Graphic Designer
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permanent
Uganda
FAOHome
28.09.2023
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Organizational Setting
The main aim of the FAO Country offices, which are headed
by the FAO Representative, is to assist governments to develop
policies, programmes and projects to achieve food security and to
reduce hunger and malnutrition, to help develop agricultural,
fisheries and forestry sectors, and to use their environmental and
natural resources in a sustainable manner. This position is located in
Kampala, Uganda.
To increase knowledge
generation and information sharing about various aspects of the
organization’s work in Uganda, FAO continues to generate information
through assessment, studies, success stories, and lessons learned,
among others.
Reporting Lines
The successful candidates will be under the overall
managerial and administrative leadership of the FAO Representative in
Uganda but will report directly to the FAO communication unit.
Technical Focus
FAO wants to enlist qualified
Graphic Designers that will, from time to time, be engaged on a
short-term basis, to provide quality design services for such works as
indicated above. The incumbent will form a pool of individuals to
provide technical support to FAO Uganda’s Communication Unit in
designing FAO publications and developing creative designs for project
reports and briefs. The incumbent will ensure that the reports and
briefs adhere to FAO graphic guidelines, provide the best possible
functionality and usability to FAO partners, use innovative designs
and layouts, and contribute to the overall FAO brand.
Tasks and responsibilities
• Produce creative concept designs and
layouts for the reports and briefs (see list of reports and briefs
below).
• Ensure that all publications, reports, and
products are produced in line with FAO graphic guidelines.
• Deliver creative and innovative designs and layouts for
print and electronic reports and briefs.
• Deliver design
and layout of reports and briefs for in-house printing and electronic
distribution.
• Improve and edit artwork, photos, charts,
and other graphic elements.
• Custom photo editing
(restoration, noise reduction, tonal adjustment)
• Deliver
creative graphics of the reports, briefs, and communication products,
for use on the website and social media (boxes, postcards, covers)
• Be available to make any editorial design changes during
the approval process by FAO’s Office for Corporate Communication
CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING
Minimum
Requirements
• First-level
university degree in Art, Communication, Graphics/ Motion graphics or
related subjects.
• A Diploma with qualifying experience
may be accepted in lieu of the university degree.
• At
least 5 years of progressively responsible experience in graphic
design, production from start to published/printed product with
knowledge of printing processes (offset and digital) and colour
management, with a first-level degree or 7 years relevant experience
with a non-university degree.
• Working knowledge (Level
C) of English,
• National of Uganda or legal resident of
the country.
FAO Core
Competencies
• Results Focus
• Teamwork
• Communication
•
Building Effective Relationships
• Knowledge Sharing and
Continuous Improvement
Technical/Functional Skills
• Strong theoretical and practical background in graphic
design, including using design software such as Adobe Design Premium,
In-Design, CorelDraw, web design tools such as Dreamweaver etc.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced working environment,
keeping to strict reporting deadlines.
• Working
experience in the UN system or other international/humanitarian
organisations.
• Show a clear and mature style of design,
demonstrating an understanding of the communication requirements of a
UN agency.
• Knowledge of standard software packages,
including MS Office– MS Access–MS Visio –Adobe Acrobat
•
Work well in a team and has a strong work ethics strives to deliver
high-quality, error-free deliverables.
• Communicates
well both in oral and written English, in a multicultural environment.
• Creative graphic design skills
•
Communication skills
• Planning and organizing
• Cultural sensitivity and integrity
•
Professionalism and flexibility
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Please note that Closure Date and Time displayed above are based on date and time settings of your personal device
FAO seeks gender, geographical and linguistic diversity in its staff and international consultants in order to best serve FAO Members in all regions.
- FAO is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality, background and culture
- FAO, as a Specialized Agency of the United Nations, has a zero-tolerance policy for conduct that is incompatible with its status, objectives and mandate, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination
- All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks
- All applications will be treated with the strictest confidentiality
- FAO staff are subject to the authority of the Director-General, who may assign them to any of the activities or offices of the Organization.
- FAO does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview meeting, processing).
Please note that all candidates should adhere to FAO Values of Commitment to FAO, Respect for All and Integrity and Transparency.
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