UI / UX Designer

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JOB TITLE: UI/UX Designer, ShareTheMeal
UNIT/DIVISION: Partnerships Division (PSP) Org. Unit 50015246
DUTY STATION: (City, Country): Berlin, Germany / remote
CONTRACT TYPE: Regular Consultant
DURATION: Until 31/12/26
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 world’s 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 20,000 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 WFP’s fundraising and awareness-raising app. Free to download, the award-winning 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 long-term 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

• Work with requirements

• Collect references to the best practices, implement required UX and UI changes by creating

• process flows, wireframes and prototypes

• Create development-ready mockups, including edge cases and empty states

• Participate in user research, working closely with other team members in the product, content and

• marketing teams

• Gather and validate business and end-user requirements

• Design user journeys based on the needs and the limitations of the users and of the context of use

• Participate in work stream discussions/meetings as required

• Support and contribute to the design system

• Develop wireframes, designs, prototypes, storyboards, user flows, animations and mock-ups of

• new/optimized features

• Prepare and iterate visual assets and pixel-perfect layout specifications for the native mobile apps and web,

• working hand in hand with our developers and QA

• Provide Quality Assurance on the correct implementation of interface designs and behaviours

• 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:

• 2-3 years of progressive experience working in Design

Technical expertise:

• Visual awareness and knowledge of latest tendencies in modern design

• 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 pixel-perfect designs

• Basic knowledge of motion design and experience with responsive design is a plus

Soft Skills:

• 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

• Self-motivated 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).

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