Individual National Consultancy: Long-Term Agreement for Professional Photography Services, Viet Nam

UNICEF Viet Nam requires high-quality photography services to document programmes, UN joint events, and advocacy initiatives. The consultancy involves producing ethically collected, high-resolution photography packages showcasing UNICEF-supported programmes and results for children in Viet Nam, with potential video footage in emergency scenarios.

Responsibilities

• Attend mission briefings.
• Mobilize on short notice.
• Travel to remote areas; operate drone when required.
• Capture RAW + JPEG high-res images (24–36 MP).
• Ensure compliance with UNICEF child safeguarding and consent.
• Provide edited, captioned, metadata-complete images.
• Provide high-quality, ethically produced photography packages showcasing UNICEF-supported programmes and results for children in Viet Nam.
• Support rapid-response missions, including emergencies.
• Provide short-form video snippets when required.
• Maintain full confidentiality in all aspects of assignment, management of information and follow-up on deadlines and commitments.

Requirements

• University degree or equivalent in the field of multimedia/communication/marketing.
• Minimum five years of progressive relevant experience in photography and photo editing.
• Proven experience photographing children, communities, and sensitive contexts in Viet Nam.
• Good quality of previous work.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including ability to facilitate and communicate effectively to technical and nontechnical audiences and contribute to an interdisciplinary team.
• Demonstrated ability to take initiative, work independently, and make sound, informed decisions.
• Ability to work effectively in team, under pressure and in crisis situations.
• Flexibility for rapid deployment on short notice.
• Fluent English (verbal and written) is a must.
• Ability to produce high-resolution RAW + JPEG images meeting UNICEF technical requirements.
• Ability to operate professional photography equipment, including backup equipment for field assignments.
• Capacity to provide short-form video snippets when required, particularly for emergency or rapid-response assignments.
• Ability to deliver edited, captioned and metadata-complete image packages.
• Quality of previous work, including composition, lighting, colour, authenticity and storytelling.
• Evidence of ethical and respectful representation of children, communities and sensitive contexts.
• Demonstrated ability to produce image sets suitable for communication, fundraising, reporting, print, web and social media use.
• Fluent English, including ability to provide captions and credit lines in English.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical audiences and contribute to an interdisciplinary team.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, make sound decisions, work effectively in a team, and remain available for rapid deployment on short notice.
• If the LTA includes the optional fees for travel assignments, then BSAFE Course: BSAFE (English) will be a mandatory course requirement to be added to the list of certificates to be uploaded at the time of application.

Skills

• Professional Photography
• Photo Editing
• Photography in Sensitive Contexts
• High-resolution Image Production
• RAW and JPEG Image Processing
• Photography Equipment Operation
• Short-form Video Production
• Image Captioning
• Metadata Management
• Ethical Photography
• Photography for Communications
• Photography for Fundraising
• Photography for Reporting
• Photography for Print Media
• Photography for Web and Social Media
• Interpersonal Communication
• Rapid Deployment Capability
• BSAFE Course
• Independent Decision Making

Languages

English