Consultant- Production and Editing of UN WOMEN Videos and Photos -Nationals only

Background

United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) is the United Nations organization dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations. A global champion for women and girls, UN Women was established to accelerate progress on fulfilling their needs, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security. Placing women’s rights at the center of all its efforts, the UN Women leads and coordinates United Nations system efforts to ensure that commitments on gender equality and gender mainstreaming translate into action throughout the world. It provides strong and coherent leadership in support of Member States’ priorities and efforts, building effective partnerships with civil society and other relevant actors.

UN Women Sierra Leone seeks to hire a consultant as videographer. The consultancy is to support the Country Office (CO) Communications Unit in increasing the visibility of the organization and support the production, editing of short videos and photos zeroing on UN Women Ending Violence Against Women and Girls (EVAWG) and showcased this impactful work through a five (5) minutes video focusing on the One Stops Centres. Also support the compilation and editing of footages including photos and produce short videos- One (1) minutes, two (2) minutes and three (3) minutes videos for social media posting of key Women Economic Empowerment

(WEE) events/activities. This will help to amplify our impact in the communities we serve and by extension increase the organization’s visibility

Duties and Responsibilities

The consultant will work under the supervision of the Head of Office with support from the Communications Officer.

The video producer will work with the Communications and Programme Team and any other relevant section to develop concepts and storyboards and produce powerful visual materials that highlight impact of programme interventions. She/He will be responsible for filming events, interviews and editing videos and photos.

The consultant under this contract is required to:

• Take videos of events/field visits/interviews of partners
• Be able to perform, editing and logging of footage linked to UN Women work.
• Perform video post-processing to edit videos to produce professional products.

Deliverables:

The consultant will be required to collect, edit footages, and produce 5 minutes video on the One Stop Centres. Also support the compilation and editing of footages including photos and produce one (1) minutes, two (2) minutes and three (3) minutes videos for social media posting of key Women Economic Empowerment (WEE) events/activities.

Specific requirement for videography:

• Script/storyline and storyboard tailored to local and international audiences as approved by UN Women.
• Deliverables meet technical standards of High-Definition broadcasting;
• All footage should be shot in full HD (16:9) 1080p50 or 1080p60.

In case subtitling is required, final outputs should be submitted in three versions: Version 1 clean (no subtitles or graphics); Version 2 with subtitle for social media posting (1 mins); Version 3 (the broadcast video) with subtitle and graphics

• Raw video footage, B-Roll used in the production of the final video.
• Appropriate licensing of any third-party materials (music, stock photos or footage, graphics) as approved by UN Women.
• The consultant will need to abide by UN Women Communications policies and guidelines, including UN Women’s Branding Guidelines and Identity Standards and UN Women’s Digital accessibility guidance.
• In order to perform its duties, the video producer/editor will need to own or have access to editing equipment and software.

Copyright and Rights:

• UN Women will have exclusive rights to the all the footage and final products.
• UN Women will provide releases and the producers will be responsible for coordinating all releases from interviewees and anyone appearing in new footage.
• UN Women has the right to use the videos in perpetuity in web and on multimedia platforms and upload any still images to our photo database.
• UN Women can provide the raw video footages to other UN organizations or the media at no cost, as is the practice.

Videographer Requirements:

• Contracted videographer will use his or her own equipment; cameras, microphones, software and other accessories that may be required for the tasks.
• Videographer will not give the films or any part thereof, to any third party without the written permission of UN Women. The films and all their components such as footage, music, sound bites, etc. will be a property of UN Women, and the agency will not share the same with anyone else.

Videographer will not put their own name or logo/emblem in or on the films. The only organization branding in the film will be UN Women. UN Women may choose to add the name or a logo of any other partner organization, government including donor

 

Competencies

Core Values: 

• Respect for Diversity
• Integrity
• Professionalism

Core Competencies: 

• Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues
• Accountability
• Creative Problem Solving
• Effective Communication
• Inclusive Collaboration
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Leading by Example

Please visit this link for more information on UN Women’s Core Values and Competencies:  

 

 

FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES: 

• Demonstrated abilities and track record planning and capturing high quality videos of events/field visits/interviews of partners/representatives.
• Demonstrated ability and track record of performing video post-processing to edit videos.

Ability to insert closed captioning, graphics, or other on-screen text into a video

Ability to add computer graphics and special effects to a video

Required Skills and Experience

Education and Certification:

Bachelor of Arts Degree in Mass Communications, film or similar field.

Experience:

• At least 5 years working experience in filming advocacy videos, production and editing with a record of providing high-quality, creative work for clients.
• Experience in producing videos for the United Nations, governments, or International Non-Governmental Organizations for advocacy campaigns;
• Ability to effectively grasp and incorporate inputs/feedback from multiple contributors.
• Experience on the development of products related to gender equality and women’s empowerment.

Languages:

• Fluent English, Krio is desirable.
• Personal CV or P11 (P11 can be downloaded from: )
• A cover letter (maximum length: 1 page)