ECARO Roster of Consultant Experts in Photography, Videography and Video Editing – Europe and Central Asia Regional Office (ECARO)

UNICEF works in a few of the world’s hardest locations, to achieve the world’s most deprived kids. To save lots of their lives. To defend their rights. To assist them fulfill their potential. 

Throughout 190 nations and territories, we work for each baby, in every single place, each day, to construct a greater world for everybody. 

And we by no means surrender. 

For each baby, a champion

How will you make a distinction? 

BACKGROUND

UNICEF works with and for deprived kids and adolescents throughout 22 countries and territories in Europe and Central Asia the place we’ve nation programmes. We even have programmes to reply to the wants of refugee and migrant ladies and youngsters within the Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Poland and Slovakia, in addition to engagement with establishments throughout many extra nations to uphold the rights of youngsters.

UNICEF Regional Workplace for Europe and Central Asia (ECARO), Nation Places of work and Programmes within the area recurrently produce high-quality audiovisual supplies that doc key points associated to kids’s rights, and ongoing programmes and actions. These supplies embody pictures with detailed captions, movies, b-roll for broadcast, public service bulletins, and animation.

To satisfy the continued want for multimedia manufacturing, UNICEF is updating its roster of pictures, videography and video-editing specialists, and invitations certified candidates to precise their curiosity to be included within the roster.

The Roster will function a human sources repository from which ECARO, Nation Places of work and Programmes in Europe and Central Asia can shortly draw pre-vetted, certified specialists for assignments.

SCOPE OF WORK AND DUTIES

UNICEF ECARO invitations certified candidates to precise their curiosity to be included within the roster of pictures, videography and video-editing specialists. The specialists will likely be answerable for capturing and producing compelling visible content material that showcases the impression of UNICEF’s packages, initiatives, and advocacy efforts. These multimedia packages will contribute to elevating consciousness, inspiring motion, and influencing constructive change for kids world wide.

The chosen specialists will work intently with UNICEF ECARO’s Communication Staff, in addition to UNICEF Communication Officers in Nation Places of work, Programmes and Nationwide Committees within the area to make sure that the companies supplied are in keeping with UNICEF’s branding requirements and pointers, and baby safeguarding rules.

The chosen specialists could also be required to journey to nations within the area to assemble multimedia content material, for which they’re anticipated to make their very own preparations for journey and lodging. Official journey will likely be specified within the TOR for every project, as requested by ECARO and/or COs.

The chosen specialists are required to make use of their very own gear together with cameras, microphones, software program and different equipment which may be required for every project.

Key tasks of the Images Specialists embody:

• Seize emotionally resonant and impactful photos that inform the tales of youngsters and communities supported by UNICEF.
• Collaborate with inside groups to know undertaking targets and translate them into inventive visible ideas.
• Journey to varied areas, usually in difficult environments, to doc UNICEF’s work and the conditions of youngsters and their households.
• Edit and post-produce images, making use of applicable metadata and tags, and guaranteeing it aligns with UNICEF’s model pointers.
• Work intently with writers, photographers, and different content material creators to make sure multimedia content material is cohesive and impactful.
• Present inventive enter throughout undertaking brainstorming and planning periods.
• Guarantee compliance with moral and baby safeguarding pointers when coping with weak topics.

Key tasks of the Videography Specialists embody:

• Plan, shoot, and edit high-quality movies that successfully talk UNICEF’s mission, values, and impression.
• Collaborate with inside groups to know undertaking targets and translate them into inventive visible ideas.
• Seize genuine and interesting footage, interviews, and visuals that inform compelling tales of youngsters, households, and communities.
• Journey to varied areas, usually in difficult environments, to doc UNICEF’s work and the conditions of youngsters and their households.
• Edit and post-produce video content material, guaranteeing it aligns with UNICEF’s model pointers and communication methods.
• Work intently with writers, photographers, and different content material creators to make sure multimedia content material is cohesive and impactful.
• Present inventive enter throughout undertaking brainstorming and planning periods.
• Guarantee compliance with moral and baby safeguarding pointers when coping with weak topics.

SKILLS REQUIRED

To qualify as an advocate for each baby you should have…

Necessities relevant to PHOTOGRAPHY Specialists

• Diploma in pictures, movie manufacturing, media research, communications, or a associated area.
• No less than 5 (5) years’ expertise as a photographer, ideally in humanitarian or improvement contexts.
• Two (2) further years of related work expertise could also be thought of in lieu of a proper Diploma.
• Proficiency in utilizing skilled pictures gear and modifying software program (e.g., Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop, and many others.).
• A portfolio showcasing a variety of photographic types, with a give attention to storytelling.
• Wonderful understanding of composition, lighting, and visible storytelling methods.
• Sensitivity to cultural variety and the flexibility to attach with topics to seize real moments.
• Sturdy organizational expertise and the flexibility to handle a number of tasks and deadlines.
• Data of kid rights and improvement points is a bonus.
• Capacity to work each independently and collaboratively in a dynamic and multicultural setting.
• Owns pictures and picture modifying gear.
• Fluency in English required. Proficiency in Russian is an asset.

