Design and Branding Volunteer for Young People We Care (YPWC)

Host entity: Young People We Care

Areas of expertise: Art, design, culture

Application deadline: 16/11/2026

Mission and objectives

Young People We Care (YPWC) is a youth-led and youth-focused organisation headquartered in Ghana, with additional satellite offices in the United Kingdom and Canada.

Founded in December 2005, YPWC works to empower young people through education, information, advocacy, community engagement and access to opportunities.

The organisation's mission is to educate and inform young people on global issues, inspire them to take action, promote youth participation, and build sustainable partnerships that advance youth development.

YPWC is seeking to strengthen its visual identity and improve how it communicates its work, programmes and opportunities to young people, partners and other stakeholders.

Assignment context

YPWC is expanding its work to provide young people with access to information, resources and opportunities that support their personal and professional development.

As part of this effort, the organisation is seeking a creative volunteer to develop professional promotional materials that reflect its mission, values and commitment to youth empowerment.

The volunteer will help YPWC establish a consistent and recognisable visual identity that can be used across its communications, outreach activities and partnerships.

Task description

We are seeking a talented Graphic Design and Branding Volunteer to support the development of promotional and communication materials for Young People We Care.

The volunteer will work with the YPWC team to design a set of professional, visually appealing and consistent materials that communicate the organisation's identity and work.

The assignment will involve:

Designing promotional flyers for YPWC programmes, events and initiatives.
Creating professional business cards for the organisation's leadership and team members.
Designing an official letterhead for organisational correspondence.
Developing a consistent visual style, including colours, fonts and layout elements, that can be used across YPWC's promotional materials.
Providing editable digital versions of the final designs to enable the organisation to update and reuse them.

The designs should be modern, engaging and appropriate for a youth-focused organisation with a global audience.

Expected Deliverables

By the end of the assignment, the volunteer will have produced:

Two promotional flyer templates.
One business card design template.
One official letterhead template.
A simple visual identity guide outlining the recommended colours, fonts and design elements.
Editable digital files and print-ready versions of all final materials.

Skills and experience

Applicants should have:

Experience in graphic design, visual communication or branding.
Demonstrated ability to design professional promotional materials, including flyers, business cards and letterheads.
Experience using design tools such as Canva, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop or similar software.
A portfolio demonstrating previous graphic design work.
Strong communication skills and the ability to work independently in an online environment.
An interest in youth development, community engagement and social impact.

Full eligibility requirements, conditions of service and application instructions are available on the official UNV platform.