Background and Justification
In an effort to increase and enhance UNICEF Botswana’s visibility, the country office seeks to engage a service provider to offer visual documentation of programmatic areas, special initiatives and other related work. The purpose of the photo collection is to have a broad photo collection documenting the situation of children and UNICEF’s work in Botswana. The photo collection will be used in the production of printed materials such as posters, flyers, brochures, folders and digital materials such as website and social media platforms to leverage and engage UNICEF’s audiences, partners and donors.
Scope of Work
We are looking for a professional photographer to document the situation of children and UNICEF’s work in Botswana. The main deliverable will be a collection of high quality photographs to be used for various communication purposes, including print and digital media.
Main Deliverable:
Approximately 800 high quality photographs. The photos will reflect the situation of children and UNICEF’s work in Botswana in the following programme areas:
- Child Protection
- Education
- Early Childhood Development
- Health and Nutrition
- HIV and Adolescent Engagement
- Social Protection
Photographic documentation.
- Wide range of shots- dramatic angles, closeup, midrange, and wide-angle shots must be used
- Each image from the optimized edit as well the full take must include the IPTC metadata: full name of photographer for photo credit, the name of the event/ assignment, country
- Photos must have descriptive captions written in complete sentences – describing, who, what, when and where of the photo or photoset
- Please note: To photograph children under 18 years old consent must be sought. UNICEF BOTSWANA will provide blank consent forms to be filled.
- Descriptive captions for all broad edit photos, quotes from central characters/subjects in the photo coverage serving to tell a first-person narrative story; quotes from a more personal nature from photo coverage characters/subjects directly addressing the camera with their gaze.
Specifications
- High resolution photos in JPEG format
- Each photo must be delivered in three formats: Raw, high and low resolution, including extended captions
Content produced with distribution platforms in mind:
- Programme coverage – professional photojournalism/documentary coverage of UNICEF Botswana supported programmes as well as general advocacy on the subject i.e. coverage can include documentation of programme intervention as well as documenting the situation that shows the need for intervention. For distribution through WeShare to UNICEF Botswana internally and other internal and external partners such as media, NGO and UN partners.
- Social Media – UNICEF Botswana regularly posts on social media. The posts are heavily influenced by the country office’s programmatic areas (child protection, health & nutrition, education and social policy) Other posts seek to support continental and global initiatives such as Day of the African Child, World Children’s Day among others. UNICEF Botswana leverages social media to communicate with its stakeholders regularly. As a best practice, UNICEF Botswana uses pictures that are powerful and compelling to accompany messages.
- First person narrative visual storytelling with captions & quotes – professional photojournalism/documentary storytelling focused on an individual subject, telling the story through the life and experiences of an individual. Visual storytelling includes captions and first-person quotes furthering the story-telling.
- Everyday Voices – portraits of people directly addressing the camera with their gaze, participating in their own representation with personal quotes that serve to further storytelling and engage the audience in the issue through identification with an individual.
- Campaigns and Advocacy – From time to time, UNICEF Botswana develops and rolls out campaigns as a means of public outreach to disseminate key messages to stakeholders.
- Responsibilities
- The service provider shall supply all photographic equipment and provide, transmissions of rough edit selections of best images, with complete caption information.
- On assignment completion, the broad edit will be transferred electronically and by external drive to the Communications Officer with complete captions.
- UNICEF BOTSWANA has first selection rights to all originals taken on this assignment with non-exclusive concomitant world rights in all media in perpetuity.
- Guidance and Supervision
- The service provider shall receive guidance on assignments from the Communications Officer.
- The overall supervision of the assignment will be rendered by the Communications Officer.
- The deliverables shall be the reviewed and approved by the Communications Officer.
- Qualifications or Specialized Knowledge/ Experience Required
- Exceptional photo and editing skills
- A minimum of 10 years experience in photography and recording similar projects/ activities, with traceable references
- Ability to deliver products according to specific technical requirements
- Ability to commence and travel at a mutually agreed date
- Ability to adhere to deadlines and flexibility
- The consultant must be sensitive and respectful of people, situations and cultural differences.
- Copyrights
- UNICEF BOTSWANA will have the right to use the photos in perpetuity in print, web and on multimedia platforms and upload on its global database.
- Tangible and measurable outputs/deliverables of work assignment (e.g. end products), delivery dates, and Costs.
Deliverables
Target Deadline for deliverable
Duration
Batch of Programmatic Areas Photos
31st July, 2019
5 days
Batch of Programmatic Areas Photos
9th August July 2019
5 days
Batch of Other Photos Batch of Campaign and Special Imitative Photos
23rd August 2019
8 days
- Duty Station: Gaborone, Botswana. The consultant will be expected to travel to Ghanzi and Okavango
- Performance indicators for evaluation of results: (e.g. timeliness, value of services rendered in relation to their costs, etc.) Image and performance quality
- Payment Terms: On completion of assignment on receipt of an invoice and paid in USD or BWP.
- UNICEF BOTSWAN recourse in case of unsatisfactory performance: Payment will only be made for work satisfactorily completed and accepted by UNICEF.
Administrative issues
- UNICEF will not provide laptop, or any photographic equipment. The Consultant will provide own photographic equipment.
- The position is full-time and based in the UNICEF Botswana Country Office in Gaborone with travel to other Ghanzi and Okavango
- The consultancy will be undertaken for a duration of 18 days excluding travel days
- As per UNICEF DFAM policy, payment is made against approved deliverables, and as indicated in the schedule above. No advance payment is allowed unless in exceptional circumstances.
- UNICEF reserves all copyrights on material, including data analysis, documents, photographs and graphic designs. No data or findings can be published without the permission of UNICEF and any publications arising from the work will be co-authored with UNICEF staff.
- The consultant may not travel without a signed contract and authorization to travel prior to the commencement of the journey to the duty station.
- The use of UNICEF material for any purpose, including repackaging in hard copy or compilation for CD-ROM or any other electronic media, is prohibited unless prior written permission is obtained. The unauthorized use of the UNICEF name and logo is against international law and is expressly forbidden.
The candidate selected will be governed by and subject to UNICEF’s General Terms and Conditions for individual contracts.
- Qualifications or Specialized Knowledge/ Experience Required
- Exceptional photo and editing skills
- A minimum of 10 years experience in photography and recording similar projects/ activities, with traceable references
- Ability to deliver products according to specific technical requirements
- Ability to commence and travel at a mutually agreed date
- Ability to adhere to deadlines and flexibility
- The consultant must be sensitive and respectful of people, situations and cultural differences.
- Copyrights
UNICEF BOTSWANA will have the right to use the photos in perpetuity in print, web and on multimedia platforms and upload on its global database.
How to Apply
Qualified candidates are requested to complete an application including profile to the respective advertisement online. Please indicate your ability, availability and financial proposal/quote to complete the terms of reference above. Rates must include all expenses related to the assignment (consultancy fees, living allowance, flights, including administration and logistics).
Applications submitted without a fee/ rate and living allowances will not be considered.
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UNICEF’s core values of Commitment, Diversity and Integrity and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.
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http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/UNICEF_Competencies.pdf
UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.
UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles.
Remarks:
Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.
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