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For every child, the right to a future

The key messages of Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MNCH), Nutrition, water sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and Immunization programs have been delivered and engaged through partnerships across Myanmar. For the awareness and demand generation activities, many partners increasingly reach out to UNICEF to support communication materials around MNCH, Nutrition, water sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and immunization programs. Therefore, to address those needs and accelerate the intervention for awareness raising and demand generation UNICEF is aiming to develop communication materials to support the program implementation through the implementing partners.

In order to carry out these above-mentioned activities, there is a need to hire national consultants (graphic designers) to support on timely development of different sets of communication materials for different target audiences. Under direct supervision of the SBC Officer the graphic designer will provide technical support to SBC Unit of UNICEF Myanmar in order to develop the communication materials. The graphic designer will receive a briefing at the beginning and regular supervision throughout the contracted period. UNICEF will also provide creative brief including target audience and key messages.

How can you make a difference?

The main purpose of this consultancy is to develop layout and graphic designs for the communication materials for community engagement creative communication materials for social media platforms, guidelines, manual, graphic for immunization, maternal & child health, and nutrition, education, child protection, WASH, emergency response and AAP in Myanmar.

Objectives and Deliverables:

This consultancy is hired for the development, adaptation, and resizing of immunization, nutrition, MNCH, Education, Child Protection, WASH, emergency response and AAP related materials. The scope of work is as below:

I. Understanding the audience – In consultation with SBC, conduct assessment for the targeted audience to understand preferences and needs, which inform the design decisions.

II. Design print materials, digital assets, events and website content as per the defined categories;

Deliverables:

Print materials

A. Manual books, reports, booklets

B. Flyers, leaflets, and pamphlets

C. Flip charts and calendars

D. Letter heads and envelops

E. Invitation cards and envelops

F. Logos

G. Notepads

H. Banners

I. Maps

J. Graphs

Digital Assets

K. Photos/ Other exhibitions, infographics

L. Power point presentations

M. Illustrations

N. Digital printing

O. GIFs

P. Videos (Animations)

III. Pretesting and feedback

Ensure the materials developed are pretested according to the SBC pretest guidelines, and feedback incorporated before the final copies generated.

5. MAJOR TASKS TO BE ACCOMPLISHED

A. Creative Brief Development: The Consultant shall develop creative briefs for proposed communication materials based on the technical content, community perspectives, communication objectives, and concepts provided or endorsed by UNICEF.

B. Development of New Communication Materials: The Consultant shall develop new communication materials in different formats, as required, ensuring that all materials are technically accurate, audience-appropriate, accessible, and aligned with UNICEF’s applicable communication and branding requirements.

C. Adaptation of Existing Communication Materials: The Consultant shall adapt existing communication materials into different formats, as required, while maintaining the integrity of the approved technical content and ensuring suitability for the intended audience and communication channel.

D. Contextualization of Existing Communication Materials: The Consultant shall contextualize existing communication materials in different format, as required, to ensure their relevance to the Myanmar context, target communities, languages, cultural considerations, and intended communication objectives, subject to technical review and approval by UNICEF.

E. Compliance with Technical Guidance and Timelines: The Consultant shall follow the technical briefs, instructions, and guidance provided by UNICEF and shall complete and submit each assigned deliverable within the agreed timeframe and in accordance with the specified requirements.

F. Revision and Quality Assurance: The Consultant shall incorporate all consolidated technical, content, design, and editorial comments provided by UNICEF and shall revise and resubmit the materials until they meet the agreed quality standards and are accepted by UNICEF.

G. Submission of Working Files: The Consultant shall provide UNICEF with the editable working files, source files, artwork files, design assets, and other relevant production files associated with the developed or adapted communication materials, as requested by UNICEF.

Responsibilities of the Consultant:

A. Equipment and Connectivity: The Consultant shall be responsible for providing and maintaining, at their own cost, the necessary laptop/computer equipment, software, internet connectivity, and other resources required to perform and deliver the assigned work.

B. Compliance with Agreed Timelines: The Consultant shall strictly adhere to the predefined and mutually agreed delivery schedules. All deliverables shall be submitted accurately and within the specified timelines, unless an alternative timeline is formally agreed with UNICEF.

C. Electronic Submission of Deliverables: Upon completion of each assignment, the Consultant shall submit the finalized communication materials electronically/through cloud services to UNICEF through the agreed communication channels.

D. Quality Assurance and UNICEF Standards: The Consultant shall conduct thorough quality checks of all communication materials prior to submission, including verification of content, language, layout, design, technical specifications, and production quality. All designs and materials shall comply with applicable UNICEF policies, guidelines, visibility and branding requirements, as well as instructions provided by UNICEF. Finalized materials shall be submitted electronically to UNICEF through the designated official communication channel, including email where applicable.

