Position: National Consultant Photographer

Location: Kherson oblast, UKRAINE

Application Deadline: 29-Jul-21 (Midnight New York, USA)

Type of Contract: Individual Contract

Post Level: National Consultant

Languages Required: Russian 

Expected Duration of Assignment: 3 months

Application Instruction: If you wish to apply for this or other positions, please visit UNDP website, section jobs and apply only: https://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?cur_job_id=100369

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

The “Strengthening the Community Resilience in Kherson Oblast” (phase II) project.

For more than 10 years, UNDP has a long-standing partnership with the Kherson Oblast State Administration and the Kherson Oblast Council, renewed in 2020 with the purpose of fostering local sustainable development and SDGs acceleration at the sub-national level. The “Strengthening the Community Resilience in Kherson Oblast” (phase II) project aims at strengthening the community resilience and promoting citizens’ trust towards authorities by building respective capacities to provide high quality public services and creating enabling conditions for socio-economic development. 

The project envisages a photo production to capture the project’s progress, and achievements supplemented and showcased with related human stories. To fulfil the task, UNDP is looking for a qualified national expert in the photography area.

Duties and Responsibilities

The Consultant will be responsible for the following tasks:

• Together with the Project, develop a photo shooting plan for each location in Kherson Oblast.
• Take high-resolution photographs (and provide basic info on where and when photos are taken).
• Together with the Project select the best photographs related to each location listed below (no less than 30 per each).
• Edit photos into a complete high-quality product.
• Deliver a report.

Note:

• Photographs shall be provided in high-quality resolution to UNDP on an external memory medium or via file transfer service.

• Photographs must be provided in high quality suitable for printing, processing or publishing on web. Photo products are to cover villages and cities supported by the Project in Kherson Oblast, namely: Beryslavska TC, Novorayska TC, Kostiantynivska TC, Novovorotsovskaya TC and Kherson Oblast. National Consultant will be provided with the lists of pre-selected beneficiaries and contact of the UNDP Regional Coordinator.

Competencies:

• Demonstrate/safeguard ethics and integrity; 
• Demonstrate corporate knowledge and sound judgment;
• Self-development, initiative-taking;
• Act as a team player;
• Encourage and participate in open communication in the team, communicate effectively;
• Create synergies through self-control;
• Manage conflict;
• Informed and transparent decision-making.

Application Instruction: If you wish to apply for this or other positions, please visit UNDP website, section jobs and apply only: https://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?cur_job_id=100369

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: 29 July 2021