Background:
UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, 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 centre of all its efforts, the UN Women leads and coordinates the 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’s triple mandate, along with its global network and deep policy and programming expertise, continues to endow the Entity with a unique capacity to: (i) support Member States to strengthen global norms and standards for gender equality and women’s empowerment, and mainstream gender perspectives in other thematic areas; (ii) promote coordination and coherence across the UN system to enhance accountability and results for gender equality and women’s empowerment; and (iii) undertake operational activities to support Member States, upon their request, in translating global norms and standards into legislation, policies and strategies at country level.
UN Women plays an innovative and catalytic role in the State of Palestine since its inception in 1997 (as UNIFEM). In line with the national priorities, the work of UN Women for the period 2023-2025 is aligned with three of the Palestine United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework’s (UNSDCF) outcomes:
• Palestinians have greater access to economic opportunities that are inclusive, resilient, and sustainable, including decent employment and livelihoods opportunities in an empowered private sector.
• Palestinians, including the most vulnerable, have equal access to sustainable, inclusive, gender responsive and quality social services, social protection, and affordable utilities.
• Palestinian governance institutions, processes, and mechanisms at all levels are more democratic, rights-based, inclusive, and accountable.
Its three-year Strategic Note supports the efforts to achieve measurable results in country in terms of four UN Women global Strategic Plan impacts (2022-2025): (SP Impact 1). Governance and participation in public life; (SP Impact 2). Women’s Economic Empowerment; (SP Impact 3). Ending Violence Against Women and Girls and; SP Impact 4. Women peace and security, Humanitarian & Disaster Risk Reduction.
As catalysts for change, communication, media and advocacy together constitute an essential strategy to promote gender equality and women’s empowerment, as well as diffuse and protect women’s rights. They offer tools to address the disparities women and girls face, to give voice to misrepresented and marginalised communities and groups to promote information exchange, change social attitudes, assist in the development of better public policies and aid programming, and to ensure accountability of decision-making and duty-bearers. Through its mandate, UN Women has a clear responsibility in communicating on and advocating for women’s human rights and empowerment.
UN Women Palestine is seeking a professional photojournalist to document events related to women in Gaza comprehensively. This role will involve capturing photos and videos that highlight women's diverse experiences, showcasing their strength, resilience, and the unique challenges they face in the current socio-political landscape.
The photojournalist will be responsible for:
The images and videos captured will be utilized across UN Women's social media platforms and website and potentially in publications and reports related to the program. This will amplify the voices and stories of women in Gaza, fostering greater awareness and advocacy for their rights and needs.
The consultant will be reporting to UN Women PALCO Communication Officer and will be supported by UNV Digital and Communication Assistant, who will be the point of contact on the contract and payment issues.
Description of Responsibilities /Scope of Work
The selected consultant will provide:
Key Responsibilities:
Lot 1: Daily Shooting and Event Coverage
Lot 2: Video Production and Editing
Lot 3: Photography and Image Delivery
Quality Standards:
Evaluation Criteria:
Consultant’s Workplace and Official Travel
This is a home-based consultancy. As part of this assignment, there might be trips to Gaza.
Competencies :
Core Values:
Core Competencies:
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Functional Competencies:
IV. Required Qualifications
Education and Certification:
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Photojournalism, Communications, Journalism, or a related field is required. Completion of secondary education with two additional years of relevant work experience may be accepted in lieu of the Bachelor’s degree.
Experience:
• At least 4 years of professional experience as a photojournalist is required.
• Minimum of one prior assignment similar to this role is required.
• Experience in providing photographic content for at least five different media outlets (including web and print), meeting established quality standards, is required.
• Knowledge of gender-based violence, women’s human rights issues, and gender-related topics in Palestine is desirable.
Languages:
Fluency in English and Arabic is required.
Statements :
In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. The creation of UN Women came about as part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact. It merges and builds on the important work of four previously distinct parts of the UN system (DAW, OSAGI, INSTRAW and UNIFEM), which focused exclusively on gender equality and women's empowerment.
Diversity and inclusion:
At UN Women, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect. UN Women recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ability, national origin, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, competence, integrity and organizational need.
If you need any reasonable accommodation to support your participation in the recruitment and selection process, please include this information in your application.
UN Women has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UN Women, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to UN Women’s policies and procedures and the standards of conduct expected of UN Women personnel 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.)
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