WFP Beirut CO – Graphic Designer SSA 6 At World Food Programme

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Job Title: Graphic Designer SSA 6

Contract Type / Grade: Special Service Agreement SSA6

Duty Station: Beirut Country Office

Contract Duration: Initially 11 Months, on a daily basis (approximately 15 days/ month) depending on the need. Renewal based on availability of funds, business needs and performance.

Date of Publication: 19 March 2024

Deadline of Application: 02 April 2024

Organizational Background:

Assisting more than 115.5 million people in 120 + countries each year, the World Food Program (WFP) is the leading humanitarian organization saving lives and changing lives, delivering food assistance in emergencies, and helping individuals and communities find life-changing solutions to the multiple challenges they face in building better futures.

In conflict situations, we bring relief to exhausted populations and use food assistance to build pathways to peace and stability – work for which WFP was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2020.

WFP Lebanon provides humanitarian assistance to vulnerable people for food and other essential needs through cash-based transfers and in-kind food. WFP Lebanon also provides food assistance in the form of snacks and fresh food to school aged students and promotes resilient livelihoods and sustainable food systems.

In addition to direct assistance to the most food insecure and vulnerable people, WFP also supports government institutions, partners, and other entities to strengthen their capacity to deliver social assistance.

To know more about WFP’s mission, please check the below video:
https://www.facebook.com/WorldFoodProgramme/videos/10154930622760178/

Job Purpose: Under the direct supervision of the Communications Officer, the Graphic Designer will support with and ensure the production and maintenance of a wide array of visibility, multimedia, and communication materials in adherence to WFP’s branding guidelines and policy, leveraging expertise in design software.

Key Responsibilities (not all-inclusive, nor exhaustive):

• Produce specific high quality internal documents including: reports, programme highlights, fact sheets, donor presentations and storytelling documents.
• Produce beneficiary information packages including: posters, leaflets, banners, and awareness videos.
• Produce high quality social media graphics, both static and animated in Arabic and English.
• Support donor visibility efforts through diverse media resources, including shop posters, distribution site posters, GIFs and e-cards.
• Photographic manipulation including restoration, noise reduction, re-shaping and tonal adjustments.
• Support creative design of the WFP external platforms.
• Provide clear and concise feedback for cooperating partners’ design content.
• Develop and maintain templates for all programme units’ requirements.
• Perform other related duties as required.

STANDARD MINIMUM ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS:

Education: Completion of secondary school education. Bachelor’s degree/ Certificate in Graphic Design, Audio-visual, Communications or other related fields is desirable.

Experience: At least six (6) years of experience in Graphic Design, communication Art or other related fields.

Language: Fluency in both oral and written communication in English and Arabic languages.

Required Skills:

• Knowledge and experience of core Microsoft Office Suite, including MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Advanced Knowledge in the following design software: Adobe Suite, including Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Adobe After Effects and Microsoft Office Publisher.

Desired Skills:

• Knowledge in printing processes and working with relevant printing suppliers
• Experience in social media and content creation is a plus
• Experience working in a humanitarian setting is a plus

WFP Leadership Framework: Common Standards of Behaviour

• Leads by Example with Integrity
  • Upholds WFP values, principles, and standards
  • Respects others and values diversity
  • Stays focused and calm under pressure
  • Demonstrates humility and a willingness to learn
• Drives Results and Delivers on Commitments
  • Delivers results for maximum impact
  • Delegates appropriately
  • Adapts readily to change
• Fosters Inclusive and Collaborative
  • Is inclusive and collaborative
  • Gives timely and constructive feedback
  • Builds and shares new perspective
• Applies Strategic Thinking
  • Communicates and fulfils WFP’s vision
  • Embraces curiosity and new ways of doing things
  • Analyses and evaluates data
  • Considers the impact of decisions
• Builds and Maintains Sustainable Partnerships
  • Collaborates to deliver common objectives

Terms and Conditions:

• WFP offers a competitive benefits package including salary, various types of leaves including maternity and paternity, medical and life insurances, provision of breastfeeding rooms for new parents, and various wellness platforms.
• WFP Lebanon offers flexible working hours schedule upon prior approval.
• Our premises are accessible, and we are committed to accommodate to any required reasonable accessible needs to remove barriers in the workplace.
• Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

WFP has zero tolerance for discrimination and does not discriminate on the basis of HIV/AIDS status.

No appointment under any kind of contract will be offered to members of the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), International Civil Service Commission (ICSC), FAO Finance Committee, WFP External Auditor, WFP Audit Committee, Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) and other similar bodies within the United Nations system with oversight responsibilities over WFP, both during their service and within three years of ceasing that service.