UNHCR Italy Photographers (Affiliate Roster)

Overview

Produce high quality media stories on asylum seekers, statelessness and refugees in Italy.

You have:

• Demonstrate strong technical skills and artistic approach with a comprehensive portfolio of previous work.
• Provide evidence of prior experience in the field of refugees/migration, highlighting familiarity with sensitive contexts and storytelling in humanitarian settings.
• Have more than 4 years of progressively responsible technical experience, demonstrating recognized expertise in their field.
• Provide evidence of experience working with the United Nations, International NGOs, or large companies in complex environments.
• Produce high-quality color photographs and editing services on human interest/news stories.
• Demonstrate commitment to the UNHCR Code of Conduct and its core values and guiding principles.

Deadline for Applications

December 17, 2025Hardship Level (not applicable for home-based)

H (no hardship)Family Type (not applicable for home-based)

FamilyStaff Member / Affiliate Type

CONTR Local Senior Level SupportTarget Start Date

2025-11-21Terms of Reference

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) office in Rome is the Representation for Italy, San Marino and the Holy See. For communication, awareness raising and advocacy purposes, UNHCR aims at producing high quality media stories, both through videos and photos, on the situation of asylum seekers, statelessness and refugees arriving to or living in Italy. UNHCR is looking for photographers based in Italy who are able to produce high quality products according to UNHCR’s requests in a timely and effective manner. The selected candidates will be part of a roster under the guidance of the Communications Unit based in Rome.

Duties and responsibilities • Liaise closely with the Communications Unit in Rome to produce photo stories on the situation identified by its staff. • Provide high quality color photographs and editing services on human interest/news stories for both local and global use. • Provide duly edited and captioned images as set in the UNHCR photo guidelines. • Provide accurate captions, including names, ages and full stories of the subjects. Information must be embedded with other metadata. Complete captions are the responsibility of the photographer. Minimum qualifications required Essential requirements: • The prospective consultants will demonstrate their strong technical skills, as well as their artistic and ethical approach to within their profession, by presenting a comprehensive portfolio of previous work. • The consultants will provide evidence of prior experience in the field of refugees/migration, whether through personal projects or commissioned assignments, highlighting their familiarity with sensitive contexts and storytelling in humanitarian settings. Desirable and preferential: • The consultants should have more than 4 years of progressively responsible technical experience, demonstrating recognized expertise in their field. A proven track record of excellence is essential, ideally supported by awards, nominations, or other forms of professional recognition. • The consultants should provide evidence of prior experience working with the United Nations, International NGOs, government entities, or large companies, showcasing their ability to deliver high-quality results in complex and high-profile environments. Obligations

The consultants undertake to provide, at their own expense, all personnel, equipment, supplies, materials, tools and other facilities required for the performance and completion of services. The consultants shall ensure that they shall perform the services with the necessary care and diligence, and in accordance with the highest professional standards. The consultants will demonstrate commitment to the UNHCR Code of Conduct, its core values and guiding principles. The consultants will undertake not to disclose or discuss any information about asylum seekers, refugees, internally displaced persons, returnees, stateless persons, (all these categories are hereinafter referred to as persons of concern to UNHCR), UNHCR personnel or other work-related matters that come to their knowledge as a result of their assignment as consultants with UNHCR. The consultants will understand and accept that their obligation to maintain the confidentiality of information they will have received in UNHCR continues beyond the termination of their assignment with UNHCR.

Copyrights UNHCR will retain full copyright ownership for all materials produced under this consultancy. The consultant must obtain prior written authorization from UNHCR before publishing any content or sharing it with third parties, including their own agency or media outlets. All products must always be credited as: © UNHCR / [Consultant’s Name] regardless of where or how they are used. If permission is granted for the consultant or their agency to use the material, distribution may only occur after an agreed-upon embargo period. Under no circumstances may the consultant or their agency sell or license the content to UNHCR’s competitors, including other UN agencies or non-governmental organizations. Interested consultants are encouraged to review the UNHCR Media Centre at https://www.unhcr.org/media-centre.html for further guidance on UNHCR media standards.

Duration of the roster 3 years from 01/01/2026 to 31/12/2028.

Fee Daily fee is 300 Euro (+ travel costs when missions are required). For further information please contact [email protected].

Inclusion in the roster does not entail any obligation for the UNHCR to sign a contract. UNHCR retains full discretion to decide on concluding (individual) contracts with specific external consultants included in the roster, depending on its operational needs and priorities. UNHCR does not charge a fee at any stage of its recruitment process (application, interview, meeting, travelling, processing, or training). We welcome applications from candidates with a refugee or stateless background. The UNHCR workforce consists of many diverse nationalities, cultures, languages, and opinions. UNHCR seeks to sustain and strengthen this diversity to ensure equal opportunities as well as an inclusive working environment. Applications are encouraged from all qualified candidates without distinction on grounds of race, color, sex, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and gender identity.

PLEASE NOTE: Interested candidates shall upload in the application the following documents: − CV/Portfolio of relevant works − Copy of ID card/ Passport − Copy of VAT number

Applications will be assessed through a desk review based on the documents submitted upon email application.

Due to the high volume of applications, only suitable candidates will be contacted.Standard Job Description

Required Languages

English,

Italian,

Desired Languages

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This position doesn't require a functional clearance Remote

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