Graphic Designer – Desktop Publishing of UN Multi-Country Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (MCSDCF) and Trinidad and Tobago Common Country Analysis (CCA)

Two professionally designed, publication-ready strategic documents — the UN Multi-Country Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework and the Trinidad and Tobago 2025 Common Country Analysis — that effectively communicate the UN's strategic vision, analysis and programming priorities to government, development partners, the private sector, civil society and the public, and that champion the Sustainable Development Goals in Trinidad and Tobago and the wider English- and Dutch-speaking Caribbean.

Home-based (Trinidad and Tobago)

2 months

Under the overall supervision of the UN Resident Coordinator and the direct supervision of the Development Coordination Officer, Economist, the contractor will: • Design and lay out two (2) publication-ready reports - the MCSDCF and the Trinidad and Tobago 2025 CCA - converting the existing draft documents into professionally typeset publications. • Develop a coherent and distinctive visual identity for each publication, in full compliance with UN branding guidelines, the UN Sustainable Development Group (UNSDG) visual identity, and the SDG colour palette and iconography. • Design front and back covers, inside cover, title page, foreword/acknowledgements pages, table of contents, list of figures and tables, list of acronyms, chapter dividers, appendices and references sections. • Establish a consistent system of typography, colour palette, paragraph and heading styles, callout boxes, pull quotes, footnotes, captions and page numbering across both publications. • Redesign and redraw existing figures, charts, graphs, tables, maps and conceptual diagrams to a professional publication standard, ensuring data accuracy, clarity, accessibility and consistency with the visual identity. This includes (but is not limited to) bar charts, pie charts, bubble charts, radar/spider charts, line charts, dashboards, SDG snapshots, convergence maps, risk matrices, tables and infographics. • Create new original infographics, data visualizations and conceptual illustrations where required to strengthen the communication of key messages and findings. • Source, curate, edit and integrate high-quality photographs and visuals (including, where appropriate, from UN photo libraries and approved sources), ensuring proper licensing, attribution and cultural sensitivity to the Trinidad and Tobago and wider Caribbean context. • Process all photographs and images for both screen and print (colour correction, cropping, resolution optimization). • Format all references, footnotes, citations and bibliographies in a consistent style across each document. • Prepare the publications for both digital distribution (interactive, accessible PDF with bookmarks, hyperlinks and a clickable table of contents) and high-resolution print production (CMYK, with bleed and crop marks as required). • Ensure that final files comply with accessibility standards (PDF/UA where feasible), including readable fonts, sufficient colour contrast, alternative text for images and a logical reading order. • Incorporate revisions and feedback from the UN RCO, UNCT agencies and Government counterparts through up to three (3) rounds of revisions per publication. • Deliver editable source/working files (e.g. Adobe InDesign packages with linked assets, Illustrator/Photoshop files, fonts and image libraries) at the end of the assignment so that the UN RCO can update the publications in the future. • Deliver all outputs in a timely fashion, ensuring accuracy of content and fidelity to UN branding and visibility guidelines.

Completed secondary education is required. Diploma, degree or recognized professional certification in graphic design, visual communication, desktop publishing, fine arts or a related field is an asset. A minimum of five (5) years of demonstrated professional experience in graphic design and desktop publishing, including layout of long-form reports, strategic documents or analytical publications (60+ pages). Demonstrated experience in designing publications for the United Nations, other international organizations, governments, or comparable institutional clients is required. Demonstrated clientele of local, regional and international clients is required. Proven experience in the design and production of data visualizations, infographics, charts and maps from raw data, statistics and analytical text is an asset. Experience in producing publications that comply with branding/visibility guidelines (UN, EU, World Bank, IDB or similar) is a strong asset. Experience producing accessible PDFs (PDF/UA, tagged PDFs) is an asset.

Fluency in written and spoken English is required.

Not available.

THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.