Multimedia Specialist

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

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.

For 70 years, UNICEF has been working on the ground in 190 countries and territories to promote children's survival, protection and development. The world's largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF believes that all children have a right to survive, thrive and fulfil their potential – to the benefit of a better world. UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses, foundations and governments.

Reporting to the Communications and Partnerships Specialist, and working closely with colleagues in UNICEF’s Programme Units, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:

1. Design of print and multimedia communications material
• Deliver creative and engaging ideas for print, electronic, web-based and animated products.
• Design user-friendly and impactful communications products and reports in line with UNICEF branding and graphic guidelines.
• Translate data and key facts derived from UNICEF studies and surveys into appealing graphic elements – infographics, fractography;
• Layout and design information and communication materials for specific and recurring events (banners, posters, booklets, leaflets, books, calendars, bulletins, flyers, cards);
• In collaboration with the social media digital communications officer, prepare social media packages for campaigns and support with the visual design of social media posts as needed.

2. Visual communications (video and photography)
• Produce and/or repurpose visual content that will drive social media and news media engagement around regular programme activities, advocacy priorities and emergencies when they arise (video, packaging of news video roll, photography, and captioning, etc.):
• Collaborate with internal teams to understand project objectives and translate them into structured and creative work planning documents (e.g. Video scripts, content gathering planning document).
• Travel to various locations to document UNICEF's work and the situations of children and their families.
• Capture authentic and engaging footage, interviews, and visuals that tell compelling stories of children, families, communities, partners, and staff.
• Edit and post-produce videos and photos, applying appropriate captions and tags, and ensuring alignments with UNICEF's brand guidelines.
• Manage UNICEF Congo photo archive (WeShare) by uploading photos and ensuring proper photo credit, captions.
• Ensure compliance with ethical and child safeguarding guidelines when dealing with vulnerable subjects.

3. Other
• Identify, develop, and nurture professional relationships with external creative talents and content creators to support UNICEF’s mission in delivering high-quality multimedia content.
• Assist in developing terms of refence (setting deliverable, requirements, and production timeline) and vendor contracting procedures to bring in additional freelance multimedia when needed.
• Regular monitoring and evaluation activities are undertaken according to the work plan to ensure maximum impact and continuous improvement of communication efforts.
• Monitor and evaluate the use and effectiveness of produced multimedia materials.
• Manage multimedia equipment and ensure their safety

Furthermore, UN Volunteers are required to:
- Strengthen their knowledge and understanding of the concept of volunteerism by reading relevant UNV and external publications and take active part in UNV activities (for instance in events that mark International Volunteer Day)
- Be acquainted with and build on traditional and/or local forms of volunteerism in the host country
- Provide annual and end of assignment reports on UN Volunteer actions, results and opportunities using UNV’s Volunteer Reporting Application- Contribute articles/write-ups on field experiences and submit them for UNV publications/websites, newsletters, press releases, etc.
- Assist with the UNV Buddy Programme for newly arrived UN Volunteers
- Promote or advise local groups in the use of online volunteering or encourage relevant local individuals and organizations to use the UNV Online Volunteering service whenever technically
possible.

During deployment, the duties may be modified, based upon the technical needs of the Programme.

4. Results/expected outputs:
• The development of capacity through coaching, mentoring and formal on-the-job training, when working with (including supervising) national staff or (non-) governmental counterparts, including Implementing Partners (IPs).
• Age, Gender, and Diversity (AGD) perspective is systematically applied, integrated, and documented in all activities throughout the assignment
• A final statement of achievements towards volunteerism for peace and development during the assignment, such as reporting on the number of volunteers mobilized, activities participated in, and capacities developed.