Visual Designer

UNOPS is an operational arm of the United Nations, supporting the successful implementation of its partners’ peacebuilding, humanitarian and development projects around the world. Our mission is to help people build better lives and countries achieve sustainable development.

UNOPS areas of expertise cover infrastructure, procurement, project management, financial management and human resources.

Working with us

UNOPS offers short- and long-term work opportunities in diverse and challenging environments across the globe. We are looking for creative, results-focused professionals with skills in a range of disciplines.

Diversity

With over 4,000 UNOPS personnel and approximately 7,000 personnel recruited on behalf of UNOPS partners spread across 80 countries, our workforce represents a wide range of nationalities and cultures. We promote a balanced, diverse workforce — a strength that helps us better understand and address our partners’ needs, and continually strive to improve our gender balance through initiatives and policies that encourage recruitment of qualified female candidates.

Work life harmonization

UNOPS values its people and recognizes the importance of balancing professional and personal demands.

*** The purpose of this job opening is to generate a list of qualified candidates for inclusion in the Visual Designer IICA1 roster. The Communications Group (CG) reserves the right to hire a qualified candidate from this roster on part-time- or full time basis.


Background Information - CG

 The Communications Group (CG) provides communication support and services to UNOPS personnel and country and partnership offices around the world. CG develops communications strategies, policies, plans and channels based on communications needs and expectations; maintains and strengthens UNOPS corporate identity through official reporting to the Executive Board and other external communications, enabling accountability and transparency. CG communicates a clear direction and strategic focus, ensuring that the people of UNOPS understand and can demonstrate their contribution to its success thus facilitates and encourages the sharing of information, knowledge and best practices consequently achieving dialogue throughout the organization.

Under the guidance and supervision of the Lead, Corporate Branding and Visual Design, the Visual Designer will support in the production and dissemination of graphics materials about UNOPS for external audiences.

• Deliver creative graphics and technical solutions for new media
• Design products and publications such as reports, brochures and graphics information and other materials in InDesign, Photoshop, PowerPoint, Illustrator and Word adhering to UNOPS brand manual
• Support the implementation and maintenance of the layout of reports and publications, the development of new graphics solutions and design of innovative interactive products. Assist in the production of visual materials to support the design and development needs of UNOPS communications channels
• Other duties as required

• Excellent communications skills, both oral and written in English.
• Sensitive to differences of culture, race and ethical norms both in the context of design and communication.tions
• Efficiently establishes a time and task management plan for self and can maximize the use of resources.
• Demonstrated efficiency in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results even under fast-changing circumstances.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstration of personal maturity.
• Excellent negotiation, networking and coordination skills
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision but also to function effectively as part of a team.

Education

• Master's degree in graphic design, fine arts, visual communications or related area. 
• A Bachelor's degree in these fields with additional experience of 2 years may be accepted instead of the Master's degree.

Experience

• At least two (2) years of relevant experience in Graphic Design is required.
• A diverse portfolio of work demonstrating a wide range of visual products targeted to specific audiences is required.
• Knowledge of digital media, visual communications and interactive storytelling methods is required.
• An understanding of development, humanitarian or international affairs is desired.

Contract type: ICA

• Please note that the closing date is midnight Copenhagen time
• Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
• Only those candidates that are short-listed for interviews will be notified.
• Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
• Work life harmonization - UNOPS values its people and recognizes the importance of balancing professional and personal demands. We have a progressive policy on work-life harmonization and offer several flexible working options. This policy applies to UNOPS personnel on all contract types
• For staff positions only, UNOPS reserves the right to appoint a candidate at a lower level than the advertised level of the post
• The incumbent is responsible to abide by security policies, administrative instructions, plans and procedures of the UN Security Management System and that of UNOPS.  

It is the policy of UNOPS to conduct background checks on all potential recruits/interns.
Recruitment/internship in UNOPS is contingent on the results of such checks.

Mandatory submission

Applicants will be selected based on the quality of the portfolio. It is required to submit a portfolio consisting of a minimum of five documentations of designs/visual art, out of which at least three should be commissioned. The portfolio should clearly state the name of the client/organization, project name and detail, team structure (if applicable) and the applicant’s contribution to the presented work. The portfolio must include high-quality photos/documentation of work. Only PDF format will be accepted. In case, the applicant requires to direct the evaluation panel to a portfolio of moving images which cannot be presented in a PDF format, an exception of hyperlinking to the file will be accepted.