UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

For every child, engagement

As part of building a strong brand and reaching audiences, UNICEF China is seeking to strengthen its capacity to create compelling public-facing content and to provide digital services to support our programmatic agenda. Through multiple platforms in both English and Chinese languages, this type of content draws attention to the many facets of UNICEF’s work, encouraging public support, participation and action, as well as ensuring greater transparency and accountability.

UNICEF China wishes to enter into non-exclusive arrangement(s) for the procurement of services of individual consultants who can help support the creation and crafting of compelling digital content, with a particular focus on video and photo, which engages audiences in a dynamic, interactive and meaningful way and sparks conversations around issues related to UNICEF’s mandate, as required from time to time during the term of this contract.

How can you make a difference?

The Multi media Procures are expected to produce digital multi-media visual content for UNICEF programme advocacy activities including public advocacy campaigns, celebrity activities, donor communication, C4D, brand building and media events. Video and audio clips and stories and still photographs will be provided to UNICEF as a result of this work. The major tasks will be -

• Travel to project sites and produce audio/visual stories for documentation including identifying characters, conducting interviews, seeking proper consensus from interviewees and establishing story lines.
• Shoot high end broadcast quality video footage and images in digital format.
• Produce video shoots by identifying technical requirements, setting up interviews and producing a shot list
• Edit high end video content into short spots, news packages and documentary style content
• Produce English, Chinese and International (split audio tracks) versions
• Edit b-roll footage and produce shot lists.
• Shoot, edit and caption still images.
• Produce photo essays and multi-media pieces that can be used on the website and also through social media channels.
• Document UNICEF events and activities by shooting high end images.

For more specific information about this consultancy role, please visit the TOR - TOR_Multi-media Producer_2019 for VA.docx

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

Qualifications:

Individuals undertaking the assignment must meet following requirements:

• 2 years experiences in mainland Chinese photojournalism, video journalism or similar area.
• Familiarity with child rights sensitive photography and reporting guidelines.
• Ability to prepare scripts for video and multimedia pieces and also prepare caption information.

• Ability to produce photo essays and multi-media pieces that can be used on the website and also through social media channels.
• Ability to shoot high end broadcast quality video footage in digital format.
• Ability to produce video shoots by identifying technical requirements, setting up interviews and producing a shot list.
• Ability to edit high end video content into news packages and documentary style content
• Ability to do English, Chinese and International (split audio track) versions.
• Ability to edit b-roll footage.
• Ability to produce, shoot, script, edit and package video and visual image content based on guidance and direction from UNICEF.

Individuals must have their own equipment, including

• Equipment necessary to shoot full 1080P HD video, professional quality digital photos and professional digital field sound recording
• Cameras, microphones, tapes, memory media, computer, paper, office space, telecommunication facilities.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s core values of Commitment, Diversity and Integrity and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

The competencies required for this post are….

View our competency framework at

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.