Desginer and Layout

Background:

In Asia and the Pacific, as in the rest of the world, violence against women and girls (VAW) remains the most pervasive violation of human rights. Deeply rooted in gender inequality and the discrimination that women and girls face in nearly all aspects of their lives, violence affects women regardless of culture and context. This has serious health, social and economic repercussions not only for women themselves, but also for their families, communities and society at large. Systemic impunity in cases of sexual violence is moreover an illustration of a gap in responsive and accountable governance. VAW in the region takes many forms, from domestic violence to sexual assault and harassment, early and forced marriages, trafficking of women and children, son preference, acid attacks and dowry-related crimes.In recent years, there has been extensive progress in the region to strengthen the legislative frameworks around VAW. 20 out of 39 countries in Asia and the Pacific now have laws on VAW, though only 9 countries in the region specifically criminalize marital rape. As concerns the issue of non-partner rape, a recent multi-country study showed that prevalence ranged from 4-40% across sites, with half of men who admitted to having perpetrated rape having done so the first time as teenagers.[1] Sexual entitlement was the most commonly cited motivation for rape perpetration.

The overall objective of the Multi-Country Study on the Policing and Prosecution of Sexual Violence in Asia is to contribute to ending violence against women and girls through strengthening states’ obligation of due diligence, in particular by feeding into technical and policy advisory services that support the capacity development of key state actors in India, Thailand and Viet Nam to enforce legal commitments to protect women and girls from sexual violence. The Study,which has been undertaken in partnership with national research partners in each of the countries, uses both qualitative and quantitative research methods that are consistent across the three countries in order to ensure comparability of data. The study, which is an inter-agency(UN Women, UNDP, UNODC) initiative coordinated by UN Women, investigates each step in the prosecution process, from e.g. police investigations to committal proceedings and trials, in order to identify attrition points at each step. It seeks to:

1. Identify common deficits and good practices in the state legal response to VAW in selected countries;
2. Highlight substantive and institutional factors in the legal system that cause attrition and impunity;
3. Facilitate and guide future legal reform, policy making and programming.

In this regard, the UN Women Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific is seeking to hire a designer / consultant to produce a publication detailing regional research findings, analysis and recommendations, alongside other communications products linked to this study. The aim of these publications /products is to contribute to raising awareness amongst key duty bearer around risk and protective factors associated with attrition and impunity of sexual violence within the criminal justice system – thus supporting enhanced enforcement of laws and policies to end violence against women and girls.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Under the direct supervision of the Regional Programme Manager, Ending Violence against Women, the designer will be assigned to produce a range of advocacy materials for UN Women. The duties include:

• Design and layout of a high-quality, attractive and creative research publication – including the use of graphics / flow charts and illustrations if and relevant (est. no of pages: 40-50);
• Design and layout of high-quality communications products linked to the above publication, including:

o Summary presentation / slides with key research findings (est. no of slides: 12-15);
o Executive summary report (est. no of pages: 20);
o Research tool / methodology (est. no of pages: 60);

• Conduct quality control to ensure accurate and high-quality work, ensuring that the design of the materials is consistent and in line with UN Women Communications Guidelines, as appropriate.
• Modifying, revising and editing materials as required, in consultation with the supervisor.

Outputs:

The consultant will deliver each output in accordance with the specified requirements for each product. Below is a list of envisioned elements:

• Design, layout and production of the report (est. no of pages: 40-50)

The designer has to design the flow chart, layout map and the overall of the report

• Executive Summary report (est. no of pages: around 20 pages)
• Summary presentation / slides with key research findings (Power Point) for the launch of the report (12-15 slides)
• Design of the methodology/research tool: (est. no pages: 60)

Payment:

Payment is made upon delivery of satisfactory outputs/products in accordance with specified requirements and on a daily rate basis.

Duty station:

The consultant designer will be working remotely, as this is a home-based assignment. No travel is required.

Supervisor:

The consultant designer will report to the Regional programme Manager for Ending Violence against Women / UNiTE, based in the UN Women Asia Pacific Regional Office, Bangkok.

Qualifications:

• Minimum educational requirement: secondary education.
• At least 5 years’ experience in design and layout work.
• Very good creative skills and advanced command over a full range of design software, including Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, etc.
• Solid understanding of printing and production matters and knowledge of various print formats
• Ability to work quickly and responsively and demonstrate initiative.
• Commitment to gender equality and human rights.
• Work experience with the UN is an asset.
• Fluency in English.

Evaluation Criteria of proposals:

Consultants seeking to be considered for this assignment will be evaluated in line with the below criteria:

Technical skills (80%), of which:

• Quality of design portfolio (40%)
• Relevance of past experience (40%)

Financial proposal (20%) Measured as total financial proposal for meeting the above deliverables, divided by daily rate

[1]Fulu, E., Warner, X., Miedema, S., Jewkes, R., Roselli, T. and Lang, J. (2013) “Why do some men use violence against women and how can we prevent it? Quantitative Findings from the United Nations Multi-country Study on Men and Violence in Asia and the Pacific”.Bangkok: UNDP, UNFPA, UN Women and UNV. Please see www. Partners4prevention.org

How to apply:

To be considered for this contract, kindly submit your expression of interest by 15 June 2014 indicating your daily rate and proposed number of working days for meeting the above deliverables, along with a portfolio of past work. Separate payments will be made upon completion of each assignment (in line with above outputs), upon submission of invoice. Kindly submit application package to Mr. Pulin Milintachinda, Asia Pacific UNiTE Campaign Coordinator pulin.milintachinda@unwomen.org and CC hr.bangkok@unwomen.org +66 (0)2 288 12 49.