Video producer/editor Consultant (Open to Nationals of Kazakhstan Only)

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Contract

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Background

UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.

The UN Women Country Office (CO) Kazakhstan is based in Nur-Sultan. CO programming includes support to Government and civil society organizations in the development and implementation of innovative approaches aimed at achieving gender equality and women’s empowerment. In Kazakhstan, UN Women supports efforts of the national partners and UN agencies in implementation of gender equality commitments in compliance with the UN human rights conventions ratified by Kazakhstan. It provides strong and coherent technical support of gender equality priorities in national and UN efforts and support to build effective partnerships with civil society and other relevant actors. It strengthens coordination on gender equality and women’s empowerment programming and enhances cooperation for gender responsive post-2015 development agenda’s implementation (Sustainable Development Goals, focusing on SDG 5) at the national and sub-regional levels.

Duties and Responsibilities

The consultants will work under the supervision of UN Women Communications Analyst with matrix management of Programme Management Specialists.

The video producer/editor will work together with hiring unit and UN Women Communications Focal Point to execute the concept through production. She/He will be responsible for lighting, at times downloading footage as well as the audit and images captured by the video. The main activities of the consultancy will include, but not limited to the events at the regional level unless assigned to support targeted activities at the national and international level.

The consultant under this contract is required to:

  • Take videos of events/field visits/interviews of partners/representatives;
  • Upon request perform editing and logging of footage linked to UN Women work;
  • Perform video post-processing to edit videos to produce professional products.

    Final products and deliverables

Videos of key events and/or side events of the UN Women Kazakhstan CO or as UN Women Regional Office’s given assignments.

Specific requirement for videography:

  • Script/storyline and storyboard tailored to local and international audiences as approved by UN Women;
  • Deliverables meet technical standards of High Definition broadcasting;
  • All footage should be shot full HD (16:9) 1080p50 or 1080p60;
  • Compression H.264/MPEG4 video at 12,000 Kbps (minimum) bitrate and high definition broadcast quality, or better;
  • AAC Audio at 256 KBps with no out of sync issue, distortion, reverb and other audio issues;
  • For cut piece a SPLIT TRACK AUDIO (natural sound and voice/narration on one track, music and sound effects, if any, on the other track) should be submitted;
  • In case subtitling is required, final outputs should be submitted in three versions: Version 1 clean (no subtitles or graphics); Version 2 with subtitle and Version 3 without subtitles;
  • Raw video footage, B-Roll used in the production of the final video;
  • The consultant will need to abide by UN Women Communications policies and guidelines, including UN Women’s Branding Guidelines and Identity Standards and UN Women’s Digital accessibility guidance.

Key duties and responsibilities:

  • Set up audio and/or video equipment for in-house and external location shoots;
  • Set up lighting as required/if any, to provide a professional set for video production;
  • Obtain signed releases from interview subjects as required by UN Women;
  • Operate video cameras, video/audio equipment to produce high quality products;
  • Perform video post-processing to edit and generate video and/or audio effects to produce professional products;
  • Ensure appropriate licensing of any third-party materials (music, stock photos or footage, graphics) as approved by UN Women.

In order to perform its duties, the video producer/editor will need to own or have access to editing equipment and software.

Competencies

Competencies and Qualifications

Core Values:

  • Respect for Diversity;
  • Integrity;
  • Professionalism.

Core Competencies:

  • Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues;
  • Accountability;
  • Creative Problem Solving;
  • Effective Communication;
  • Inclusive Collaboration;
  • Stakeholder Engagement;
  • Leading by Example.

Please visit this link for more information on UN Women’s Core Values and Competencies: http://www.unwomen.org/-/media/headquarters/attachments/sections/about%20us/employment/un-women-employment-values-and-competencies-definitions-en.pdf

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

  • Minimum secondary education, bachelor’s degree in relevant field (communication, journalism, videography, etc.) is preferred.

Experience:

  • At least 5 years of proven working experience in filming, video production and editing with a record of providing high-quality, creative work for clients;
  • Experience in producing videos for major international broadcasters or the United Nations, governments, or international non-profits or for advocacy campaigns;
  • Experience on the development of products related to gender equality, women’s empowerment is an advantage.

Language:

  • Proficiency in Kazakh and Russian. English is an asset.

Submission of application

Interested candidates should apply via jobs-admin.undp.org.

The application should include:

  • Cover letter to include a brief overview in English (unedited text) about which of your previous experiences makes you the most suitable candidate for the advertised position;
  • P11 with past experience in similar assignments; can be downloaded at https://www.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/Headquarters/Attachments/Sections/About%20Us/Employment/UN-Women-P11-Personal-History-Form.doc, a signed copy should be submitted.
  • Financial Proposal (Specifying a total lump sum amount for the tasks specified in this Terms of Reference). The financial proposal shall represent daily rate in KZT.
  • Previous Work - The candidate should provide a portfolio with at least 3 examples of graphic design, including publication layout and infographics developed in the last two years, preferably using and transforming data into user friendly format and messages.

Kindly note, that the system will only allow one attachment, hence all supporting documents e.g. P11, CV, cover letter must be scanned as one attachment. Applications without the completed UNDP P-11 form will be treated as incomplete and will not be considered for further assessment.

Evaluation

Applications will be evaluated based on the cumulative analysis.

• Technical Qualification (70 points) weight; [70%];

• Financial Proposal (30 points) weight; [30%].

A two-stage procedure is utilised in evaluating the applications, with evaluation of the technical application being completed prior to any price proposal being compared. Only the price proposal of the candidates who passed the minimum technical score of 70% of the maximum obtainable (49 points) in the technical qualification evaluation will be evaluated.

The maximum number of points will be allotted to the lowest price technically quallified proposal. All other price proposals will receive points in inverse proportion to the lowest price.

Technical Evaluation Criteria

Obtainable Score

A) Education

  • Minimum secondary education. Bachelor's degree is preferred;

10

5: secondary education

5: bachelor degree in relevant study field

B) Substantive experience and skills

  • At least 5 years working experience in filming, video production and editing with a record of providing high-quality, creative work for clients.
  • Experience in producing videos for major international broadcasters or the United Nations, governments, or international non-profits or for advocacy campaigns.
  • Experience on the development of products related to gender equality, women’s empowerment

    30

10: 5 years of relevant experience

20: 5-10 years of relevant experience

30: more than 10 years of relevant experience

C) Quality of work portfolio

20

0: without experience

0-20: demonstrated experience

D) Reporting writing, editing and language skills

  • Proficiency in Kazakh and Russian.

10

0: no relevant knowledge

0-10: proven knowledge

Total Obtainable Score under Technical Evaluation

70

Financial Evaluation–:

The maximum number of points assigned to the financial proposal is allocated to the lowest price proposal. All other price proposals receive points in inverse proportion.

Evaluation of submitted financial offers will be done based on the following formula: p = 30 (µ/z), using the following values:

p = points for the financial proposal being evaluated

µ = price of the lowest priced proposal

z = price of the proposal being evaluated

max. 30 points

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