Graphic Designer

UN-Water is the United Nations inter-agency collaboration mechanism on all freshwater related issues including sanitation. UN-Water is comprised of 31 Members from the United Nations system and 39 international Partners. Through UN-Water the United Nations act as "One UN" on water related issues. The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) is the legal and administrative host of the UN-Water Inter-Agency Trust Fund.

UN-Water’s needs for graphic design for digital and print products relate to 1) corporate and technical communications through its website, reports, social and traditional media, participation in international events and publications; 2) the World Water Day campaigns on a different water-related issue every year through a dedicated website with campaign material, social and traditional media, and rich promotional and information material of all kinds; 3) the World Toilet Day campaigns through a dedicated website with campaign material, social and traditional media, and rich promotional and information material of all kinds; 4) other international observances through dedicated websites and material.

Successfully lead and implement all of UN-Water's graphic design work ranging from corporate and technical material to campaign material for World Water Day, World Toilet Day and other international observances.

Particular responsibilities for the incumbent include:

Corporate design

• Ensure graphic and brand consistency across all UN-Water's corporate products including stationary, meeting reports, business cards, graphic guidelines.
• Effectively lay out all of UN-Water's corporate reports as needed.
• Effectively lay out the UN-Water SDG 6 Synthesis Report 2018 on Water and Sanitation.
• Work with Digital and Community Specialist to ensure a graphic consistency for UN-Water's corporate identity across all digital channels.
• Create infographic/films or other design related material illustrating UN-Water and the water and sanitation cause
• Assist with graphic material for the newsfeed
• Assist in rendering powerpoints/keynotes graphically relevant
• Create special material for events such as flyers, posters, bunting, roll-ups etc
• Perform corporate designs needs as needed.

Technical design

• Lay out reports in liaison with technical experts
• Look for photos to illustrate texts
• Create graphic illustrations as needed for technical issues and reports
• Create graphs, charts and maps to accompany text
• Modify existing material as needed

Digital communications

• Ensure graphic consistency on all of UN-Water's digital channels
• Work with Digital and Community Specialist to implement a visual strategy across social media channels
• Create and adapt graphic material for social media as needed

Campaign communications

• Together with the Communications Manager create a graphic concepts of UN-Water's campaigns ( World Toilet Day; World Water Day; Water Action Decade) in line with the yearly theme and the brand building of the campaigns
• Create promotional material such as posters in several languages, adaptation of logo in six languages, t-shirts, buttons, pins, stickers, tattoes etc
• Develop banners, stickers, and guidelines 
• Lay out facts and figures guides
• Create film concepts for the campaigns
• Produce films to illustrate the campaigns and the themes.
• Develop promotional materials and adapt to several languages – including acquisition of photos.
• Work with the Communications Manager to propose engagement activities.
• Design facts and figures and guidelines for the campaign.
• Produce, improve or edit artworks, photos, charts, posters, exhibition banners, web banners, buttons and other graphic elements;

Perform other related duties as required.

• Advanced University Degree in graphic design, communications or in related fields
• University Degree (bachelor degree / first level) with a combination of 2 additional years of relevant professional experience may be accepted in lieu of the advance university degree.

• Knowledge of graphic softwares such as InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop 
• Microsoft office proficiency (word, power point) Keynote proficiency 
• Experience in vectoral design
• Initiative as well as pro-activeness and re-activeness to requests and needs 

• 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.
   
• 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.

UNOPS supports the successful implementation of its partners’ peacebuilding, humanitarian and development projects around the world. Our mission is to serve people in need by expanding the ability of the United Nations, governments and other partners to manage projects, infrastructure and procurement in a sustainable and efficient manner.

Working in some of the world’s most challenging environments, our vision is to advance sustainable implementation practices, always satisfying or surpassing our partners’ expectations.

With over 7,000 personnel spread across 80 countries, UNOPS offers its partners the logistical, technical and management knowledge they need, wherever they need it.

A flexible structure and global reach means that we can quickly respond to our partners' needs, while offering the benefits of economies of scale.