Graphics Design Associate

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Mission and objectives

UNFPA is the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency. Our mission is to deliver a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled. UNFPA’s goal is to achieve universal access to sexual and reproductive health, realize reproductive rights, and reduce maternal mortality to accelerate progress on the ICPD agenda, to improve the lives of adolescents and youth, and women, enabled by population dynamics, human rights, and gender equality. In 2018, UNFPA launched efforts to achieve three transformative results, ambitions that promise to change the world for every man, woman and young person: 1.) Ending unmet need for family planning 2.) Ending preventable maternal death 3.) Ending gender-based violence and harmful practises UNFPA recognizes that innovation is a key accelerator to achieve these results. UNFPA will harness innovation to meet tomorrow’s challenges and boost its impact, especially in addressing furthest behind populations, and leverage opportunities, social capital, funding and technology by (a) strengthening the corporate innovation architecture and capabilities, (b) scaling up innovations that have proven to be effective and impactful, (c) forming new partnerships and connecting with relevant innovation ecosystems, (d) strengthening and leveraging financing for innovation, and (e) expanding communities and culture for innovation.

Context

As part of Delivering as One, the UN Country Team has established a UN Communications Group (UNCG) to be a strong unifying platform for dealing with common communication challenges facing the UN in Angola. All UN agencies in Angola adhere to the UNCG principles of communications. Accordingly, the Communications, Partnerships, and Resource Mobilisation Unit in the (United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Country Office, intends to promote effective advocacy for its mandate and its mission; and publicize its programme, projects, and results of its activities. To realize this, the services of a National UN Volunteer Graphics Design Associate will be valuable

Task description

Within the terms of the organization’s delegated authority, and under the direct supervision of the National Officer Communications, Partnerships, and Resource Mobilisation, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks: • Assist in the development and implementation of the overall UNFPA Country Office Communications Strategy, with a particular focus on digital communication, and designs of advocacy materials, among which are: Graphics Designs • Preparing the design of documents, newsletters, brochures, flyers, invitations, posters, and Creative infographics that reflect UNFPA results; • Plan with programme units to identify which projects and results to highlight; • Produce creative advocacy designs; • Support and lead the design process of reports and presentations for printing, electronic distribution, and live delivery; • Design invitations for events with images and other related materials; • Deliver creative and innovative ideas for print, web, and interactive presentations; • Deliver creative graphic and technical solutions for the use of new media; Layout and design of power-point presentations as needed; • Provide design inputs for presentations for all units on an ad-hoc basis; • Assist with the design of social media assets daily; • Input proposals and pitch presentations for units; • Input into the development of donor communication materials; Video production and photography • The UNV will work with all units and partners to develop the various products within stipulated budgets and set deadlines; • Ensure photo and video coverage of all UNFPA events and field activities; • Assist in establishing and be responsible for maintaining a photo and video archive; • Deliver High-quality footage for broadcast or non-broadcast production; • Deliver High-quality photos that can be reproduced in print, multi-media, and online formats; • Prepare photos and videos for social media use; • Produce materials for websites and TV including short documentaries, interviews, animation, coverage, etc; • Conduct thematic interviews with partners, beneficiaries, and other stakeholders linked to the project; Represent UNFPA in relevant One UN in Angola Working Groups. • Contribute actively to joint Communications initiatives, including for the joint UN and Regional communications materials; • Perform any other task as may be required; • Set aside dedicated time for capacity development through coaching, mentoring, and formal and on-the-job training while working with national staff or (non-)governmental counterparts, including Implementing Partners (IPs);