General
Description of assignment title: Graphic Designer
Assignment country: South Africa
Expected start date: 11/01/2024
Sustainable Development Goal: 5. Gender equality
Volunteer category: National UN Volunteer Specialist
DoA reserved for persons with disabilities: Yes
Accessibility measures in place
Main entrance : The main entrance (or an alternative entrance) of the building is wheelchair accessible (e.g. ramps, handrails, elevators, etc. are available)
Office spaces : At least one office/work station, one conference room and one bathroom are wheelchair accessible (please confirm that doors, routes and corridors that lead to these spaces are wide enough for wheelchair use)
Office equipment : Tables, printers and other office equipment are accessible by a person using a wheelchair.
Security & emergency : The security and emergency protocol take into account persons with disabilities (e.g. evacuation chair is available, etc.)
Facilities signposted : All accessible facilities are marked with symbols or signs
Transportation adapted : Accessible transportation to commute to/from the office is available (e.g. public transportation, and/or official vehicle that is accessible for wheelchair users, etc.)
Signs available in braille : Signs are also in braille, or the text characters are raised (e.g. bathroom, offices, etc.)
Alternative printers : Alternative printing can be provided (e.g. large-printing and/or braille printing)
Assistive technology : Assistive technology can be provided upon request (e.g. braille note-taker, printers, screen-reader software, etc.)
IT accessibility : IT systems and tools are accessible (e.g. website, intranet, etc.)
Hearing cues : The emergency warning system has hearing cues
Sign language : Sign language interpretation can be provided upon request (e.g. English, American, and/or other languages)
Captioning : Captioning services can be provided upon request (e.g. on-site or remote CART services, close-captioning for video
Visual cues : The emergency warning system has visual cues
Host entity: UN Women South Africa Multi-Country Office (SAMCO)
Type: Onsite
Duration: 12 months
Number of assignments: 1
Duty stations: Pretoria
Reasonable accommodation
Yes
Additional accessibility info
Details
Mission and objectives
UN Women is the United Nations entity dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women. A global champion for women and girls, UN Women was established to accelerate progress on meeting their needs worldwide.
UN Women supports UN Member States as they set global standards for achieving gender equality, and works with governments and civil society to design laws, policies, programmes and services needed to ensure that the standards are effectively implemented and truly benefit women and girls worldwide.
Context
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.
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communications unit provides visibility and strategic communications support thematic units in the South Africa Multi-Country Office. In view of ensuring quality of materials used for awareness rising, advocacy and public dissemination, UN Women SAMCO has begun using various visual products to convey the enormous amount of work that is being done on women’s rights and issues. Visual products provide the opportunity to present information and data and tell stories in a straightforward way. They are being used on and disseminated through, for example, UN Women websites, social media, and advocacy reports. UN Women plans to maximize its
communication and outreach through targeted, diverse digital visual products such as: internet banners, infographics/data visualization, social media posters, animated visuals, and gifs for web and social media. UN Women South Africa Multi-Country Office seeks to hire a graphic design intern to support in producing various visual communications products and with media monitoring.
Task description
Within the delegated authority and under the supervision of Communication Analyst or his/her designated mandated representative(s), the UN Volunteer will:
- Conceptualize and develop compelling graphics, designs, and layouts for various collateral as needed for internal and external communications purposes;
- Development of pre-identified infographics including draft concepts of each to inform full design; design/layout of data sheets, e-posters, and PowerPoint presentations;
- Development of creative and compelling visuals including flyers for use on social media and other graphics design products as needed;
- Support communications team on various communications related tasks including research, web management, campaigns, and event management;
- Support in preparing presentations, decks, pitches, toolkits, posters, publications, and other visuals;
- Assist the communications team in the curation and coordination of key events and communication opportunities such as campaigns and webinars.
Eligibility criteria
Age: 18 – 80
Nationality
Candidate must be a national or legal resident of the country of assignment.
Requirements
Required experience
3 years of experience in Adobe Creative Cloud application suite incl. InDesign, After Effects, Illustrator and Photoshop;
- Demonstrable Knowledge of web design and CMS platforms;
- Knowledge of graphic software such as Canva, Mailchimp, and/or Adobe Illustrator preferred;
- Strong IT skills, including the use of MS PowerPoint, Excel, Teams and SharePoint;
- Demonstrated experience in producing various communications materials (social media graphics and videos, blogs, human-interest stories, presentations, brochures, etc.) (required); ea5JJH2 BTn6yA
- Experience managing social media channels (desirable);
- Creativity in writing and designing content, including storytelling skills is an advantage;
- Experience coordinating events and gatherings with multiple actors including government, civil society, public and private sector (desirable);
- Experience working for international organizations is an advantage.
Area(s) of expertise
Communication, Development programmes, Arts and design
Online art courses
Driving license
Languages
English, Level: Fluent, Required
Required education level
Bachelor degree or equivalent in Graphic Design, Fine Arts, Multi-Media Design, Animation, or Visual Communications.
Competencies and values
Accountability; Client orientation; Creativity; Integrity; Knowledge sharing; Planning and organising; Professionalism; Respect for diversity; Working in teams.
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Living conditions and remarks
The Republic of South Africa is a large country of nine provinces with different climates, races, languages, creeds, cultures, religions and human activity. The landscape is also diverse, with mountains, plains, farmlands, bushveld scrub and arid deserts, each of the many different parts supporting its own distinctive plant and animal life. The country’s multi-cultural and multi-lingual society fuses to make this “Rainbow Nation” a rich and rewarding experience for you as a United Nations official and as a visitor. Pretoria is the duty station for most UN staff. Pretoria, also called Tshwane, is the administrative capital of South Africa. Founded in 1855, its metropolitan area is in excess of 900 square kilometers. The Union Buildings are the location for the offices of the President, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and other senior officials. Pretoria is located in Gauteng province, the smallest of South Africa’s nine provinces in area but the largest in population. Johannesburg, the largest city in the country, is located in Gauteng approximately 45 minutes by car from Pretoria. https://www.unv.org/.
UN Volunteers receive the below monthly entitlements:
- Volunteer Living Allowance (VLA): ZAR 22405.24 Per month
- Once-off Entry Lumpsum of $400.
- Comprehensive health and life coverage for the UNV and up to 3 eligible dependents.
Leave:
- Annual: 2.5 days per month
- Certified leave: 30 days
- Uncertified leave: 7 days
- Access to all learning platforms
- Exit Lumpsum: Paid on completion of the assignment.
Kindly note this assignment is reserved for Persons with Disabilities.
Inclusivity statement
United Nations Volunteers is an equal opportunity programme that welcomes applications from qualified professionals. We are committed to achieving diversity in terms of gender, care protected characteristics. As part of their adherence to the values of UNV, all UN Volunteers commit themselves to combat any form of discrimination, and to promoting respect for human rights and individual dignity, without distinction of a person’s race, sex, gender identity, religion, nationality, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, age, language, social origin or other status.
Note on Covid-19 vaccination requirements
Selected candidates for certain occupational groups may be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) in line with the applicable host entity policy
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