Overview
Establishment of long-term agreements with individual professional photographers and photojournalists to provide photographic services for UNICEF advocacy and communication purposes.
Tasks Summary
- Attend briefings on project and issues to be covered.
- Demonstrate a client-oriented approach, tact, and ability to work with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.
- Ensure child rights are safeguarded during photo documentation and UNICEF core values resonate through conduct.
- Ensure effective and efficient provision of services, full confidentiality, management of information flow, and follow-up on deadlines.
- Ensure dignity of subjects.
- All images/photos should be accompanied by succinct and well-written captions.
- Caption to be embedded in the images and shared separately as a word document.
- Ensure consent forms are signed by children and/or guardians as per UNICEF guidelines and a digital copy is submitted.
- Capture B-Roll when briefed on specific shoots.
- Work closely in coordination with both the communication and programme focal point in the Country Office.
- Use own equipment, software, and accessories.
- Strictly follow UNICEF’s Imagery Policy and systematically apply the eight steps to ethical imagery.
- Not share any footage, photographs, etc. to any third party without UNICEF's written permission.
- Not put own name or logo/emblem on the final output.
- For photos taken at UNICEF supported events, share in real-time photos for social media and all photos within 2 hours of the event.
- For photos taken on mission, shortlist best 35-40 photos with captions and submit within a specific turnaround.
- Arrange transmissions of rough edit selections of best images with complete credit and caption information in English and personal quote in original language.
- Transfer broad edit electronically to UNICEF with complete captions on assignment completion.
Experience Requirements
- Minimum 5 years of professional photography experience, nationally and/or internationally, including large-scale campaigns.
- Proven experience in photojournalism and development/humanitarian contexts, particularly related to child rights, human rights, and the SDGs.
- Experience photographing children and vulnerable populations, with the ability to engage sensitively and ethically.
- Contributions to reputable national or international media outlets (e.g. National Geographic, Getty Images, BBC, Reuters, etc.).
- Strong technical photography skills across indoor/outdoor settings, events, portraits, and group activities.
- Proficiency in image selection, editing, and post‑production, including use of Photoshop or similar software.
- Ability to protect subjects’ identities when required.
- Owns professional photographic equipment and image‑management software.
Qualification Requirements
• Degree in photography, communications, arts, media, or any related field and/or certificates in photography is an asset.
