Extended Deadline: Photographer (UN Women)

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.

The work of UN Women in Moldova is guided by its new Country Strategic Note 2023-2027, aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework for Moldova (2023-2027),  UN Women Global  Strategic Plan, National Programs and Strategies and aims to contribute to the gender-responsive implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The Strategic Note focuses on four main areas: 1) Ending Violence against Women; 2) Women’s Leadership and Governance; 3) Women’s Economic empowerment and 4) Humanitarian and Peace development nexus and UN Coordination on Gender equality.

UN Women places an important emphasis on communicating for behavior change and bring development assistance results, as well as the donors’ contribution to these achievements closer to all. For this purpose, UN Women Moldova seeks to embark on a series of targeted communications interventions that would show-case the results of women in communities from Moldova and their impact on the lives of women, men and other community members as part of the leadership for change spirit. This is particularly important when communications efforts are geared toward resource mobilization, and donor countries are increasingly insisting on documented results to demonstrate value for money.

As a part of UN Women work in Moldova there are also planned a series of events and activities such as conferences, workshops, roundtables, study visits, trainings, communication campaigns, for which visibility needs to be ensured and target audience reached. A prudent approach is to have on hand a long-term agreement with a photographer who can be brought on board to address visual communications needs on an ad hoc and as-needed basis.

In view of documenting the activities and creating a pool of image resources UN Women Moldova seeks to hire a photographer for providing timely and qualitative still photography services.

Under the overall guidance and direct supervision of Communications Specialist and/or Communication Associate, the photographer provides high quality photography services, when required (with advance notice). The photographer demonstrates a client-oriented approach, tact and ability to work with people of different national and cultural backgrounds. The photographer ensures effective and efficient provision of services, full confidentiality in all aspects of assignment, management of information flow and follow-up on deadlines and commitments made.

Interested candidates are invited to submit their online applications by 18 July 2024 to UN WOMEN Jobs - 116629- Photographer (undp.org) , with the following documents: 

• Duly completed and signed P11 (P11 can be downloaded from: https://www.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/Headquarters/Attachments/Sections/About%20Us/Employment/UN-Women-P11-Personal-History-Form.doc ) Applications without the completed UN Women P-11 form will be treated as incomplete and will not be considered for further assessment.
• Letter of Intent to include a brief overview about which of your previous experiences makes you the most suitable candidate for the advertised position.
• Google Drive link to a selection of photos (no more than 10) featuring stories and portraits of women and girls/boys and men, including from various social, age and professional groups; plus descriptive captions.
• A selection of photos (no more than 10) from various events. Kindly note that the system will only allow one attachment.

Please note that only short-listed applicants will be contacted.

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.The United Nations in Moldova is committed to workforce diversity. Women, persons with disabilities, Roma and other ethnic or religious minorities, persons living with HIV, as well as refugees and other non-citizens legally entitled to work in the Republic of Moldova, are particularly encouraged to apply.