Job Description
| Organization | United Nations Development Programme |
| Locations | Khartoum, SUDAN |
| Application Deadline | 24-Apr-22 (Midnight New York, USA) |
| Time left | 9d 12h 28m |
| Additional Category | Management |
| Type of Contract | Individual Contract |
| Post Level | National Consultant |
| Languages Required | Arabic English |
| Starting Date (date when the selected candidate is expected to start) | 01-May-2023 |
| Duration of Initial Contract | 7 months |
| Expected Duration of Assignment | 7 months |
UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.
UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.
Background
OCHA – SHF wants to hire a professional freelance photographer as soon as possible to improve visibility of the SHF humanitarian projects.
Travel location: Throughout Sudan where the Sudan Humanitarian Fund is supporting implementation of response activities.
Reporting Relationships
With guidance from the Sudan Humanitarian Fund Programme staff, the Consultant will work under the direct supervision of the Communication and Compliance Officer. The SHF is managed by the Head of the Humanitarian Finance and Resource Mobilization section.
Tasks
The consultant will produce high-resolution images of the utmost technical quality and aesthetic calibre for inclusion in a broad variety of SHF and OCHA products, as well as dissemination to media outlets and partner organizations.
The photographs will highlight the resilience of people portrayed, in particular:
- women and girls and vulnerable groups, including the elderly and people with disabilities, in priority.
- local humanitarian responders: whether local organizations or communities themselves.
- Highlighting the work of SHF staff, and giving OCHA visibility, is also desired.
The pictures should focus on the following:
- Project implementation (teacher in front of class, nurse, seed market, rehabilitation works supported by the SHF)
- The beneficiaries attending project activities (action scenes), or using the services they were provided (farmer implementing new skills, person using water pump, people living in new shelter…)
- The impact of the project (people being happy, successful harvest, etc).
Other points of attention:
- Capture images in a variety of moods, ranging from light-hearted to serious.
- Alternate between portrait and landscape options to facilitate intended diverse use of the photographs
- “Portraits”: posed and spontaneous photographs of the profiled subject(s) taken from a variety of situations and distances. Mix of full-body, three-quarter length, and headshots.
- In all photographs, please make sure that enough details about the lives of the photo subjects are captured to make them relatable to the people viewing the photographs later.
- Emotional content resonates well with audiences and promotes further sharing.
- There should be a mix of eyes-to-camera and looking out of frame images.
- Environmental portraits show the individual in the context of their environment and are generally taken with a wider angle of view.
- The environmental photos should represent a variety of assistance interventions supported by the Sudan Humanitarian Fund. Some examples include; affected people fetching water from a rehabilitated borehole- capture the person (s) fetching water, the taps and the where feasible storage tanks. Another scene could be women attending ante-natal clinic- waiting outside and with the doctor- with consideration of what is acceptable and observing their privacy.
Methodology
The consultant will travel along, upon invitation by OCHA, with an SHF monitoring mission. The photographer will have to follow the schedule of the mission. During days where the monitoring mission has meetings in the state capital (not visiting projects), the photographer should join SHF implementing partners to the field to take pictures.
OCHA will inform the consultant as soon as possible on the trip to which it requires a photographer, and not later than a week before the first day of the trip. The consultant will then be required to provide the outputs discussed in this ToR, for this trip.
Travel costs
OCHA will cover travel costs from Khartoum to the field locations, including flights. The consultant is responsible to cover accommodation and food costs.
Verbal consent
The photographer will always obtain informed consent from the people of which a picture is taken, as per OCHA general photography guidelines.
- Verbal informed consent is required for all photography at project implementation site.
- All photos must respect OCHA’s general photography guidelines and always respect the dignity of the subjects. Please see OCHA general photography guidelines in annex.
Deliverables
High-resolution photographs highlighting response activities by selected Sudan Humanitarian Fund implementing partners in Sudan.
- Please shoot at the highest possible resolution, 6000 x 4000 pixels or above. Please shoot in JPEG formats.
- Submit at least 20 high quality photos (best of selection) per day in the field (excluding travel days from and to Khartoum) out of which detailed captions will be provided for 5 unique photographs.
- Photographs to be shared with OCHA through usb stick.
- The usb stick will contain folders per day. The 20 pictures taken that day will be saved under the folder of that day. The 5 selected pictures will be titled with an index number (e.g. 1, 2, 3…).
