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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, Care. 

Safe Online is an investment vehicle supported by government, philanthropic and private donors, working in partnership with a wide range of civil society, academic, industry and policymaking institutions committed to building a safer internet and tackling harms to children. Since 2016, Safe Online has invested US$100 million in over 100 countries focused on preventing and eliminating online CSEA at country, regional and global levels, integrating with existing child protection and violence prevention efforts.

Safe Online focuses on how digital technologies and connectivity intensify existing and facilitate new forms of violence against children, especially one of the worst forms of that violence: online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (CSEA). Safe Online invests in solutions, technologies, programmes, and capacities to tackle online CSEA. Importantly, our work in developing a global evidence base along with our advocacy, policy influence and collective action impacts intersecting areas of digital harm. These include cyberbullying, harassment, mental health and radicalisation and the role of the internet in facilitating criminal activity such as human trafficking.

How can you make a difference? 

Safe Online is seeking an experienced graphic design expert to create innovative communication materials in line with Safe Online’s brand guidelines. The Graphic Designer is responsible for conceptualizing and developing the branding and graphic design assets for events, campaigns and initiatives on Safe Online’s social media platforms (including but not limited to Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube); various promotional and guidance materials and other initiatives as requested; ensuring deliverables adhere to Safe Online branding, visual guidelines and quality standards. The consultant will be supervised by the Planning Manager and work closely with the Safe Online team.

DESCRIPTION OF ASSIGNMENT

• A university degree (undergraduate, higher or equivalent) in graphic or visual design, visual communications, or relevant technical training/qualification with extensive years of experience in graphic design and visual communication.
• At least five years of practical and relevant professional work experience in graphic design and visual communication.
• Proven ability to conceptualize ideas, develop visual engagement strategies and optimize social media graphic assets for an international organization that can be customized for a wide range of channels.
• Proven experience creating a wide range of high-performing social media illustrations and photography-based graphics.
• Good understanding of trends in digital and social media visual content and audiences, in both developing and developed regions.
• Experienced use of design software, including but not limited to: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After effects, Premier Pro, and the rest of the Adobe Creative Suite.
• Proven experience managing visuals for digital communication channels, including web and social media channels.
• Proven ability to produce flawless creative assets in a variety of languages.
• Knowledge of current best practices in visual digital communication strategies and engagement, and knowledge of best in class digital and social media platforms.
• Demonstrated understanding of rights-based messaging and visual representation that respects the dignity and agency of the children.
• High attention to detail and ability to prioritize tasks.
• International and/or international field experience is desirable.
• Knowledge of United Nations or other international aid or NGOs is highly desirable.
• Knowledge and/or experience working with organizations focusing on children.
• Excellent command in English (both oral and written) is required.
• Fluency in any other UN official language is highly desirable and preferred.

For every Child, you demonstrate… 

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

To view our competency framework, please visit  here. 

 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 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. 

Interested candidates are required to fully complete their application profile, upload a cover letter and their financial proposal (daily fee rate in USD).

Applications with incomplete profile and without a financial proposal will not be considered.

Individuals engaged under a consultancy 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.