Background
Albania’s progress in recent years in respecting and promoting gender equality is highlighted in a series of international commitments as well as domestic legal and policy development and implementation. Since 2008 Albania passed the Gender Equality in Society Law, established the national gender machinery, improved the Law on Measures against Violence in Family Relations, opened the first national shelter for survivors of domestic violence, established the mechanism of coordination and referral of domestic violence cases in several municipalities, evaluated the National Strategy for Gender Equality and Domestic Violence (2007-2010), and approved the revised National Strategy on Gender Equality and against Gender-Based and Domestic Violence (2011-2015).
Responsabilities
Under the guidance of UNDP Gender Programme Manager the incumbent will:
- Create/visualize ideas and produce designs by hand or using computer-aided design for the needed products;
- Keep up to date with emerging fashion trends as well as general trends relating to fabrics, colors and shapes having in mind the
traditional aspect;
- Working with the local teams to develop products as per local and international needs and requirements;
- Understand design from a technical perspective, i.e. producing packaging of local products, handicrafts, wool products etc. and provide
technical specifications for designs;
- Adapting existing designs and materials for mass and marketing production;
- To create all the labels and packaging design concept, branding, trademark logo's to printings of the products;
- Travel to the required areas to advice, monitor and provide support to the local producers.
Requirements
- University degree preferably in arts/design and modelling disciplines
- At least 3 years of professional experience in related fields
- Knowledge of designing, tailoring and embroidery
- Previous experience in conducting designing and modelling
- Working knowledge of English and fluency in Albanian
Deadline: 20 February 2015
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