Necessities relevant to VIDEOGRAPHY Specialists

• Diploma in movie, videography, media research, communications, or a associated area.
• No less than 5 (5) years’ expertise in video manufacturing, together with capturing and modifying, ideally in a humanitarian or improvement context.
• Two (2) further years of related work expertise could also be thought of in lieu of a proper Diploma.
• Sturdy portfolio showcasing the flexibility to inform compelling tales by means of video.
• Proficiency in video modifying software program (e.g., Adobe Premiere Professional, Closing Lower Professional, and many others.) and different related instruments.
• Wonderful understanding of visible composition, lighting, and sound design.
• Artistic considering and the flexibility to rework ideas into impactful movies.
• Sturdy organizational expertise, consideration to element, and the flexibility to handle a number of tasks and deadlines.
• Data of kid rights and improvement points is a plus.
• Distinctive teamwork and communication expertise in a multicultural setting.
• Owns video and video modifying gear.
• Fluency in English required. Proficiency in Russian is an asset.

For each Youngster, you show… 

UNICEF’s core values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Belief, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS), and core competencies in Communication, Working with Folks and Drive for Outcomes.

To view our competency framework, please go to here.

HOW TO APPLY

Candidates are invited to:

1. Duly full the net UNICEF utility
2. Duly full & connect P-11 Historical past From (may be downloaded right here: https://www.unicef.org/careers/documents/p11-form)
3. Curriculum vitae (CV) and Cowl Letter
4. Complete visible portfolio with not less than 5 (5) samples of related work.
5. Monetary proposal with each day price in USD (purposes submitted with no each day price won’t be thought of)
6. Analysis of labor by UN if relevant (e.g. PER).
7. Names and contacts of three (3) referees (purposes with out referees won’t be thought of).

Please apply to the Regional Roster by the indicated on-line deadline of 31 January 2024.

Please notice that solely candidates who’re beneath critical consideration will likely be contacted. As soon as pre-qualified, consultants will likely be eligible for direct recruitment by UNICEF places of work within the area for a three-year interval. Within the collection of its workers and consultants, UNICEF is dedicated to gender steadiness, inclusion and variety with out distinction as to race, intercourse or faith, and with out discrimination of individuals with disabilities. Nicely certified candidates are strongly inspired to use.

UNICEF is dedicated to variety and inclusion inside its workforce, and encourages all candidates, no matter gender, nationality, spiritual and ethnic backgrounds, together with individuals residing with disabilities, to use to turn out to be part of the group.

UNICEF presents reasonable accommodation for consultants/particular person contractors with disabilities. This will embody, for instance, accessible software program, journey help for missions or private attendants. We encourage you to reveal your incapacity throughout your utility in case you want cheap lodging in the course of the choice course of and afterwards in your project. 

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance coverage on conduct that’s incompatible with the goals and targets of the United Nations and UNICEF, together with sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF additionally adheres to strict baby safeguarding rules. All chosen candidates will likely be anticipated to stick to those requirements and rules and can subsequently endure rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will embody the verification of educational credential(s) and employment historical past. Chosen candidates could also be required to offer further info to conduct a background examine. 

Remarks:  

Solely shortlisted candidates will likely be contacted and advance to the following stage of the choice course of. 

People engaged beneath a consultancy or particular person contract won’t be thought of “workers members” beneath the Workers Rules and Guidelines of the United Nations and UNICEF’s insurance policies and procedures, and won’t be entitled to advantages supplied therein (corresponding to go away entitlements and medical insurance coverage protection). Their circumstances of service will likely be ruled by their contract and the Normal Situations of Contracts for the Providers of Consultants and Particular person Contractors. Consultants and particular person contractors are answerable for figuring out their tax liabilities and for the fee of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with native or different relevant legal guidelines. 

The chosen candidate is solely accountable to make sure that the visa (relevant) and medical insurance required to carry out the duties of the contract are legitimate for the whole interval of the contract. Chosen candidates are topic to affirmation of fully-vaccinated standing in opposition to SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Well being Group (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which should be met previous to taking over the project. It doesn’t apply to consultants who will work remotely and will not be anticipated to work on or go to UNICEF premises, programme supply areas or instantly work together with communities UNICEF works with, nor to journey to carry out capabilities for UNICEF at some stage in their consultancy contracts.