Graphic Designer and Illustrator at United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

The South-South Collaboration Forum is a joint effort of the UNEP–Ecosystems Management Partnership (IEMP) and Poverty-Environment Action to address poverty elimination, natural resource management and food security issues in Africa and Asia and the Pacific region through exchange of experience and lessons learned with partners, including Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and UN Women in the context of the coronavirus pandemic and response. UNEP Ecosystems Integration Branch is the host of IEMP and the Poverty-Environment Action project at UNEP.

Responsibilities:

• During development and eventual delivery of the publications, the consultant will report to the UNDP–UNEP Poverty-Environment Action Programme Management Officer. The Consultant will perform the following tasks:
• Copy editing in English within 15 days of receiving the draft document;
• Check document for redundancy of language or content; ensure that the product highlight key
• messages in "plain" English, reducing jargon to deliver concise messages and ensure language
• consistency across the product, propose improvements to ensure concise text; perform quality
• assurance and correct consistency throughout the publications including review and correction of reference list and footnotes;
• Design infographics and illustrations that help convey the key messages of the publications. All
• infographics should be submitted as separate image files that can be used for social media. Layout and design the entire publication, following the UNDP–UNEP Poverty-Environment Action publishing guidelines, Poverty-Environment Action graphic design guide for cover illustrations and layout publications including use of graphics, boxes, figures, pictures, and bullet points to ensure the publications are easy to read, aesthetically pleasing, and consistent throughout;
• Review and proof reading of the designed version of the publication and identify and advise on any needed corrections of the text;
• Adjust the layout and design in accordance with feedback from Poverty-Environment Action Unit staff. Independently liaise with Poverty-Environment Action staff to ensure that necessary corrections are made; and finalize the design and format of the document’s graphs, tables and related artwork, making it ready for electronic publishing and online dissemination.
• Design of communications materials (invitation, poster/roll up).

Qualifications/special skills

• Skills: Demonstrated willingness to work as part of a team, ability to work well and deliver quality outputs under tight deadlines and excellent computer skills are an added advantage.
• Academic Qualifications: A university degree (1st degree) in English, Information science, knowledge management, media and communications, or other relevant fields is required.
• Experience: Minimum eight (8) years of experience in editing of technical/policy documents preferably in environment and/or development is required. Broad knowledge of the UN system in general and understanding of policies, sound editorial and journalistic judgment as well as political sensitivities is desirable. Work experience with UNDP or UNEP an advantage.

Closing: 29 June 2022