- The USB stick will contain a word document as well containing per selected picture (with index
- number) the following information:
- Names of people captured in the photograph (if less than five people),
- Description of the activity
- Visit the below Link for the Terms of Reference ToR and Offeror’s letter:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Nct2ZMwW0n4qelFPwFMD_2x8bMbR9r6K/view?usp=sharing
Duties and Responsibilities
The consultant will produce high-resolution images of the utmost technical quality and aesthetic calibre for inclusion in a broad variety of SHF and OCHA products, as well as dissemination to media outlets and partner organizations.
The photographs will highlight the resilience of people portrayed, in particular:
- women and girls and vulnerable groups, including the elderly and people with disabilities, in priority.
- local humanitarian responders: whether local organizations or communities themselves.
- Highlighting the work of SHF staff, and giving OCHA visibility, is also desired.
The pictures should focus on the following:
- Project implementation (teacher in front of class, nurse, seed market, rehabilitation works supported by the SHF)
- The beneficiaries attending project activities (action scenes), or using the services they were provided (farmer implementing new skills, person using water pump, people living in new shelter…)
- The impact of the project (people being happy, successful harvest, etc).
Other points of attention:
- Capture images in a variety of moods, ranging from light-hearted to serious.
- Alternate between portrait and landscape options to facilitate intended diverse use of the photographs
- “Portraits”: posed and spontaneous photographs of the profiled subject(s) taken from a variety of situations and distances. Mix of full-body, three-quarter length, and headshots.
- In all photographs, please make sure that enough details about the lives of the photo subjects are captured to make them relatable to the people viewing the photographs later.
- Emotional content resonates well with audiences and promotes further sharing.
- There should be a mix of eyes-to-camera and looking out of frame images.
- Environmental portraits show the individual in the context of their environment and are generally taken with a wider angle of view.
- The environmental photos should represent a variety of assistance interventions supported by the Sudan Humanitarian Fund. Some examples include; affected people fetching water from a rehabilitated borehole- capture the person (s) fetching water, the taps and the where feasible storage tanks. Another scene could be women attending ante-natal clinic- waiting outside and with the doctor- with consideration of what is acceptable and observing their privacy.
Methodology
The consultant will travel along, upon invitation by OCHA, with an SHF monitoring mission. The photographer will have to follow the schedule of the mission. During days where the monitoring mission has meetings in the state capital (not visiting projects), the photographer should join SHF implementing partners to the field to take pictures.
OCHA will inform the consultant as soon as possible on the trip to which it requires a photographer, and not later than a week before the first day of the trip. The consultant will then be required to provide the outputs discussed in this ToR, for this trip.
Travel costs
OCHA will cover travel costs from Khartoum to the field locations, including flights. The consultant is responsible to cover accommodation and food costs.
Verbal consent
The photographer will always obtain informed consent from the people of which a picture is taken, as per OCHA general photography guidelines.
- Verbal informed consent is required for all photography at project implementation site.
- All photos must respect OCHA’s general photography guidelines and always respect the dignity of the subjects. Please see OCHA general photography guidelines in annex.
Deliverables
High-resolution photographs highlighting response activities by selected Sudan Humanitarian Fund implementing partners in Sudan.
- Please shoot at the highest possible resolution, 6000 x 4000 pixels or above. Please shoot in JPEG formats.
- Submit at least 20 high quality photos (best of selection) per day in the field (excluding travel days from and to Khartoum) out of which detailed captions will be provided for 5 unique photographs.
- Photographs to be shared with OCHA through usb stick.
- The usb stick will contain folders per day. The 20 pictures taken that day will be saved under the folder of that day. The 5 selected pictures will be titled with an index number (e.g. 1, 2, 3…).
- The USB stick will contain a word document as well containing per selected picture (with index number) the following information:
- Names of people captured in the photograph (if less than five people),
- Description of the activity
Competencies
Corporate Competencies
- Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN’s values and ethical standards;
- Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP;
- Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
- Treats all people fairly without favoritism;
- Ability to work with a multi-cultural and diverse team.
Functional Competencies:
- Demonstrated experience in technical issues related to biodiversity conservation and land management
- Ability to analyze large amounts of complex and diversified data related to biodiversity conservation and land management in least developed countries.
Required Skills and Experience
Qualification
BSC Degree in Media.
Experience
At least 5 years of photographic experience.
Experience working with mainstream media, and proven track-record of photos..
Language:
Arabic and English.