E. Revision, Feedback and Final Production Files: The Consultant shall remain reasonably available to incorporate feedback, technical inputs, and revisions from UNICEF and shall accommodate multiple rounds of editing, where required, within the agreed scope and timeframe. Following approval, the Consultant shall provide high-quality, camera-ready and/or ready-to-print final files in the formats specified by UNICEF, including but not limited to PDF, JPEG, PNG, and other editable or production-ready formats as required.

Responsibilities of UNICEF:

A. Technical Guidance and Direction: UNICEF, through the SBC Unit, shall provide the Consultant with the relevant technical briefs, communication objectives, audience and community information, concepts, specifications, and other necessary guidance to support the development, adaptation, and contextualization of communication materials.

B. Review, Feedback and Approval: UNICEF shall review submitted deliverables and provide consolidated technical, content, design, branding, visibility, and quality-related feedback within a reasonable timeframe. UNICEF shall provide final approval of communication materials prior to dissemination, printing, or other intended use.

C. Coordination and Facilitation: UNICEF shall coordinate with the Consultant and relevant technical/SBC focal points as required, facilitate access to information or reference materials necessary for the assignments, and communicate agreed priorities, timelines, deliverable requirements, and revisions.

D. Quality Standards and Final Deliverables: UNICEF shall communicate applicable UNICEF policies, branding, visibility, accessibility, and quality standards and confirm the required final formats and specifications. UNICEF shall receive and retain the approved final communication materials and relevant editable/source files submitted by the Consultant, as required.

Travel

Upon requirements of assignments, should any in-country travel be scheduled, consultant will be reimbursed based on actual approved and authorized travel. UNICEF will reserve funds to cover this.

ESTIMATED DURATION OF LTA

This is a time-bond LTA, and the duration of the validity of the long-term agreement will be 3 years from Nov 2026 – Oct 2029. Candidates who are successful for the long-term agreement will be contacted within this duration to be contracted for specific assignments as and when needed.

UNICEF will award LTA to top ranked (5) candidates.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

Minimum requirements:

Education: A bachelor degree in any relevant field as a minimum supported by relevant experience and professional certifications.
Work Experience: More than 3 years in Design and Illustration. Demonstrated experience in graphic and layout design, illustration, and desktop publishing of IEC materials, particularly for nutrition, immunization, maternal and child health, and/or WASH, with specific experience in developing nutrition-related communication materials.
Communicates effectively with various stakeholders.
Results driven; able to work effectively in a multi- cultural environment and with minimum supervision.
Strong sense of team spirit, diplomacy, able to work effectively with different sections and teams.
Ability to work under tight schedule, meet target timelines, respond to multiple demands including within a changing environment.
Ability and commitment to develop high-quality products.
Skills : Proficient in Photoshop, Illustrator, Adobe Creative Suites, Corel Draw, DTP layouting, professional illustration, and video editing.
Language Requirements: Good command of English.

Desirables:

Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts

Technical Evaluation Criteria:

The selection of consultants for the LTA will be based on technical evaluation and financial offers in the ratio of 80:20. The criteria for technical evaluation will be as follows:

Qualifications and working experiences in developing graphic design, illustration, desktop publishing and creative software fields (20 Marks)
Experience on layout design for Information Education Communication materials particularly related to immunization, nutrition, maternal and child health, or WASH as well as supporting any campaigns. (20 Marks)
Ability to develop high-quality products. (30 Marks)
Working experiences in humanitarian sectors for supporting graphic designs, illustrations, and other creative works. (10 Marks)

Total technical scores (80 Marks) Only candidates who score at least 40 points in the technical evaluation will have their financial proposals considered.

Financial evaluation (20 Marks)

The application submitted online should contain below mentioned attachments. Without all the above 3 documents, the application will be considered incomplete and invalid and will not be considered further.

i. A Cover letter explaining the motivation for applying and explaining how the qualifications and skillset meets the requirements of the assignment.

ii. An updated profile, Curriculum Vitae (CV)

iii. Work Samples – The candidate’s works are required to provide to UNICEF through any feasible formats: with web link, as attachment(s) in the application, file sharing link such as Google Drive, OneDrive and other cloud services etc.,)

REMARK: Candidates who pass the technical assessment will be further invited for a briefing session and will be requested to complete an expression of interest form with detail financial proposals based on the type of expected products/ deliverables.

• Any attempt to unduly influence UNICEF’s selection process will lead to automatic disqualification of the applicant.

• Joint applications of two or more individuals are not accepted.

• Please note, UNICEF does not charge any fee during any stage of the process.

• UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion and encourages qualified candidates from all backgrounds including persons living with disabilities to apply.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

The UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships

(2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness

(3) Drive to achieve results for impact

(4) Innovates and embraces change

(5) Manages ambiguity and complexity

(6) Thinks and acts strategically

(7) Works collaboratively with others

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Remarks:

As per Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity.

UNICEF is committed to fostering an inclusive, representative, and welcoming workforce. For this position, eligible and suitable candidates across all diverse profiles are encouraged to apply.

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Long Term Agreement (LTA): Graphic Designers, National Consultants, Yangon/ Home-based, Myanmar (Open to Myanmar Nationals Only)