Background/Context
UN Women Country Office in Georgia supports the government and civil society partners in fostering women's empowerment and gender equality. UN Women focuses its activities on one overarching goal: to support the implementation at the national level of existing international commitments to advance gender equality. In support of this goal, UN Women in Georgia implements projects/programmes in the following thematic areas: Women, Peace and Security; Elimination of Violence against Women; Social and Economic Empowerment of Women; Mainstreaming gender into national planning and budgeting processes.ย
UN Women within its projects/programmes plan to produce multimedia products such as photo documentaries depicting UN Womanโs intervention with beneficiaries (story-telling photography) and photo reports for the events (event photography) to promote UN Womenโs workย in Georgiaย and enhance public discussion and awareness on the issues related to Gender Based Violence and Domestic Violence, support the realization of gender equality and the reduction of feminized poverty through addressing womenโs social, economic, and political needs, with particular focus on IDPs, and conflict-affected and national minority womenโs groups.ย
The photo reports/ documentaries are foreseen to cover all project/programme events and target regions โ Kakheti, Shida Qartli, Qvemo Qarti, Samtskhe-Javakheti, Imereti, Samegrelo โ Zemo Svaneti (Georgia). UN Women communication strategy anticipates use of all kinds of media products and channels including for better outreach and communication with its primary and secondary target groups. Primary target group: women and girls; secondary target group: local governments and public in general. UN Women communications strategy foresees production of photo and multimedia products for placing and disseminating through social media and local and global corporate websites. Thus UN Women plans to contract photographer for the following tasks:ย
Description of Responsibilities /Scope of Work
The National consultant will be responsible to:ย
To capture high resolution images of UN Womenโs various programme/project activities in various parts of the country. Caption each photograph with specific details such as the location taken, name of the person (for portraits), activity and any other relevant information. Provide UN Women with at least 1000 high quality photographs from all projects through Wetransfer or Google sharing platforms. The copy right for all these photographs remains with UN Women. To give creative input to the overall photo shooting. To provide the technical equipment needed for the shooting and editing including cameras, etc. To provide adequate lightening systems including camera light as well as any additional light equipment deemed necessary. Ownership or possession of a high-resolution state of the art digital camera/equipment is a MUST.Deliverables:
A collection of photographs depicting UN Womenโs work across its core programme areas in TIF, PSD (high resolution for printing) as well as in jpg (low resolution for website use). A collection of sample photo essays of project beneficiaries of UN Women projects across all its core programme areas. Edited and captioned pictures to illustrate uploaded stories.Consultantโs Workplace and Official Travel
This is a home-based consultancy.
As part of this assignment, there may be a maximum of 15 trips to regions of Georgia.
Note: the work will be reimbursed based on the submitted finalized deliverable(s) as requested, from the above list of deliverables.ย
The payment will be done based on the hours worked.
Competencies:
Core Values:
Respect for Diversityย Integrityย Professionalism Core Competencies:ยCore Competencies:
Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issuesย Accountabilityย Creative Problem Solvingย Effective Communicationย Inclusive Collaborationย Stakeholder Engagementย Leading by ExampleยPlease visit this link for more information on UN Women's Core Values and Competencies:
https://www.unwomen.org/en/about-us/employment/application-process#_Valuesย
Functional Competencies:
Technical credibility in data design Commitment to continuous improvementย Negotiationย Marketing ResearchRequired Qualifications:
Education and Certification:
Masterโs degree or equivalent in social sciences, humanities or a related field is required. Bachelorโs degree or equivalent in social sciences, visual arts and design or any relevant field with four (4) years of experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.Experience:
In case of masterโs degree two years (in case of bachelorโs degree four years) as professional photographerย Proved experience of photo projects management Proved experience of producing photo reports and documentaries on womenโs rights issues in GeorgiaLanguages:
Georgian (fluent)How to Apply:
Personal CV or P11 - P11 canย be downloaded from:ย https://www.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/Headquarters/Attachments/Sections/About%20Us/Employment/UN-Women-P11-Personal-History-Form.doc) Share a curated portfolio or a few representative samples of your photographic work. (5โ10 images that best represent your style and expertise; Any relevant project credits or publications, if applicable)At UN Women, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect. UN Women recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ability, national origin, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, competence, integrity and organizational need. ย
ย If you need any reasonable accommodation to support your participation in the recruitment and selection process, please include this information in your application. ย
UN Women has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UN Women, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to UN Womenโs policies and procedures and the standards of conduct expected of UN Women personnel and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. (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.)