Spécialiste Infographiste / Graphic Designer
Organizational Context
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is the UN's global development network, connecting countries to knowledge, experience, and resources to help people build a better life. In Niger, UNDP supports sustainable, inclusive, and resilient development, focusing on governance, peacebuilding, climate resilience, gender equality, poverty reduction, and economic development. Visual communication is crucial for UNDP's visibility and advocacy, making program results accessible and highlighting contributions to national development. This role supports the Communication and Advocacy Unit to enhance visual content production and digital communication capacities.
Job Purpose
The Graphic Designer Volunteer will strengthen UNDP Niger's visual communication and digital content production capabilities. The primary objective is to enhance the visibility, impact, and accessibility of UNDP's results and initiatives. The volunteer will translate program information, data, and outcomes into attractive, clear, and easily understandable visual content. This role is essential for making complex information accessible to diverse audiences, including institutional partners, beneficiaries, media, and the general public, thereby supporting UNDP's advocacy and visibility strategies in Niger. The volunteer will contribute to designing modern, coherent graphic materials across various communication channels, ensuring adherence to UN and UNDP visual identity standards.
Responsibilities
The Graphic Designer will be responsible for professional graphic design and infographics, including creating posters, flyers, brochures, banners, invitations, and other print materials. They will design PowerPoint presentations and visual institutional materials, and develop infographics to present data, statistics, and key messages attractively. The role involves transforming complex information into accessible visual content and developing graphic templates. Responsibilities also include designing visuals for social media platforms (LinkedIn, Facebook, X, Instagram, YouTube), adapting content for digital formats, and creating visual campaigns for international days and initiatives. Support will be provided for event visual identity, including invitations, programs, and backdrops. The volunteer will collaborate with program teams to identify visually representable results, design success stories and one-pagers, and develop infographics showcasing project impact. Additionally, they will manage and archive graphic files, ensure adherence to visual identity standards, and propose creative approaches to improve visual communication, staying updated on design trends.
Work Experience
A minimum of 3 years of relevant professional experience is required in graphic design and infographics, creating institutional communication materials, digital communication and social media, data visualization, document layout, and producing print and digital assets. Experience working with international organizations, UN agencies, NGOs, or public development bodies is a strong asset. Proficiency in design software such as Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and presentation tools like PowerPoint is essential. Experience with video editing or motion graphics software is desirable.
Skills
Essential skills include excellent command of graphic design principles, a strong sense of aesthetics and visual composition, and the ability to simplify complex information into clear visuals. Proficiency in typography, layout, and color theory is important. The candidate must be able to manage multiple projects, pay attention to detail, and adhere to brand guidelines. Creativity, innovation, professionalism, organization, autonomy, teamwork, and responsiveness are key behavioral competencies. Fluency in French is required, with English proficiency being an advantage.