Individual Consultancy: Engagement of Professional Photographers on Long Term Arrangement (LTA) for 3 years

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Individual Consultancy: Engagement of Professional Photographers on Long Term Arrangement (LTA) for 3 years

Note 1 : Purchases will be made against contracts to be issued by UNICEF in accordance with the terms and conditions of any resulting LTA-S(s). Actual quantities to be purchased will vary from contract to contract.

Note 2: Other United Nations Agencies, Funds and Programmes shall be entitled to place contracts under the prices and terms of the LTA-S. Contracts placed by other United Nations entities constitute a contractual agreement between the supplier and the ordering United Nations entity. UNICEF will not be a contractual party to these contracts and has therefore no obligations or liabilities for contracts not issued by UNICEF.

LOCATION / DUTY STATION: In India with travel to the field based on state / national requirements. UNICEF seeks to employ photographers who have permission to work in all parts of India. Non-Indian passport holders are required to provide proof of a valid work permit in India at the time of submitting the application. Applicants holding business visas will not be considered.

DURATION OF LTA: 2 years with the possibility of extension for 1 more year

CLOSING DATE: 10th March 2021

PRE-SUBMISSION MEETING: We have scheduled a meeting on 23rd February 2021 from 12 pm to 1:30pm (IST) to respond to any queries pertaining to this consultancy and orient about our process. To participate in the meeting, please hold Ctrl key on your key board and Click here to join the meeting

Minutes of Pre-Submission meeting will be shared by 26th February 2021 on the same portal, so please keep checking this advertisement link.

Questions and Answers of Pre-Submission meeting held on 23rd February 2021 are attached: Q & A for Pre Submission Meeting - LTA for Photographers.pdf

Additional follow-up Questions and Answers are attached: Additional Q & A - LTA for Photographers.pdf

PLEASE REFER TO DETAILED TERMS OF REFERENCE ATTACHED – Rev Terms of Reference - LTA for photographers (revised).pdf

HOW TO APPLY:

The application to be submitted through the online portal should contain four separate attachments:

i. A Cover letter explaining the motivation for applying and explaining how the qualifications and skillset of the candidate are suitable for this position (to be uploaded online under “Cover Letter” tab)

ii. Curriculum Vitae (CV) (to be uploaded online under “Resume” tab)

iii. Three Work Samples – share links to work samples and include portfolio and links to published work. It is critical to submit work samples as you will observe from the advertisement that marks have been assigned to these criteria for arriving at the most suitable candidate (to be uploaded online against “Other – Applicant” tab)

iv. A financial proposal indicating professional fee as per the template attached - Format for Financial Bid - LTA for photographers.pdf. Please do not forget to specify your name in the file while saving (to be uploaded online under “Financial Proposal” tab).

Without all the above 4 documents your application will be considered incomplete and invalid and will not be considered further.

• Any attempt to unduly influence UNICEF’s selection process will lead to automatic disqualification of the applicant. • Joint applications of two or more individuals are not accepted. • Please note, UNICEF does not charge any fee during any stage of the process. • Female candidates meeting the requirements are strongly encouraged to apply. • UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion and encourages qualified candidates from all backgrounds including persons living with disabilities to apply. • General Terms and Conditions for the Consultancy Contracts is attached - General Terms and Conditions - Consultants and Individual Contractors.pdf for your reference.

For any clarifications, please contact by email given below:

UNICEF Supply & Procurement Section 73, Lodi Estate, New Delhi 110003 Email: [email protected]