Tech Job: Graphic Designer

UNICEF children’s rights organization, Harare, Zimbabwe

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11583

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The ideal candidate will support the design and production of quality print materials which UNICEF regularly requires for advocacy and visibility of issues affecting women and children of Zimbabwe and to ensure that these materials are ready and on the ground when needed. Application to be emailed to [email protected] or posted to 6 Fairbridge Ave, Box 1250, Belgravia, Harare

Number of Applications: 52

Reporting Structure
Reporting To	Director
Supervision Of	Subordinate Departmental Personnel
Interacts With	Clients and Service Providers

Job Description	Conceptualise and execute creative graphic design and layout work for various projects that communicate to the intended audience Provide technical assistance for the development and production of high quality print materials Initiate and decide on style, colour, pictures and design and how they affect the strategy and development of information and communication materials for all sections and the office Provide technical assistance for the development and production of high quality print materials including pre-press processes Decide on appropriate creative style, concept and design of documents and programme communication materials Advise Sections and the Office on purpose of conceptualized designs Execute creative graphic designs and layouts for various projects that target different types of audiences Taking full responsibility of assignments from start to completion including regular updates and meeting deadlines

Candidate Specification
Experience	7 years
Education Level	Diploma Level
Qualifications	diploma/degree in Graphic design or related field
Software	Freehand / CorelDraw / PhotoShop / QuarkXpress / Adobe InDesign / Illustrator and Adobe Acrobat Professional
Equipment	PC and Apple Macintosh Platforms and Operating Systems

Knowledge Of	Graphic design, preflighting capabilities, printing process and general DTP preferably working in the NGO/ development sectors
Skills To	Work using various design software packages
Ability To	Derive concepts and design layout, print preparation (pre-press), drafting and setting, documents, colour coordination, photographic manipulation, page layout and design
Personality	Creative / Artistic
Other	An understanding of the local printing and origination processes

Organisation
Industry	UNICEF children’s rights organization
Culture	International Multicultural
Gender Profile	Mixed
Age Profile	Between 27 and 50 years of age

Terms And Conditions
Employment	Contract
Location	Harare, Zimbabwe
Remuneration	Negotiable