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Contract duration: 24 - 27 days

Purpose of Consultancy

UNFPA Uganda Country Office (CO) works to deliver a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person’s potential is fulfilled. 

To pursue this intention, the CO publishes a wide range of materials as a way of improving our capacity for research, evidence-based programming and using data for development and documentation to record and inform our activities and those of our partners and used internally or distributed among our donors, partners and the general public. 

UNFPA Uganda thus intends to contract a Graphic Designer on an on-call basis, to help the office meet its growing need for quality design services. The successful individual will provide technical support to the Communications section in designing UNFPA publications and contribute to the development and improvement of the design, branding and layout of materials produced by UNFPA in accordance to branding guidelines. 

The Consultant will ensure that the products and reports follow UNFPA’S graphic guidelines, provide the best possible functionality and usability to UNFPA partners and contribute to the overall branding process. The responsibility of this consultancy is to ensure the implementation and adherence to existing graphic guidelines; layout of reports and publications in English; development of new graphic solutions; and design of innovative products. 

Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Design and lay-out between 8 to 9 reports / frameworks;
• Improve the outlook and edit art-work; photos, charts and other graphic elements; 
• Develop infographics using supplied data to present core messages and organize complex information into visual representations;
• Custom photo editing including restoration, noise reduction, tonal adjustment;
• Liaise closely with Communications officers on final layout;
• Ensure that the reports  are produced in line with UNFPA’S graphic guidelines.

Duration and Working Schedule

The contract will be for between 24 – 27 days, effective from date of signing. The consultant is expected to work remotely with direct supervision by UNFPA Communications Staff.

Place where services are to be delivered:

UNFPA Offices, Plot 12A Baskerville Avenue, Kololo - Kampala, Uganda.

Deliverables

• Not later than February 28, 2019, work will be delivered in soft copy.
• Content material for all the items to be designed, including high resolution photos

Monitoring and Progress Control

• The Consult will be directly supervised by UNFPA Communications Staff under the guidance of the Representative.
• The Consultant is not required to sit at UNFPA Offices but will be required to organise at least one face-to-face working meetings with UNFPA staff for each design item.

Supervisory Arrangements

Consultant will be directly Supervised by Programme Specialist, Communications who in turn reports to the Representative.

Expected travel:

No travel is expected.

Qualifications and Experience

• University degree or diploma (Preferably in Arts and Design) or related fields from a recognized institution.
• Strong theoretical and practical background in graphic design, including the use of design software such as Adobe Design Premium, In-Design, CorelDraw, web design tools such as Dreamweaver and Flash, etc.
• Show a clear and mature style of design, demonstrating an understanding of the communication requirements of a UN agency. 
• Proven experience of graphic production from start to published/printed product with knowledge of printing processes (offset and digital) and colour management.
• Good understanding of new and evolving technologies and digital platforms. 
• Knowledge of standard software packages, including MS Office– MS Access–MS Visio –Adobe Acrobat. 
• Experience working with UN agencies is an asset. 
• Working experience in development or humanitarian environment is desirable.

Terms and conditions of payment 

Design services will be paid in local currency upon successful completion of the assignments. Payment will be calculated based on the number of agreed upon days within which the Consultant will deliver each product and will be based on UNFPA Consultancy rates.

How to Apply:

• Deadline for applications: Thursday, February 7th, 2019, 5 pm Kampala time.
• Interested applicants should first register on the UNFPA Consultancy Roster and apply to the “job post” called UNFPA Consultant Roster. After registering on the Roster, Click ‘Apply Now’. In case you have applied for UNFPA eRecruitment Jobs before, directly click ‘Apply Now’. 
• After application, please send a confirmation email to komugisha@unfpa.org clearly stating the position you are applying to (Graphic Designer) in the subject. 
• UNFPA reports – If the applicant has worked for UNFPA in the past, he/she may submit their most recent assessment, consultancy report or other document to illustrate his/work.
• UNFPA will only respond to those applicants in whom the Country Office has further interest.

Disclaimer:

• UNFPA does not solicit or screen for information in respect of HIV or AIDS and does not discriminate on the basis of HIV/AIDS status.
• UNFPA is committed to maintain balanced gender distribution of the positions and therefore encourage women to apply. 
• There are NO application processing or other fees at any stage of UNFPA application processes.