The Position:

As part of the UNFPA PSRO’s Communication and Visibility Plan, UNFPA documents various components of the Programme through multimedia products including videos, photo essays, and video galleries, designed documents, infographics etc. These products are used for publications, donor reports, websites, social media, advocacy, and digital campaigns. UNFPA Pacific produces a range of materials in a range of formats to support strong visibility and engage in creating a movement for change and transformation across the region around key mandate issues. Additionally, specific multimedia content including videos, photo galleries are created to support international days of activism as well as formatting and design of IEC material, photo stories, job aids and guidelines. 

The Consultant will be under the direct supervision of the Communications Specialist in PSRO, Suva.
 

How you can make a difference:

UNFPA is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled.  UNFPA’s strategic plan (2022-2025), reaffirms the relevance of the current strategic direction of UNFPA and focuses on three transformative results: to end preventable maternal deaths; end unmet need for family planning; and end gender-based violence and harmful practices. These results capture our strategic commitments on accelerating progress towards realizing the ICPD and SDGs in the Decade of Action leading up to 2030. Our strategic plan calls upon UN Member States, organizations and individuals to “build forward better”, while addressing the negative impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on women’s and girls’ access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, recover lost gains and realize our goals.

In a world where fundamental human rights are at risk, we need principled and ethical staff, who embody these international norms and standards, and who will defend them courageously and with full conviction.

UNFPA is seeking candidates that transform, inspire and deliver high impact and sustained results; we need staff who are transparent, exceptional in how they manage the resources entrusted to them and who commit to deliver excellence in programme results.

Job Purpose:

UNFPA Pacific is planning to contract a Multimedia and Graphic Design Consultant on an on-call basis, to help the office meet its growing need for quality communication and visibility products. The successful applicant will provide technical support in producing and designing UNFPA Pacific’s videos, galleries, photo essays, publications and contribute to the development and improvement of the design, branding and layout of materials produced by UNFPA Pacific. The applicant will ensure that all multimedia products, fact sheets, publications, videos, reports, etc are produced in line with UNFPA’s branding guidelines. 

You would be responsible for:

• Deliver high quality edited videos. 
• Deliver creative and innovative ideas for print, electronic, web based and animated presentations. 
• Design and lay-out of reports and other products. Improve and edit art-work, photos, charts and other graphic elements. 
• Layout and design of information and communication materials including large publications and reports, booklets and leaflets, factsheets, posters, banners, Infographics, calendars, annual reports, social media graphics and other visibility and advocacy items.
   

Qualifications and Experience: 

Education:  

• Bachelor’s degree in communication, journalism, , fine arts or closely related field;

Knowledge and Experience: 

• At least 5 years of relevant experience in multimedia production; 
• Strong theoretical and practical background in multimedia techniques, including the use of editing and design softwares such as Adobe CC, InDesign/Illustrator/Photoshop, knowledge of video editing software like Adobe Premiere Pro and After effects.; 
• Show a clear and mature style of video editing and design, demonstrating an understanding of the communication requirements of a UN Agency; 
• Proven experience of multimedia production from start to finalized products 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 Vision-Adobe-Acrobat

Languages: 

• Excellent written and spoken English. Knowledge of the Pacific languages is an asset

Required Competencies: 

Values:

• Exemplifying integrity, 
• Demonstrating commitment to UNFPA and the UN system, 
• Embracing cultural diversity, 
• Embracing change

Core Competencies: 

• Achieving results,
• Being accountable,
• Developing and applying professional expertise/business acumen,
• Thinking analytically and strategically,
• Working in teams/managing ourselves and our relationships

Compensation and Benefits:

 Payment will be made at the end of each month on the basis of: 

• A set daily fee 
• Number of days worked 
• Submission by the IC of an end-of-month report of work performed, and 
• Supervisor’s certification of the satisfactory delivery.

UNFPA Work Environment:

UNFPA provides a work environment that reflects the values of gender equality, diversity, integrity and healthy work-life balance. We are committed to ensuring gender parity in the organization and therefore encourage women to apply. Individuals from the LGBTQIA+ community, minority ethnic groups, indigenous populations, persons with disabilities, and other underrepresented groups are highly encouraged to apply. Reasonable accommodation may be provided to applicants with disabilities upon request, to support their participation in the recruitment process. UNFPA promotes equal opportunities in terms of appointment, training, compensation and selection for all regardless of personal characteristics and dimensions of diversity. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is at the heart of UNFPA's workforce - click here to learn more.

Disclaimer:

Selection and appointment may be subject to background and reference checks, medical clearance, visa issuance and other administrative requirements. 

UNFPA does not charge any application, processing, training, interviewing, testing or other fee in connection with the application or recruitment process and does not concern itself with information on applicants' bank accounts. 

Applicants for positions in the international Professional and higher categories, who hold permanent resident status in a country other than their country of nationality, may be required to renounce such status upon their appointment.