Photographer (Retainer)

The Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) is a global, multi-stakeholder membership and partnership organization that advocates for improved sanitation and hygiene for the most vulnerable and marginalized people around the world. With the United Nations General Assembly resolution A/RES/45/181, WSSCC was established in 1990 to intensify “the coordination of national activities undertaken with the assistance of all relevant agencies in the field of water supply and sanitation.”

The WSSCC Secretariat is hosted by the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) and located in Geneva, Switzerland. WSSCC enhances national efforts through the Global Sanitation Fund (GSF) to help rural communities improve their sanitation and adopt good hygiene practices in countries such as Benin, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Nepal, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, Togo and Uganda. In India, WSSCC is providing assistance through its India Support Unit as an accredited Key Resource Centre for capacity building and learning. In the rest of the countries, National Coordinators assume a pivotal role in representing WSSCC and ensuring that appropriate amplification and integration take place across various interventions supported by the Council. The GSF also appoints an Executing Agency (EA) to administer the grant in these countries and each EA makes sub-grants to non-government organizations, private sector and local governments to implement its programmes.

Under the direct supervision of the Head of Corporate Communications and Advocacy and working closely with WSSCC’s communications team, the photographer will provide timely and qualitative photography services in support of WSSCC’s content generation capacity to put a human face on the issues related to sanitation and hygiene and promote WSSCC’s role in the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 6.2. The position will also photograph several events such as conferences and workshops with stakeholders and ensure proper reflection and coverage of the mission or event. Ability to record and produce video is an asset.

In particular, the consultant will showcase visually how WSSCC and its partners are carrying out their activities to “leave no one behind” and concretize its new strategic goals into clear, engaging and inspirational visual elements.

• Capture and provide high quality and high-resolution images of events, missions, conferences and workshops and of individuals, families and groups at field locations
• Provide at least 15 selected “best of” images from each event/assignment immediately after assignment with all remaining photos to be delivered within two weeks of assignment’s completion;
• Caption each photograph with specific details such as geographical location, name of the person (for portraits), title, activity and any other relevant information, for easy identification and location. Captions should be embedded in the jpeg images and provided in a separate text document.
• The photographer will be required to have his/her own equipment and be available for travel as needed to the area where WSSCC operates in order to cover various events and topics.

Photo assignment requirements:

• Provide shoot notes as described above;
• Color and Black and White;
• In electronic form or external format e.g. hard drive, CD or flashcard;
• Format of electronic pictures: JPEG, maximum TIFF, BMP, PNG;
• Colors: minimum RGB, maximum CMYK;
• Resolution: high (minimum 300 dpi scale up to A1 size) that will be of an internationally acceptable standard;
• Photographs shall conform to WSSCC’s ethical reporting guidelines and appropriate visual portrayal of WSSCC programme-related areas.
• Photographs will be copyrighted to WSSCC.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Head of Corporate Communications and Advocacy

• Experience in photojournalism to develop compelling content;
• Experience with writing and editing photo captions linked to the sustainable development goals;
• Experience working on scientific publications;
• Basic research and analytical skills; 
• Demonstrate a client-oriented approach, tact and ability to work with people of different national and cultural backgrounds;
• Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
• Strong technical abilities and knowledge of equipment;
• Communicates effectively with staff at all levels of the organization;
• Initiative, hard-working and sound judgment, with a dedication to UN principles;
• Strong written and oral communication skills in English. Ability to speak and write in French an asset;
• All applicants to provide weblinks, or attach in their application, their photo portfolio.

• Contract type: International Contractor Agreement
• Contract level: Level 2
• Contract duration: One Year (Up to 30 working days) initially with a possibility of extension 

• Please note that the closing date is midnight Copenhagen time
• Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
• Only those candidates that are short-listed for interviews will be notified.
• Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
• UNOPS seeks to reasonably accommodate candidates with special needs, upon request.
• Work life harmonization - UNOPS values its people and recognizes the importance of balancing professional and personal demands. We have a progressive policy on work-life harmonization and offer several flexible working options. This policy applies to UNOPS personnel on all contract types
• UNOPS seeks to reasonably accommodate candidates with special needs, upon request.
• The incumbent is responsible to abide by security policies, administrative instructions, plans and procedures of the UN Security Management System and that of UNOPS.  

It is the policy of UNOPS to conduct background checks on all potential recruits/interns. Recruitment/internship in UNOPS is contingent on the results of such checks.

UNOPS is an operational arm of the United Nations, supporting the successful implementation of its partners’ peacebuilding, humanitarian and development projects around the world. Our mission is to help people build better lives and countries achieve sustainable development.

UNOPS areas of expertise cover infrastructure, procurement, project management, financial management and human resources.

Working with us

UNOPS offers short- and long-term work opportunities in diverse and challenging environments across the globe. We are looking for creative, results-focused professionals with skills in a range of disciplines.

Diversity

With over 4,000 UNOPS personnel and approximately 7,000 personnel recruited on behalf of UNOPS partners spread across 80 countries, our workforce represents a wide range of nationalities and cultures. We promote a balanced, diverse workforce — a strength that helps us better understand and address our partners’ needs, and continually strive to improve our gender balance through initiatives and policies that encourage recruitment of qualified female candidates.

Work life harmonization

UNOPS values its people and recognizes the importance of balancing professional and personal demands.