback if any	Final product	Light task 2 days i.e., banners, truth sheets, promotional put on   Complex assignments like publications, surveys, research, stories 3-5 days	Actual days differ relying on the magnitude of suggestions offered	Upon finalization of ultimate merchandise
3	Produce internet-primarily based and multi-media packages	Publications, stories, digital posters, banners,	3-5 days	Actual man days to differ relying on specifics of the duties.	Upon finalization of ultimate merchandise
4	Produce animations and infographics upon request/steering together with symbols, icons, diagrams, maps and different illustrations	A set of infographics, animations, symbols, diagrams, maps and different illustrations as will likely be guided/agreed upon.	5-7	Actual man days to differ relying on nature of infographics or illustrations designed/drawn	Upon finalization of ultimate merchandise
5	Provision of internet and print variations	Web and ultimate print variations	Less than a day	Requirement	Final cost to be affected upon submission of those two variations.
6	Raw recordsdata of task	Upon request, the graphic designer ought to avail uncooked recordsdata to UNICEF and its companions	Not to be billed	Specific requests for the uncooked recordsdata to be shared with graphic designer	N/A

To qualify as an advocate for each child you should have… 

Education:

• Bachelor of Arts Degree in wonderful arts/digital artwork and/or multimedia design, journalism, communication, or associated fields (or an extra 5 years’ expertise in lieu of a level)

Experience:

• Excellent abilities in Adobe InDesign, Adobe Bridge, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Flash, Avid, Final Cut Pro, Adobe After results and different graphic design software program
• Strong graphic design portfolio demonstrating breadth, creativity, and craftsmanship.
• Proven expertise in infographic, illustrations design work
• The potential to animate vectors with any software program will likely be an asset.
• Excellent creativity and innovation
• Proven potential to creatively ideate and remodel advanced data and messages into contemporary, viewers-oriented, and visually arresting photos/graphic designs which are intuitive and straightforward to learn

Competency:

• Expresses opinions, data, and key factors of an argument clearly.
• Structures data to fulfill the wants and understanding of the supposed viewers.
• Shows respect for the views and contributions of different group members.
• Shows empathy; listens, helps, and cares for others.
• Consults others and shares data and experience with them.
• Builds group spirit and reconciles battle.
• Adapts to the group and suits in properly.
• Sets excessive requirements for high quality of labor; screens and maintains high quality of labor.
• Works in a scientific, methodical, and orderly approach; constantly achieves mission targets.
• Focuses on the wants and satisfaction of inside and exterior companions.
• Accepts and tackles demanding targets with enthusiasm.
• Excellent time administration and organizational abilities.

Language Requirement: English fluency

 

Evaluation Criteria

A two-stage process will likely be utilized in evaluating the proposals, with technical analysis of the proposal being accomplished previous to any deal with or comparability of value. In making the ultimate resolution, UNICEF considers each technical and monetary points. The analysis group first critiques the technical facet of the supply adopted by the evaluate of the monetary supply of the technically compliant distributors.

To be shortlisted to take part within the two stage process, the applicant should pay attention to the next:

1. While writing and enhancing is solely not a job for a graphic designer, it’s crucial a graphic designer employs some primary studying abilities to the work they’re designing primarily as a result of a superb design with errors in textual content can have a adverse influence on the design. All candidates ought to point out of their CVs that they’re prepared and keen to undertake primary studying, particularly for gentle paperwork and visibility supplies. Documents and publications

In your application, you should connect a pattern of every of the next objects. Applications with out these samples won’t be thought-about for evaluate

For each Child, you exhibit… 

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

 To view our competency framework, please go to  here. 

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UNICEF doesn’t rent candidates who’re married to youngsters (individuals underneath 18). UNICEF has a zero-tolerance coverage on conduct that’s incompatible with the goals and targets of the United Nations and UNICEF, together with sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination primarily based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, spiritual or ethnic background or disabilities. UNICEF is dedicated to advertise the safety and safeguarding of all youngsters. All chosen candidates will, subsequently, endure rigorous reference and background checks, and will likely be anticipated to stick to those requirements and ideas. Background checks will embrace the verification of educational credential(s) and employment historical past. Selected candidates could also be required to supply further data to conduct a background check, and chosen candidates with disabilities could also be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their incapacity confidentially.

Remarks:  

Only shortlisted candidates will likely be contacted and advance to the subsequent stage of the choice course of. 

Individuals engaged underneath a consultancy or particular person contract won’t be thought-about “staff members” underneath the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s insurance policies and procedures, and won’t be entitled to advantages offered therein (resembling depart entitlements and medical insurance coverage protection). Their situations of service will likely be ruled by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and particular person contractors are accountable for figuring out their tax liabilities and for the cost of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with native or different relevant legal guidelines. 

The chosen candidate is solely accountable to make sure that the visa (relevant) and medical health insurance required to carry out the duties of the contract are legitimate for your complete interval of the contract. Selected candidates are topic to affirmation of absolutely-vaccinated standing in opposition to SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which have to be met previous to taking over the task. It doesn’t apply to consultants who will work remotely and are usually not anticipated to work on or go to UNICEF premises, programme supply places or immediately work together with communities UNICEF works with, nor to journey to carry out features for UNICEF for the period of their consultancy contracts.