United Nations Development Program

Job & Career Site Redesign

This project aimed to revamp the UNDP job and career webpage using the organization's updated design system, focusing on enhancing user experience and user interface elements. Tasks involved refining navigation, typography, imagery selection, and job posting layout, alongside optimizing UI elements and ensuring responsiveness across devices. The result is a cohesive and visually appealing webpage offering an intuitive and engaging experience for job seekers while aligning with UNDP's branding and prioritizing usability and accessibility.

Team: Digital Communication Studio

Duration: May 2023 - July 2023

Role: UX | UI

UX/UI Methodologies & Techniques:

  • Specific component UX research

  • UI design

  • QA of implementation

  • UNDP’s Design System

  • UI Inventory

  • UX Audit

Software

Old Design

  • Current design requires updating to align with new design system and undergoes reevaluation for enhanced user experience

  • Current UI feels overcrowded, directing the eye in multiple directions

  • Sorting process is lengthy and lacks clarity

  • Small font size compromises readability

  • Layout of job postings makes navigation through sections difficult

  • No use of pleasing and eye catching imagery

  • Lack of visual hierarchy appeal

UNDP Design System

The UNDP design system provides a cohesive framework for the organization's visual identity across various platforms and materials. It encompasses guidelines for typography, color schemes, imagery, and UI elements to ensure consistency and brand alignment. By adhering to this system, UNDP maintains a unified and professional image while enhancing user experience across its digital presence.

User Flow

User Evaluation

  • Who uses this page?

  • What’s the purpose of this page?

  • What do they access?

  • How do you apply or reach out through the websites?

  • What’s the awards and who is using it?

  • Is there a better way to used this site?

User Experience

  • Updated the landing page

  • Job page posting

  • The form application itself

  • Error page and any attachment

  • The confirmation page

  • Handover for development

The New User Interface

The new redesign vastly improves user experience by addressing previous shortcomings. It offers a spacious and intuitive UI, clear sorting options, increased font size for better readability, and a revamped job posting layout for easy navigation. Overall, it transforms the UNDP job and career webpage into a polished and user-centric platform, setting a new standard for digital design excellence.

  • Spacious and intuitive UI design, aligned with the updated UNDP design system

  • Clear sorting options for enhanced navigation clarity

  • Increased font size improves readability and accessibility

  • Revamped job posting layout for structured and user-friendly browsing experience

Project Summary

This project entailed a comprehensive overhaul of the UNDP job and career webpage to align with the organization's updated design system, emphasizing improved user experience and interface elements. Tasks encompassed refining navigation, typography, imagery selection, and job posting layout, while ensuring responsiveness across devices.

The outcome is a visually appealing and cohesive webpage that offers an intuitive and engaging experience for job seekers, in line with UNDP's branding and commitment to usability and accessibility. Throughout this project, I led the design efforts, focusing extensively on coherence and user experience enhancements to transform the UI to meet the standards of the UNDP design system.

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