Result of Service

1)Layout and design a wide array of print and digital assets, including one-sheets, brochures, report booklets, social media graphics, and event materials based on the brand guidelines of UNDRR and DIPECHO LAC.

5)Maintain existing brand guidelines across all creative and graphic materials of UNDRR.

6)Assist with marketing materials and printing if necessary.

7)Assist with branding and material for the Regional Platform 2023 and other UNDRR events.

8)DIPECHO LAC, UNDRR, Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030), and EIRD web page maintained and updated

9)Provision of Monitoring data on web pages (EIRD & DIPECHO LAC).

Expected duration

5 months, with possible extension

Duties and Responsibilities

Created in December 1999, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) is the designated focal point in the United Nations system for the coordination of efforts to reduce disasters and to ensure synergies among the disaster reduction activities of the United Nations and regional organizations and activities in both developed and less developed countries.

Led by the United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction (SRSG), UNDRR has over 100 staff located in its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, and in regional offices.

Specifically, UNDRR guides, monitors, analyses and reports on progress in the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, supports regional and national implementation of the Framework and catalyses action and increases global awareness to reduce disaster risk working with U.

N. Member States and a broad range of partners and stakeholders, including civil society, the private sector, parliamentarians and the science and technology community.

The individual contractor will support the information and communication activities of the UNDRR Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean including the digital and graphic design of the products, activities, and events of the Disaster Preparedness Programme in the Latin American and the Caribbean (DIPECHO LAC) as well as the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA) activities.

The main responsibility will be producing high-quality graphic designs for documents, flyers, social media cards, invitations, and videos.

Technical support for this position will be provided by the UNDRR Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean under the supervision of the Information and Communication Assistant.

Qualifications / special skills

Skills :

Academic Qualifications : First level university degree in Graphic Design, Communication Science or related fields is required.

Experience :

Language : Fluency in Spanish is required. Working knowledge in English and another UN working language is an advantage.

Additional Information

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted