UNV User Experience/User Interface Specialist

UN Entity: ESCWA.

Assignment Context:
The UX/UI volunteer will develop and maintain frontend websites, as well as design collaterals, creating looks, layouts, and features in attractive professional graphic design. To do that, the contractor will follow UN established standards for web development, IT technologies,
programming languages, and tools, also preparing, maintaining, and referencing project-base agreed technical, user, and functional specifications and documentations.

Task description:
Within the delegated authority and under the supervision of the Data Scientist or his/her designated mandated representative(s), the UN Volunteer will:

1. Create the look, layout, and features of a website in attractive professional graphic design in an intuitive, user-friendly style and design collaterals;
2. Develop frontend for websites using UN established standards for web design, technologies and tools;
3. Interpret user requirements and translate these into systems specifications;
4. Analyse and advise on innovative web-based solutions;
5. Prepare technical and user documentation for deployed websites and products, as well as training materials and conducts technical presentations;
6. Maintain functional specifications for websites, programs and procedures developed and/or modified;
7. Provide support for deployed websites including version management, data recovery and deployment;
8. Support digitization, visualization and development of infographics for various products.
9. Trains staff on completed products;
10. Assists in the maintenance and enhancement of existing user systems, the development of new software applications, and data visualization and data analytics initiatives;
11. Any other related tasks as needed per UN ICT or ESCWA’s strategy.

Languages
English, Level: Fluent, Required

Required Experience:
-A minimum of 3 years of work experience in a multi-developer environment with extensive knowledge of web design (HTML, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), and any JavaScript dialect/frameworks is required.
- Solid experience in creating wireframes, storyboards, user flows, process flows site maps, and rapid prototyping is desirable.
- Understanding of the concepts of user experience, user interface principles, and conceptual designs is desirable.
- Experience with responsive design and in designing multilingual websites is desirable.
- Knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite tools is desirable.
- Experience with mobile and related devices designs is desirable.

Inclusivity statement:
United Nations Volunteers is an equal opportunity programme that welcomes applications from qualified professionals. We are committed to achieving diversity in terms of gender, care protected characteristics. As part of their adherence to the values of UNV, all UN Volunteers commit themselves to combat any form of discrimination, and to promoting respect for human rights and individual dignity, without distinction of a person’s race, sex, gender identity, religion, nationality, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, age, language, social origin or other status.

Note on Covid-19 vaccination requirements
Selected candidates for certain occupational groups may be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) in line with the applicable host entity policy.

Living Conditions and other Remarks:

As this is a national UN Volunteer assignment, the UN Volunteer will be responsible for arranging his/her own housing and other living essentials. This position is based in Beirut. National UN Volunteers are part of the malicious insurance plan. National UN Volunteers are expected to be culturally sensitive and adjust to the prevailing culture and traditions.

National UN Specialist Volunteers in Lebanon are entitled to:

• Monthly Volunteer Living Allowance (VLA) at the amount of USD 1,606.53
• Annual and learning leaves;
• Medical and life Insurance
• Free access to different learning platforms.

For more information on UN Volunteer benefits, entitlements and support, please visit:
https://www.unv.org/volunteer-your-country-conditions-service