Consultant Communications

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 Kenya
  
5-10 years experience
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The consultant will travel to the field to capture high-quality video and photo content, interviewing beneficiaries and staff to highlight WFP's work. They are responsible for storyboarding, scripting, and editing various multimedia products for social media, donor engagement, and emergency fundraising.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

29 June 2026-23:59-GMT+03:00 East Africa Time (Nairobi)

WFP celebrates and embraces diversity. It is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all its employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of race, colour, national origin, ethnic or social background, genetic information, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, HIV status or disability.


ABOUT WFP

The World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian organization saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability and prosperity, for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of climate change.


At WFP, people are at the heart of everything we do and the vision of the future WFP workforce is one of diverse, committed, skilled, and high performing teams, selected on merit, operating in a healthy and inclusive work environment, living WFP's values (Integrity, Collaboration, Commitment, Humanity, and Inclusion) and working with partners to save and change the lives of those WFP serves.

To learn more about WFP, visit our website: https://www.wfp.org and follow us on social media to keep up with our latest news: YouTube, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, TikTok.

WHY JOIN WFP? 

  • WFP is a 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.

  • WFP offers a highly inclusive, diverse, and multicultural working environment.

  • WFP invests in the personal & professional development of its employees through a range of training, accreditation, coaching, mentorship, and other programs as well as through internal mobility opportunities.

  • A career path in WFP provides an exciting opportunity to work across the various country, regional and global offices around the world, and with passionate colleagues who work tirelessly to ensure that effective humanitarian assistance reaches millions of people across the globe.

  • We offer an attractive compensation package (please refer to the Terms and Conditions section of this vacancy announcement).

JOB TITLE: Multimedia Videographer & Producer

TYPE OF CONTRACT: WAE

UNIT/DIVISION: RBN CAM

DUTY STATION (City, Country): Remote

DURATION: 11 months

 

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:

The World Food Programme (WFP) has significant plans for growth in brand awareness and broader supporter engagement, as well as an ambitious private sector fundraising strategy to grow engagement and income from individuals. Powerful and engaging story content, captured and distributed in a timely and strategic way, is critical to achieving this ambition.

The consultant will report directly to the RBN CAM unit and will travel to the field and capture video and photos to brief, schedule and budget, and deliver final multimedia content as requested.

ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

Final deliverables for each trip will be defined through the year with specific briefs prior to deployment. Responsibilities will likely include:

  • Traveling to the field to interview beneficiaries and staff, profiling in footage/ photo interviewees and programmatic work, to highlight the overall work of WFP;
  • Delivering footage (either full rushes or bespoke b-roll packages) + detailed video logs to Creative Studio via established upload/ distribution channels;
  • On request, deliver photos with full captions and meta data via upload/ distribution channels specified;
  • Storyboard, script, develop and edit a variety of final video products to brief and tight schedule, to engage target audiences with the work of WFP. Products could include social media edits (15”, 30”, 60”), donor engagement videos, b-roll packages, and explainer videos;
  • As required, quickly and efficiently create, edit and deliver emergency video products using photo, footage and key messages, to ensure timely fundraising with external audiences;
  • Independently develop scripts and narratives for all video content using statistics/ key messages supplied with briefs;
  • Work within the agreed content ingestion protocols and post production workflows of the WFP DAM system, and independently upload all video products to the system as required;
  • Support with other film projects as requested and briefed through the year.

DELIVERABLES AT THE END OF THE CONTRACT:

By the end of the assignment the Multimedia Videographer & Producer will have developed:

  • To brief, delivered video and photo packages from all content trips, with full video logs and captions/ metadata in imagery. Content should be processed and delivered to meet timeframes as specified in each individual brief;
  • As required, deliver edited video products to meet specific requests of RBN CAM/Creative

Studio, and timescales required to hit content deadlines. This will be specified in each individual brief.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

Experience:

At least five years of relevant professional experience with filming, video editing and post-production of fundraising and brand products for INGOs, and UN Agencies.

Knowledge & Skills:

  • Extensive experience of creating powerful and effective video content;
  • Extensive experience editing and producing video products using Premier Pro/ Avid and other editing software;
  • Proven track record of working to create fundraising and/ or awareness videos in a humanitarian and/ or development contest;
  • Demonstrable experience of managing advanced FX and other animation projects for creation of film products;
  • Ability to explain and translate to film complicated concepts across a range of cultures and geographies to a diverse audiences;
  • Ability to work with WFP teams, and other freelances to deliver on brief;
  • Proactive and highly organized, with strong time management and planning skills;
  • Able to meet tight deadlines and remain calm under pressure.

Languages:

Excellent written and oral knowledge of English.

WFP LEADERSHIP FRAMEWORK

 

WFP Leadership Framework guides to the common standards of behavior that guide HOW we work together to accomplish our mission.

Click here to access WFP Leadership Framework

 

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION

 

WFP is committed to supporting individuals with disabilities by providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process. If you require a reasonable accommodation, please contact:  global.inclusion@wfp.org

NO FEE DISCLAIMER

 

The United Nations does not charge any application, processing, training, interviewing, testing or other fee in connection with the application or recruitment process. Should you receive a solicitation for the payment of a fee, please disregard it. Furthermore, please note that emblems, logos, names and addresses are easily copied and reproduced. Therefore, you are advised to apply particular care when submitting personal information on the web.

 

REMINDERS BEFORE YOU SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION

  • All applications must be submitted exclusively through our online recruiting system. We do not consider CVs or applications sent by email, LinkedIn, or any other channel.

  • We strongly recommend that your Workday profile is accurate and complete, and that all sections are filled in, including your employment history, academic qualifications, language skills, and UN grade (if applicable). Once your profile is completed, please apply, and submit your application.

  • If you experience technical issues while submitting your application, you may contact us at global.hrerecruitment@wfp.org. Please note that this email is only for technical issues with an application - unsolicited applications or documents sent to this inbox will not receive a reply.

  • At the application stage, the only required documents are your CV and Cover Letter. Additional documents (passport, certificates, recommendation letters, etc.) may be requested later in the process.

  • Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and invited to proceed to the next stage of the recruitment process.

All employment decisions are made on the basis of organizational needs, job requirements, merit, and individual qualifications. WFP is committed to providing an inclusive work environment free of sexual exploitation and abuse, all forms of discrimination, any kind of harassment, sexual harassment, and abuse of authority. Therefore, all selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks.


No appointment under any kind of contract will be offered to members of the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), International Civil Service Commission (ICSC), FAO Finance Committee, WFP External Auditor, WFP Audit Committee, Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) and other similar bodies within the United Nations system with oversight responsibilities over WFP, both during their service and within three years of ceasing that service.

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