The Position:

Under the direct supervision of the UNFPA’s Communication Specialist, the consultant will provide photography and videography services for the production of multimedia stories, social media outputs, digital campaigns, and website content.

How you can make a difference:

UNFPA is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled.  UNFPA’s strategic plan (2022-2025), reaffirms the relevance of the current strategic direction of UNFPA and focuses on three transformative results: to end preventable maternal deaths; end unmet need for family planning; and end gender-based violence and harmful practices. These results capture our strategic commitments on accelerating progress towards realizing the ICPD and SDGs in the Decade of Action leading up to 2030. Our strategic plan calls upon UN Member States, organizations and individuals to “build forward better”, while addressing the negative impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on women’s and girls’ access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, recover lost gains and realize our goals.

In a world where fundamental human rights are at risk, we need principled and ethical staff, who embody these international norms and standards, and who will defend them courageously and with full conviction.

UNFPA is seeking candidates that transform, inspire and deliver high impact and sustained results; we need staff who are transparent, exceptional in how they manage the resources entrusted to them and who commit to deliver excellence in programme results.

Job Purpose:

UNFPA Pacific Sub-Regional Office based in Fiji serves a total of 14 Pacific island countries and territories including also Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu. UNFPA Pacific’s current 7th Multi-Country Programme for these 14 PICTs (MCP7) from 2023-2027, with the overall budget requirement of USD 70 million for the five years, as part of the Pacific UN-wide Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF), thrives to assist the Pacific member states with accelerating their progress towards realizing the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) Programme of Action in the last Decade of Action to achieve Agenda 2030 including the SDGs, ICPD POA, and the regional 2050 Strategy for Blue Pacific Continent. 

UNFPA is looking for an international consultant to provide photography and videography services as directed by the Communication Specialist for assigned stories and events to create a comprehensive photo and video gallery, and content for multimedia products.

You would be responsible for:

• The consultant will provide photography and videography services for the production of multimedia stories, social media outputs, digital campaigns, and website content. 
• The consultant must possess high level skills in photography and videography. 
• The consultant will undertake field trips in the Pacific region to capture UNFPA Pacific’s programmes and interventions. 
• In addition to photo and video content, the consultant will be required to submit captions, including names of subjects, their age, location, and description of the photos and videos. These details should be recorded on camera. 
• The consultant must obtain written consent for the photo and video content.

Deliverables 

• All products to be submitted on agreed deadlines.
• Final HD Video Files: Content must include interviews (A Roll) and B Roll with diverse shots–close ups, cutaways, etc. The sound must be high quality using two channels to record the sound. One video footage including interviews and B roll per one day of assignment to be delivered. 
• High quality photos showing different UNFPA activities, with written and descriptive captions. 15 high quality photos with descriptive captions per one day of assignment to be delivered with signed consent forms. 
• Both photo and video content must contain complete caption information (date, place, subject names and age).
•  Signed consent forms

Qualifications and Experience: 

Education:  

Bachelor’s degree in multimedia, communication, journalism or related field.
 

Knowledge and Experience: 

• Qualifications as professional videographer and photographer with a minimum of five years of experience.
• Demonstrated experience of conception and production of content. 
• Good knowledge of technical requirements and settings for filming in various settings (i.e. outdoor, indoor, portraits, group activities etc). 
•  Good understanding of new and evolving technologies and digital platforms. 
• Working experience in the development or humanitarian environment is desirable. 
• Ability to deliver products according to the specified technical requirements. 
•  Knowledge of ethical standards in covering stories related to women and children is an asset

Languages: 

• Excellent written and spoken English. Knowledge of the Pacific languages is an asset

Required Competencies: 

Values:

• Exemplifying integrity, 
• Demonstrating commitment to UNFPA and the UN system, 
• Embracing cultural diversity, 
• Embracing change

Core Competencies: 

• Achieving results,
• Being accountable,
• Developing and applying professional expertise/business acumen,
• Thinking analytically and strategically,
• Working in teams/managing ourselves and our relationships,

Compensation and Benefits:

Payment will be made at the end of each month on the basis of: 

• A set daily fee 
• Number of days worked 
• Submission by the IC of an end-of-month report of work performed, and 
• Supervisor’s certification of the satisfactory delivery

UNFPA Work Environment:

UNFPA provides a work environment that reflects the values of gender equality, diversity, integrity and healthy work-life balance. We are committed to ensuring gender parity in the organization and therefore encourage women to apply. Individuals from the LGBTQIA+ community, minority ethnic groups, indigenous populations, persons with disabilities, and other underrepresented groups are highly encouraged to apply. Reasonable accommodation may be provided to applicants with disabilities upon request, to support their participation in the recruitment process. UNFPA promotes equal opportunities in terms of appointment, training, compensation and selection for all regardless of personal characteristics and dimensions of diversity. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is at the heart of UNFPA's workforce - click here to learn more.

Disclaimer:

Selection and appointment may be subject to background and reference checks, medical clearance, visa issuance and other administrative requirements. 

UNFPA does not charge any application, processing, training, interviewing, testing or other fee in connection with the application or recruitment process and does not concern itself with information on applicants' bank accounts. 

Applicants for positions in the international Professional and higher categories, who hold permanent resident status in a country other than their country of nationality, may be required to renounce such status upon their appointment.