Long-Term Arrangement for National Professional Photographer/Videographer,Abidjan – Cote d’Ivoire

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential. 

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone. 

And we never give up. 

For every child, a champion

UNICEF Cote d’lvoire needs to place the issues facing continuously and strategically the most marginalized and excluded children in Cote d’lvoire in the international scene, the national dialogue and at the heart of the public and political! agenda; to bring issues to the forefront to accelerate the realization of child rights for Cote d’lvoire’s most vulnerable children. Regarding the evolving upstream role of UNICEF in the Country Program (policy advocacy and dialogue, resources leveraging, etc.) and the enhanced role that public awareness and advocacy will have to play to support this, the program would ensure that the organization is positioned as a credible and trusted voice for children and is perceived as relevant to guide and influence the policy dialogue. UNICEF needs to continue to deliver persuasive messages through different channels, exploring key opportunities for activating our audiences around advocacy priorities, defining, and implementing public advocacy actions targeted at decision makers.

To support the activities of the UNICEF Cote d’Ivoire office, we are recruiting consultants to provide visual documentation in original digital format on a) UNICEF Cote d’Ivoire’s programmes (communication, child development, including Wash, nutrition, health, protection and education); b) high-level visits; c) official photos of key spokespeople and staff in order to produce communication and advocacy material that will be used by UNICEF’s internal and external partners across various platforms.

How can you make a difference?

The consultant will be required to :

• High profile visits and events – professional photojournalistic/documentary coverage of UNICEF during visits.

• Programme coverage – professional photojournalistic/documentary coverage of UNICEF-supported programmes as well as general advocacy on the subject. Coverage can include documentation of the programme intervention as well as documentation of the situation that shows the need for intervention. To be distributed via WeShare and Sharepoint to UNICEF internally, UNICEF National Committees and other internal and external partners such as the media, NGOs and UN partners.First person visual storytelling with captions and quotes – Professional photojournalism/documentary focused on an individual subject, telling the story through the life and experiences of one person. Make sure there is enough detail about their life to make it relatable. Emotional content resonates well with the audience and encourages sharing. Where possible, try to track and share results before and after a story to show the impact that individuals, UNICEF and our partners can have.

• Social media: – production of photos and videos for the social media calendar, including key events, national and international days, etc.

• Videos: production of videos of programme interventions for internal distribution to UNICEF, donors, UNICEF National Committees and other internal and external partners.

Consultant’s responsibilities:

The consultant provides all photographic material and undertakes to provide, on request, transmissions of raw edited selections of the best images, with full caption information. The videos will be edited by the consultant and, if necessary, re-edited until they have been approved by the multimedia specialist and the head of communications.
At the end of the assignment, the overall edit will be transferred electronically to the Multimedia Specialist and the Head of Communication at UNICEF Côte d’Ivoire.

UNICEF’s responsibilities:

UNICEF has first selection rights on all originals taken as part of this assignment, as well as concurrent non-exclusive worldwide rights in all media, in perpetuity. UNICEF’s copyright on images provides a secure legal basis (national and international) to promote appropriate representation of children in all media. In this way, copyright law complements the broader principles of the CRC, including the child’s right to privacy, protection and respectful portrayal.

UNICEF recourse in the event of unsatisfactory performance. Payment will only be made for work satisfactorily completed and accepted by UNICEF.

Payments will be made on a daily, weekly or monthly basis. The number of days is discussed in advance with the consultant for each assignment. The same applies to the number of photos and/or videos to be supplied. The intensity of each assignment will determine the number of days. Days will also be allocated to the consultant for post-production and the delivery date will be determined for each assignment.

Deliverable  

• Multimedia documentation, both photo and video. Photos and videos will be produced and edited with equipment of the Consultant.
• Descriptive captions for all broad edit photos, quotes from central characters/subjects in the photo coverage serving to tell a first-person narrative story; quotes from of a more personal nature from photo coverage characters/subjects directly addressing the camera with their gaze.
• Transmission d’un large éventail de photographies avec des spécifications comprenant le format de la photo, la transmission, le sous-titrage, etc..

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have… 

• Be a photo/video professional with a university degree in photography, communications or journalism or at least 5 years’ professional experience as a photographer/videographer.

• Experience of working with children is recommended.

• Significant and proven experience of the following software and platforms: Microsoft Office, Adobe suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, PDF), Final Cut Pro, Premiere Pro, Photo mechanic, or any other software relevant to the role.

• Skills in writing general interest articles and captions in English are required.

 

Application forms

• A copy of your diploma
• A covering letter explaining the reasons for applying and the applicant’s qualifications and skills
• A curriculum vitae (CV)
• Work samples – Online portfolio: it is essential to submit work samples, as you will see from the advertisement that marks have been awarded for these criteria in order to select the most suitable candidate.
• A financial proposal indicating the professional fees in accordance with the above model. Don’t forget to include your name in the file when registering. Preferably three proposals (daily, weekly and monthly fees)

Remarques:

Without the four documents listed above, your application will be considered incomplete and invalid and will not be taken into consideration.

Any attempt to unduly influence the UNICEF selection process will result in automatic disqualification. Joint applications from two or more persons will not be accepted.

Please note that UNICEF does not charge any fees at any stage of the process.

Women who meet the criteria are strongly encouraged to apply. UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion and encourages qualified candidates from all backgrounds, including people living with disabilities, to apply.

ps: This Long Term Arrangement (LTA) is valid for two years starting after selection is completed. Assignments will consist of daily, weekly or monthly assignments, after evaluation of deliverables needed and in consultation with UNICEF

 

For every Child, you demonstrate… 

UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS). 

To view our competency framework, please visit  here. 

 UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.

UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for consultants/individual contractors with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the selection process and afterwards in your assignment. 

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check. 

 

Remarks:  

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. 

Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures, and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws. 

The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract. Selected candidates are subject to confirmation of fully-vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the assignment. It does not apply to consultants who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their consultancy contracts.