Junior Graphic Designer

About Us

GOAL has responded to the world’s major humanitarian crises since its founding in 1977, working with vulnerable communities in 15 countries across the globe with a dedicated team of 3,500 personnel. While GOAL continues to be an agile first-responder to humanitarian crises, it is also committed to working with vulnerable communities to help them survive crises and support them on the road to recovery.

GOAL launched its new five-year organisational strategy, ‘From Crisis to Resilience’ in 2022, which sets an ambitious agenda to reach more people experiencing crisis and fragility around the world.

The HQ Comms Team is now seeking a dynamic, talented, and energetic candidate to take as a Junior Graphic Designer on a permanent basis in the HQ in Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin to work in partnership with our Graphic Designer and the rest of the Comms team.

Key Areas of Responsibility: 

• Assist with ensuring delivery of innovative, engaging, ‘on-brand’ and sophisticated graphic design and video pieces, following receipt of well-defined project by project briefs.
• Delivering ever sophisticated video production, to build audiences through digital in and outside of campaign periods, complimentary but distinct from conversion / ROI driven campaigns, in line with the new Digital Strategy 2025.
• Contribute ideas on a wide range of graphic design content to help better portray GOAL’s work across all platforms, while ensuring that this content maintains the integrity of the GOAL GRIT (Guts, Resilience, Initiative and Tenacity) brand identity. Brand Book available on request.

The Person

• This role is likely to suit a candidate with qualifications in graphic design, visual communications design and/or digital content creation.  

GOAL is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to building an inclusive environment for all employees. We know that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.

All employees share in the responsibility for fulfilling GOAL’s commitment to equal employment opportunity and equal treatment. GOAL does not discriminate against any employee or volunteer; or any applicant for employment or volunteering on the basis of age, gender identity, ancestry, political opinion, civil status, medical condition, ethnic background, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws.

Accountability within GOAL

A commitment to GOAL values and GOAL’s integrity framework is critical to working with GOAL. Any candidate offered a job with GOAL will be expected to adhere to the following key areas of accountability: 1) Comply with GOAL’s policies and procedures with respect to safeguarding, code of conduct, health and safety, confidentiality, do no harm principles and unacceptable behaviour protocols; 2) Report any concerns about the welfare of a child or vulnerable adult or any wrongdoings within our programming area; 3) Report any concerns about inappropriate behaviour of a GOAL staff or partner.

Safeguarding

Children and vulnerable adults who come into contact with GOAL as a result of our activities must be safeguarded to the maximum possible extent from deliberate or inadvertent actions and failings that place them at risk of abuse, sexual exploitation, injury and any other harm. One of the ways that GOAL shows this ongoing commitment to safeguarding is to include rigorous background and reference checks in the selection process for all candidates.

General Terms and Conditions

This Job Description only serves as a guide for the position available. GOAL reserves the right to change this document.