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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.

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In the Pacific we work in Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu: These 14 Pacific island countries are home to 2.3 million people, including 1.2 million children and youth, living on more than 660 islands and atolls stretching across 17.2 million square kilometers of the Pacific Ocean, an area comparable to the combined size of the United States of America and Canada. Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Solomon Islands, and Tuvalu are classified as Fragile States according to World Bank/OECD criteria.

All 14 Pacific Island countries and territories have ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, but only a third are on track with reporting obligations. Explore the different areas of our work in the link provided here www.unicef.org/pacificislands.

Background of Assignment:

UNICEF, in partnership with Alana and the UAE Ministry of Education, has been given the opportunity to create videos that will be shown in the COP28 negotiation room, including the main plenary, before the negotiations take place. This is the perfect chance to deliver a powerful message from children, directly to world leaders, right at the moment they negotiate for their fate. The video involves children from around the world speaking directly to camera about their experiences with climate change, and what they think of world leaders’ efforts to address it.

How can you make a difference?

UNICEF Pacific is looking to hire a professional contractor/ to cover advocacy work on the current effects of climate in Kiribati. The photos/videos/stories will be used by UNICEF to present at the COP 28 along with advocacy and documentation relating to the event, including reports, documents, social media and the website. They may also be used by the media and other partners on request. The contractor is to collect and deliver high quality photos, videos and interviews. The content will be used across UNICEF’s communication channels to show impact of climate and how young children are working to advocate on the climate crisis in his/her community.

Please refer to the TOR for further information on the deliverables and the timelines.

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

Experience:

• Minimum of three years’ experience in photography/videography;
• Experience in having worked for similar events either with the UN or other development agencies in the Pacific is preferred.

Demonstrable Skills:

• Ability to deliver images and videos according to the specified quality and technical requirements;
• Substantive experience producing visual content for print, broadcast, online and social media platforms.
• Ability to meet deadlines;
• Attention to detail; and
• Versatility, judgement and maturity.

Languages:

• Fluency in written English is required. Expresses ideas and facts in writing and orally in a clear, organized and convincing manner appropriate to the audience and occasion.
• It will be good to have sound knowledge of local language when working with communities.

Competencies:

• Experience of working with children and young people; and
• Knowledge of children’s issues.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS).

To view our competency framework, please visit  here

Remarks:  

UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.

UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for consultants/individual contractors with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the selection process and afterwards in your assignment.

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 be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.

Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures, and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws.

The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract. Selected candidates are subject to confirmation of fully-vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the assignment. It does not apply to consultants who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their consultancy contracts.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.