Job Vacancy at UNICEF Tanzania – Graphic Designer (Individual Consultancy), Dar es Salaam October 2026

About UNICEF

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) works in more than 190 countries and territories to protect children’s rights, save children’s lives, and help children reach their full potential from early childhood through adolescence.

UNICEF works with governments, communities, and partners to improve children’s health, nutrition, education, protection, and overall well-being. The organization is committed to inclusion, diversity, safeguarding, and the protection of every child’s rights.

Position: International/National Individual Consultancy – Graphic Designer for Child Nutrition and Development Programme Materials

Employer: UNICEF Tanzania

Job Number: 596466

Contract Type: Consultant

Duty Station: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Category: Nutrition, Knowledge Management, Innovation and Programme Management

Date Advertised: 21 October 2026

Application Deadline: 28 October 2026

About the Assignment

UNICEF Tanzania’s Child Nutrition and Development (CND) Section supports programmes that improve the nutrition, health, well-being, and development of adolescent girls, women, and children across Mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar.

To strengthen the documentation and communication of programme results, evidence, innovations, and lessons learned, UNICEF seeks an individual consultant with expertise in graphic design, report layout, and communication materials development.

The consultant will transform technical content, programme data, research findings, and human-interest stories into high-quality, audience-centred products for print, digital, and multimedia platforms. The assignment will support advocacy, knowledge management, donor visibility, and resource mobilization.

Purpose of the Assignment

The consultant will design and deliver high-quality knowledge products, communication materials, advocacy products, and donor visibility materials that showcase UNICEF’s contribution to improving outcomes for adolescent girls, women, children, and families.

The work will involve professional graphic design, layout, and branding services for reports, case studies, policy briefs, infographics, learning materials, and donor visibility products.

All deliverables must comply with UNICEF’s branding and visual identity guidelines, editorial standards, accessibility requirements, and donor visibility obligations.

Through creative and innovative design solutions, the consultant will make technical information clear, engaging, and accessible to diverse audiences. The assignment will also strengthen programme visibility, knowledge sharing, resource mobilization, donor recognition, and communication of evidence and achievements across print, digital, and multimedia platforms.

Key Responsibilities

The selected consultant will be responsible for the following:

1. Design and lay out knowledge management products, including reports, guidelines, policy briefs, case studies, bulletins, and learning materials.

2. Develop visual communication products, including infographics, banners, and other advocacy and visibility materials for print and digital platforms.

3. Translate complex technical content and programme evidence into compelling visual formats that are clear, understandable, and engaging for diverse audiences.

4. Design specific Child Nutrition and Development programme deliverables, including:

• Quarterly bulletins.

• Nutrition investment case materials.

• Food-systems communication products.

• Maternal, Infant and Young Child Nutrition (MIYCN) guidelines.

• Early Childhood Development (ECD) programme materials.

• Nutrition reports.

5. Ensure that all communication materials follow UNICEF’s visual identity, branding, editorial, accessibility, and donor visibility requirements.

Full Job Description: Download the Graphic Designer Individual Consultant Job Description

Minimum Qualifications and Requirements

Education

Applicants must possess a bachelor’s degree in one of the following fields:

• Graphic Design.

• Graphics.

• Visual Communications.

• Communications.

• Another relevant technical field.

Work Experience

Applicants must have at least three years of experience designing creative, high-quality communication and advocacy materials across print and digital formats.

Experience working with United Nations agencies, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), or international organizations is preferred.

Technical Skills

Candidates should demonstrate the following skills and competencies:

• Advanced proficiency in industry-standard design tools, including Adobe Creative Suite applications such as InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, and After Effects, alongside other relevant design, layout, and animation software.

• Ability to translate advocacy objectives and complex information into compelling visual concepts that resonate with diverse audiences.

• Experience producing reports, briefs, infographics, social media assets, banners, event materials, and other advocacy and visibility products.

• Demonstrated ability to work within established corporate visual identity and branding guidelines, ensuring consistency across communication products, including compliance with the UNICEF Brand Book.

Language Requirements

– Fluency in English.

Desirable Qualifications and Experience

The following will be considered strong advantages:

• Previous experience designing communication materials for UNICEF Tanzania or familiarity with its visual communication requirements and branding.

• Previous work experience with UNICEF or another United Nations agency.

• A strong professional portfolio demonstrating relevant design work across a range of communication materials and formats.

• Experience designing communication materials related to nutrition and food systems.

UNICEF Core Values

The successful consultant is expected to demonstrate UNICEF’s core values, represented by CRITAS:

• Care.

• Respect.

• Integrity.

• Trust.

• Accountability.

• Sustainability.

Required Competencies

Candidates should demonstrate the following competencies:

1. Builds and maintains partnerships.

2. Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness.

3. Drives 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.

Diversity, Inclusion and Safeguarding

UNICEF is committed to promoting the rights of every child and building an inclusive, representative, and welcoming workforce. Applications are encouraged from qualified candidates regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic background, disability, or other status.

UNICEF provides reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process for candidates with disabilities, including neurodivergent candidates. Applicants requiring accommodation should submit a request through the accessibility email option on the UNICEF Careers webpage.

UNICEF maintains a zero-tolerance policy towards sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority, discrimination, fraud, corruption, and other misconduct incompatible with its mission.

Selected candidates will undergo relevant reference, safeguarding, academic credential, employment history, and background verification checks. Appointments are also subject to applicable medical clearance and vaccination requirements.

Government employees considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government positions before taking up an assignment.

Important Information for Applicants

• UNICEF does not charge application, interview, validation, appointment, or training fees at any stage of its recruitment process.

• UNICEF will not request applicants’ bank account information.

• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and invited to proceed to the next stage.

• Selection and appointment are subject to satisfactory completion of the required checks.

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should submit their applications through the official UNICEF careers portal before the deadline.

Application Deadline: 28 October 2026

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Applicants should search for Job Number 596466 – Graphic Designer for Child Nutrition and Development Programme Materials and review the full terms of reference and submission instructions before applying.

Note: This is an individual consultancy, not necessarily a standard staff employment position. Applicants should check the official advertisement for the required application documents, consultancy duration, deliverables, and financial proposal requirements.