UNFPA Egypt CO – National Consultancy – Photographer

Hiring Office:

UNFPA Egypt Country Office

Purpose of consultancy:

UNFPA Egypt is seeking the services of an established, Cairo-based professional photographer with demonstrated expertise in development sector visual storytelling. The consultant will be responsible for documenting UNFPA’s diverse field activities and programmatic success stories, creating high-impact visual assets that will serve as cornerstones of UNFPA’s official communications portfolio.

Scope of work:

Under the supervision of the Communications Specialist, the photographer will be required to;

• To capture high-resolution images of UNFPA’s various programme activities in various parts of the country.
• Caption each photograph with specific details such as the location taken, name of the person (for portraits), watermark, donor’s logo visible, activity and any other relevant information.
• Provide UNFPA with high quality photographs from all assigned activities. The copy right for all these photographs remains with UNFPA Egypt.
• Upon request, filming and editing videos alongside photos.

Expected Outputs

• A collection of high quality photographs depicting UNFPA’s work across its core programme areas – Democratic Governance, Reproductive Health, Youth Leadership & wellbeing, Growth and Poverty Reduction, Women and Girls Empowerment and Inclusion
• A collection of sample photo essays of project beneficiaries of UNFPA projects across all its core programme areas.
• Edited and captioned pictures to illustrate uploaded stories.
• Edited & subtitled videos upon request.

Duration and working schedule:

The assignment will cover 50 working days.

Place where services are to be delivered:

Based in Cairo, with possible local travel requests within Egypt

Delivery dates and how work will be delivered:

Start date: April 1st , 2026

All the requested work shall be concluded by March 31st, 2027

Total working Days = 50 days

Monitoring and progress control, including reporting requirements, periodicity format and deadline:

Submission of deliverables is expected within 2 days of the activity, covering the following: –

• Submission of high quality photos, photo album link or drive –
• Submission of final subtitled videos, and raw material for documentation purposes

Supervisory arrangements:

The successful candidate will report directly to the Communications Specialist, and work collaboratively with the Communication Analyst to deliver the assignment.

Expected travel:

The consultant is expected to travel outside Cairo, however additional individuals (Cameramen, additional photographers, videographers) are not covered by UNFPA entitlements or this contract.

UNFPA will cover the cost of local travels (transportation perdium) to be provided to the consultant upon submission of receipts and in accordance with UNFPA rules & regulations

Required expertise, qualifications and competencies, including language requirements:

1. At least five years progressive experience as a professional photographer

2. Demonstrated experience taking photographs for development related agencies and projects

3. Possession of a degree or diploma or training in photojournalism will be an added advantage.

4. Previous experience of working with UNFPA Egypt CO is an asset, or other UN and international agencies.

5. Availability and willingness to travel upcountry

6. Flexibility, Teamwork and ability to work in close coordination with diverse communities

7. Ownership or possession of a high-resolution state of the art digital camera/equipment is a MUST.

UNFPA Country Office shall provide necessary support to the consultant in order to execute the assignment during the duration of the consultancy these shall include:

• Access to relevant project documents necessary for execution of the duties under this consultancy
• Support with security access and logistical access to sites
• Internal Coordination with relevant UNFPA Programs, stakeholders and partners

Other relevant information or special conditions, if any:

All information pertaining to this project (documentary, digital. project documents, etc) belonging to UNFPA, which the consultant may come into contact with in the performance of his/her, duties under this assignment shall remain the property of UNFPA who shall have exclusive rights over their use.

Except for purposes of this assignment, the information shall not be disclosed to the public nor used in whatever without written permission of UNFPA in line with the national and International Copyright Laws applicable.

Applicants are required to submit the following:

• A Job Proposal: Letter of Interest, stating why you consider yourself suitable for the assignment;
• Personal CV highlighting past experience in similar projects; and
• Work references – contact details (e-mail addresses) of referees
• Financial proposal indicating consultancy fee (lump sum fee) and a breakdown of expenses (unit price together with any other expenses) related to the assignment.

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