Professional Photography Services, Kampala, Uganda (11.5 months)

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Background and Purpose

UNICEF Uganda Country Office faces ongoing requirements for production of communication, advocacy and visibility materials that document children’s key issues and UNICEF’s Response in the field through high quality content packages. These content packages will be used as advocacy tools to push for support with policy makers, media, donors, partners and the public at large, particularly on key priority issues such as Early Childhood Development, Ending Violence against women and children, keeping girls in school and parenting. These high-quality content packages include graphic design packages, advocacy toolkits, human interest stories, animations, social media content, and outreach material etc. that document UNICEF’s work and programming in the country.

Through content generation and dissemination, UNICEF Uganda raises awareness, generates debate, and empowers policy makers and the general public to take action for children and women. To meet this requirement the UNICEF Uganda Country Office would like to engage the services of professional and skilled photographers who will be available at short notice to undertake assignments including field visits for documenting UNICEF’s work and programmes.

Justification

The objective of this consultancy is to provide visual documentation in digital original format of UNICEF on UNICEF supported programmes in Uganda in order to produce communication and advocacy materials to be used by UNICEF’s internal and external partners across various platforms.

The work of the photographers will largely cover UNICEF Uganda’s focus areas in the 2021-2025 Country Programme in the sectors of health, water, sanitation and hygiene, child protection, education, social policy, social protection, programme monitoring, public advocacy, behaviour change communication, engagement/empowerment of young people, humanitarian emergency and response, and private sector engagement among others. Through professional photography UNICEF will be able to portray and strengthen the understanding of child rights and as an avenue to tell the situation of children in Uganda through pictures. In addition, UNICEF Uganda will be able to showcase the impact of the Government of Uganda-UNICEF Uganda Country Programme activities on the beneficiaries. High quality images will be uploaded on WeShare, the UNICEF Global Photo Database for use globally.

Objectives

The overall objective is to set up a roster of pre-approved Photographers (consultants) with agreed, when-actually-engaged fees and terms of engagement. This will help the UNICEF Uganda Country Office to contract their services to document UNICEF’s activities in the field on an ‘as needed’ basis, to share with stakeholders at national, regional and global level. The contract does not guarantee minimal days of work.

These tasks require highly skilled professional photojournalists with a sense of scouting for newsworthy, captivating and action related photographs. The consultant must be keen at details and conversant with the rules and guiding principles of photojournalism especially when it comes to shooting photographs of children, women and vulnerable people. Delivering some of the tasks may require content generation from the field and as such, where needed, the consultant will be facilitated to undertake field missions for specific assignments.

Major Tasks

Travel to location or field – outside Kampala document UNICEF work

Assignments within and near Kampala including Entebbe, Wakiso, Jinja

Postproduction and production of high-quality images including submission of detailed captions for each image.

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

• Education: University degree in Journalism, Visual communication, Photojournalism, Mass Communication or relevant degree
• Work Experience: Five years of professional work preferably in the humanitarian sector.
• Competencies:

• High quality portfolio in professional photojournalism

• Artistry, creativity, and inspiration to subjects

• High level of professional capacity to handle a heavy workload under time constraints, with sensitivity to local traditions and customs.

• Experience of working with humanitarian and/or development organizations as well as media, including familiarity with UNICEF’s mission, programmes, field operations and style formats will be an advantage.

• It is preferred that the bidders are located in or near Kampala since some of the assignments might be ad hoc.

Language: Fluency in English is required

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UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships (2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness (3) Drive to achieve results for impact (4) Innovates and embraces change (5) Manages ambiguity and complexity (6) Thinks and acts strategically (7) Works collaboratively with others (8) Nurtures, leads and manages people.

During the recruitment process, we test candidates following the competency framework. Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels: competency framework 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.

We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements.

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 is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. 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.

UNICEF’s active commitment towards diversity and inclusion is critical to deliver the best results for children. For this position, eligible and suitable are encouraged to apply.

UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance. Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station, which will be facilitated by UNICEF, is required for IP positions. Appointments are also subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Government employees that are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason.

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