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DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS
WFP celebrates and embraces diversity. It is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all its employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of race colour national origin ethnic or social background genetic information gender gender identity and/or expression sexual orientation religion or belief HIV status or disability.
ABOUT WFP
The World Food Programme is the worlds largest humanitarian organization saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace stability and prosperity for people recovering from conflict disasters and the impact of climate change.
At WFP people are at the heart of everything we do and the vision of the future WFP workforce is one of diverse committed skilled and high performing teams selected on merit operating in a healthy and inclusive work environment living WFPs values (Integrity Collaboration Commitment Humanity and Inclusion) and working with partners to save and change the lives of those WFP serves.
To learn more about WFP visit our website: follow us on social media to keep up with our latest news: YouTube LinkedIn Instagram Facebook Twitter.
WHY JOIN WFP
WFP is a 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.
WFP offers a highly inclusive diverse and multicultural working environment.
WFP invests in the personal & professional development of its employees through a range of training accreditation coaching mentorship and other programs as well as through internal mobility opportunities.
A career path in WFP provides an exciting opportunity to work across the various country regional and global offices around the world and with passionate colleagues who work tirelessly to ensure that effective humanitarian assistance reaches millions of people across the globe.
We offer an attractive compensation package (please refer to the Terms and Conditions section of this vacancy announcement).
JOB TITLE: UI/UX Designer
UNIT/DIVISION:Private Sector Partnerships (PP) Org. Unit
DUTY STATION (City Country): Remote
CONTRACT TYPE: CST 1
DURATION: 11 months
VA REFERENCE: N/A
LINE MANAGER/SUPERVISOR: Lead UX/UI Designer ShareTheMeal
ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. WFP is the worlds largest humanitarian organization saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace stability and prosperity for people recovering from conflict disasters and the impact of climate change. Around 20000 people work for the organization most of them in remote areas directly serving the hungry poor.
To reach a world with zero hunger WFP is investing in and growing private sector fundraising and partnerships.
ShareTheMeal is WFPs fundraising and awarenessraising app. Free to download the awardwinning app is a pioneering way for people to join our efforts in creating a world with zero hunger.
ShareTheMeal currently has more than 1.3 million supporters worldwide who have shared more than 185 million meals (US$ 100 million). WFP is pursuing an ambitious growth strategy for individual giving and ShareTheMeal is a key driver for this strategy going forward. The team located in Berlin and also remotely is focused on increasing the funds raised to help get to zero hunger by further developing the app to include new and innovative features increasing the engagement of existing users and growing the user base through marketing and communication initiatives. As the user base has grown there is a significant opportunity to increase funds raised from existing users and deliver an exceptional experience to build a longterm relationship with each supporter.
ACCOUNTABILITIES / RESPONSIBILITIES
The Consultant reporting to the Lead UX/UI Designer of the ShareTheMeal initiative is expected to:
Support the designing of appealing user interface and work improvements in user experience of
ShareTheMeal working closely with the Lead UX/UI Designer
o Work with requirements
o Collect references to the best practices implement required UX and UI changes by creating
process flows wireframes and prototypes
o Create developmentready mockups including edge cases and empty states
o Participate in user research working closely with other team members in the product content and
marketing teams
o Gather and validate business and enduser requirements
o Design user journeys based on the needs and the limitations of the users and of the context of use
o Participate in work stream discussions/meetings as required
o Support and contribute to the design system
o Develop wireframes designs prototypes storyboards user flows animations and mockups of
new/optimized features
o Prepare and iterate visual assets and pixelperfect layout specifications for the native mobile apps and web
working hand in hand with our developers and QA
o Provide Quality Assurance on the correct implementation of interface designs and behaviours
o Support and contribute to the design system
Support other activities within the ShareTheMeal initiative as required
DELIVERABLES AT THE END OF THE CONTRACT
Improvements to UI and UX of the ShareTheMeal mobile apps and website handover of the
documentation and assets
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
Education University degree in Marketing Advertisement Media Communications Science or other
relevant field
Work history 5 year progressive experience working in Design
Technical expertise Visual awareness and knowledge of latest tendencies in modern design
Soft skills
Technical awareness
Experience and extensive knowledge of prototyping tools such as Figma (or
Sketch AdobeXD)
Basic knowledge of typography and basics of composition
Meticulous attention to detail ability to create pixelperfect designs
Basic knowledge of motion design and experience with responsive design is a plus
Ability to interact with managers with maturity and tact
Mature judgment with strong interpersonal skills
Collaborative spirit able to liaise with a wide range of people at all levels and
across different cultures and to act with credibility and diplomacy
Strong time management skills with an ability to plan ahead anticipate
requirements problems and obstacles and an ability to juggle competing
priorities successfully and to work to tight deadlines
Selfmotivated and able to work with a high degree of autonomy
Fully committed and motivated to achieve the aims of the World Food Programme
Language(s) Excellent command of spoken and written English
Intermediate knowledge of another official UN language would be a plus (Arabic
Chinese French Russian Spanish).
WFP LEADERSHIP FRAMEWORK
WFP Leadership Framework guides to the common standards of behavior that guide HOW we work together to accomplish our mission.
Click here to access WFP Leadership Framework
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION
WFP is dedicated to fostering diversity equity and inclusion. Our recruitment process is inclusively crafted to welcome candidates of all backgrounds celebrating diversity and ensuring a respectful environment for all. We aim for an accessible and fair recruitment journey. Should you need any reasonable accommodations or have accessibility concerns please reach out to us confidentially at Our DEI team is here to ensure your full participation in our recruitment process.
NO FEE DISCLAIMER
The United Nations does not charge any application processing training interviewing testing or other fee in connection with the application or recruitment process. Should you receive a solicitation for the payment of a fee please disregard it. Furthermore please note that emblems logos names and addresses are easily copied and reproduced. Therefore you are advised to apply particular care when submitting personal information on the web.
REMINDERS BEFORE YOU SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION
We strongly recommend that your profile is accurate complete and includes your employment records academic qualifications language skills and UN Grade (if applicable).
Once your profile is completed please apply and submit your application.
Please make sure you upload your professional CV in the English language
Kindly note the only documents you will need to submit at this time are your CV and Cover Letter
Additional documents such as passport recommendation letters academic certificates etc. may potentially be requested at a future time
Please contact us at in case you face any challenges with submitting your application
Only shortlisted candidates will be notified
All employment decisions are made on the basis of organizational needs job requirements merit and individual qualifications. WFP is committed to providing an inclusive work environment free of sexual exploitation and abuse all forms of discrimination any kind of harassment sexual harassment and abuse of authority. Therefore all selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks.
No appointment under any kind of contract will be offered to members of the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ) International Civil Service Commission (ICSC) FAO Finance Committee WFP External Auditor WFP Audit Committee Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) and other similar bodies within the United Nations system with oversight responsibilities over WFP both during their service and within three years of ceasing that service.
Employment Type
Full-Time
