United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON) Graphic Arts Assistant Jobs in Kenya (12 Jobs)

Temporary Vacancy Announcement

Note:

This recruitment is on a ‘When Actually Employed’ basis or Consultancy (Freelance) basis.
Successful candidates will be placed on a Roster from which they may be called upon to perform Graphic Arts Assistant functions on a temporary basis.

Payment is based on actual days worked. There is no guarantee, however, that a candidate on the Roster will be given a contract as this is dependent on exigencies of demand by recruiting office.

Vacancy Notice No: GS-11-36

Organizational Location: UNON/DCS/PSS

Duty Station: Nairobi

Functional Title: Graphic Arts Assistant

12 Positions

Duration: WAE or Freelance basis

Grade: G-4

Closing Date: 07 November 2011

Duties and Responsibilities:

The United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON) is the UN headquarters in Africa and the representative office of the Secretary-General. We support programme implementation of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) globally, as well as other UN offices in Kenya, by providing administrative, conference and information services (www.unon.org).

These posts are located in the Printing and Publishing Section, Division of Conference Services (DCS), Under the direct supervision of Deputy Chief, Desk Publishing Unit and general direction by the Chief of Publishing Section, the Graphic Arts Assistant will be responsible for the following duties:

1. Participating in initial meetings with clients to discuss potential design projects.
2. Independently undertaking design assignments, including high priority requests, for a variety of UN sponsored activities.
3. Conceptualizing and developing design proposals for review by clients, which may include statistical information, photographic, illustrative or more abstract graphic solutions.
4. Preparing all approved designs in electronic format for final review before printing; technically reviewing color for appropriate type and profile and pre-press proofs as required.
5. Providing guidance and support throughout the project production process; coordinating and following up with clients and other relevant parties and ensuring that project is on schedule and reporting when a project is behind schedule.
6. Performing other related work as required.

Competencies:

Professionalism: Knowledge of standard industry production related to graphic arts and printing processes, including desktop publishing, design and layout, knowledge of digital photo retouching, page layout and digital illustration creation.

Teamwork: Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals; solicits input by genuinely valuing others’ ideas and expertise; is willing to learn from others;

Planning& Organizing: Develops clear goals that are consistent with agreed strategies; identifies priority activities and assignments;

Creativity: Actively seeks to improve programmes or services; offers new and different options to solve problems or meet client needs; interest in new ideas and new ways of doing things;

Technological Awareness: Keeps abreast of available technology related to graphic arts design; understands applicability and limitation of technology to the work of the office; actively seeks to apply technology to appropriate tasks;

Qualifications:

Education: Completion of Secondary school education is required. Diploma training in Graphic Art is desirable.

Experience: At least 4 years of experience in publications production, including desktop publishing, graphic design and layout, or related area.

Language: English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the post advertised, fluency in oral and written English is required.

Other Skills:

• Experience Adobe Illustrator is desirable
• Good graphic art skills and ability to independently develop creative designs and produce high quality ready to print product is desirable

Candidates will be required to sit for a practical hands-on test in Adobe Creative Suite 5 to determine their ability to use InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and Adobe Acrobat.

Candidates are required to come to the interview with past native file Adobe CS projects, not less than ten (10), they built by themselves alone (no teamwork project please) that incorporate Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Acrobat to allow the interview panel to review them. Please do not bring printed examples as they will not allowed as part of the interview

Important Information:

The United Nations does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview meeting, processing, training or any other fees). The United Nations does not concern itself with information on bank accounts.

How to Apply:

All applicants are required to apply on-line as soon as possible before the deadline stated in the vacancy announcement. To start the application process, applicants are required to log to http://www.unon.org/doc/P11.doc to access and complete the Personnel Form (P11).

1. In completing the P11 form, please fill in all fields.
2. Print out the P11, sign and send it to the email address below quoting the vacancy number.
3. All inquiries and clarifications should also be sent to the email address below.

Email: recruitment@unon.org

Please note that applications received after the deadline will not be accepted.