Design Consultant, Seoul, Republic of Korea, Public Partnerships Division (PPD), 9 months

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UNICEF’s Public Partnerships Division (PPD) is responsible for managing the organization’s relations with public sector partners. The UNICEF Seoul Liaison Office, which reports into PPD, is responsible for maintaining and strengthening the partnership between UNICEF and the Government of the Republic of Korea (ROK).

 Rationale for the consultancy

The UNICEF Seoul Liaison Office requires a designer to ensure that the office is best placed to promote the UNICEF brand and capture the results of the organization’s partnership with the Korean Government.  The office created a new brand approach in 2025, which it wishes to expand to a suite of products in 2026.

Purpose of the consultancy

The UNICEF Seoul Liaison Office requires a Design Consultant to support the deepening of UNICEF’s collaboration with the Government of the Republic of Korea.  The consultancy will focus on designing a range of products, including results reports, newsletters, brochures, strategic documents, presentations, and other related materials.

Description of Assignment (Deliverables):

Deliverable 1: Result Report	The Design Consultant will adapt a 42-page English-language 16 Year Results Report (produced in January 2026) into Korean. Deliverables: Results Report that summarizes 16 years of results and which will be used as the primary advocacy tool with Korean parliamentarians (by end April 2026)  Timeline: 20 days
Deliverable 2: Brochures	The Design Consultant will design two promotional brochures.  Deliverables: Partnership brochure (English), which summarizes the 16 Year Results Report (3 days by end April 2026) Partnership brochure (Korean) (3 days by end April 2026) Flagship brochure, showcasing three partnership priorities between UNICEF and ROK (English) (3 days by end June 2026) Flagship brochure (Korean) (3 days by end June 2026) Timeline: Total 12 days
Deliverable 3: Newsletters	The Design Consultant will adapt an existing newsletter template to several partner-focused newsletters. Deliverables: Update newsletter template (1 day) (by end March 2026) Three Partnership newsletters (English) (3 days) (by end April, end August, end November 2026) Three Partnership newsletters (Korean) (3 days) (by end April, end August, end November 2026) Three DPRK newsletters (English) (3 days) Timeline: Total 10 days
Deliverable 4: Strategic flagship visibility reports	The Design Consultant will design several visibility/comms-focused reports throughout the consultancy. Deliverables: Humanitarian Flagship Partnership Report (by mid-July 2026) (4 days) Climate Partnership Report (by end October 2026) (4 days) Global Health/Immunization Report (by mid-December 2026) (4 days) Timeline: Total 12 days
Deliverable 5: Presentations	The Design Consultant will design a presentation template that the office can use to streamline its public branding when speaking about UNICEF’s work to Korean partners. Deliverables: Presentation template (by end June 2026) (2 days) Timeline: Total 2 days
Deliverable 6: Banners and high-visibility materials	The Design Consultant will design banners and other high-visibility materials for strategic engagement and advocacy opportunities with the Korean Government. Deliverables: Two banners and visibility materials (one by end April 2026 and one by end October 2026) (2 days each) Timeline: Total 4 days

 QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in any of the following: Marketing, Communications, Business Administration, Economics, Social Sciences, Public Administration, International Relations, or equivalent

Work experience:

• Minimum of five years of relevant professional experience, including communication project management in the private or non-profit sectors

Key competencies

• Clear and confident communication skills: You are comfortable communicating with a range of stakeholders and can adapt your style according to the audience
• Drive to achieve results: You take responsibility for and ownership of your performance and are proactive in finding solutions to problems
• Think and act strategically: You understand the big picture and can anticipate risks and identify strategic opportunities
• Entrepreneurial mindset: You are dynamic and when you see things that could be improved, you put your hand up and help improve it, rather than being a passive bystander
• Work collaboratively with others: You enjoy contributing to a wider team effort and collaborating with people from different backgrounds to achieve your goals, respecting differences and ensuring that all can contribute and succeed
• Embrace change and uncertainty: You understand that our work is complex and dynamic, and respond to shifting priorities with composure and agility
• Demonstrate self-awareness and ethical awareness: You are self-aware of your own strengths, limitations, working style, and deeply held convictions and biases. You display ethical awareness through behaviours that are consistent and compliant with the standards of conduct for international civil servants, UNICEF’s values, and relevant UNICEF policies and procedures

Languages

• Fluency in English required

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 

UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status.

UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF provides reasonable accommodation throughout the recruitment process. If you require any accommodation, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility jobs-near-me.org UNICEF. Should you be shortlisted, please get in touch with the recruiter directly to share further details, enabling us to make the necessary arrangements in advance.

UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, religious or ethnic background or disabilities. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check, and selected candidates with disabilities may be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their disability confidentially.

UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance.  Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station is required for IP positions and will be facilitated by UNICEF. Appointments may also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Should you be selected for a position with UNICEF, you either must be inoculated as required or receive a medical exemption from the relevant department of the UN. Otherwise, the selection will be canceled.

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.

Government employees who are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government positions before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason. 

UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its recruitment, selection, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and training). UNICEF will not ask for applicants’ bank account information.

In this role, you will collaborate with colleagues across multiple locations. For effective collaboration, we encourage flexible working hours that accommodate different time zones while prioritizing staff wellbeing.

Humanitarian action is a cross-cutting priority within UNICEF’s Strategic Plan. UNICEF is committed to stay and deliver in humanitarian contexts. Therefore, all staff, at all levels across all functional areas, can be called upon to be deployed to support humanitarian response, contributing to both strengthening resilience of communities and capacity of national authorities.

All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. An internal candidate performing at the level of the post in the relevant functional area, or an internal/external candidate in the corresponding Talent Group, may be selected, if suitable for the post, without assessment of other candidates.

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