UNICEF Kenya considers the creation of various communication assets as a key component of its advocacy, visibility, and fundraising efforts. This is vital for the success of the country office’s resource mobilization and advocacy strategies. Additionally, it is essential to provide donors with visibility for their funding contributions. This not only ensures compliance with donor requirements but also facilitates transparent reporting on results achieved. Such measures support accountability, enhance public trust, and enforce UNICEF’s reputation as the partner of choice for donors and the government. Furthermore, compelling videos related to UNICEF Kenya’s programme areas serves public advocacy purposes, helping to inform and engage stakeholders and the wider community. The collection of video footage, interviews and photography also supports field missions involving donors, which require documentation support (videography and photography) for social media visibility and reporting purposes. Currently, an average of five visits and events are conducted every month involving national and county governments, key donors, development partners, national committees, celebrity and other supporters. These events and visits are important in raising awareness and advocacy, and for fundraising purposes, on an ongoing basis.

Contract Duration: 12 months

Working arrangement: Hybrid

 

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                                                         TERMS OF REFERENCE

Scope of Work: provide specific communication support to the programme teams as appropriate, in order to ensure professional, timely and adequate coverage of donor and UNICEF visibility and multi-media content collection, field visits, and events while working directly with the Communication Specialist and the Digital Officer.

Specific tasks include:

  1. Produce human-centred iPhone videos of beneficiaries, staff, celebrity supporters and donors while on location, in addition to photography coverage during events and visits as appropriate. This will include setting up sound, directing, framing, shooting, editing and packaging of the videos at a high standard for social media.  This may will include writing duties while on the ground including identification of beneficiaries, recording details, profiles and stories of beneficiaries featuring in the photographs and videos. The consultant will also participate in recces prior to missions.  These tasks will be assigned on an “as needed” basis and charged according to the consultant’s day rate, not to exceed the overall budget of the consultancy.
  2. Support filming crews on locations on selected planned videography missions in the CAP multimedia production planner. This will include equipment rigging, sound recording, lighting, crowd control, consent signing with beneficiaries, location scouting and identification and production of beneficiaries for filming. Given the unpredictable nature of ad-hoc content gathering and media visits, extra tasks may be assigned on an “as needed” basis, and charged according to the consultant’s day rate, not to exceed the overall budget of the consultancy.
  3. Support in the organisation and execution of high-level field visits including those involving the Representative, Deputy Representatives, the Regional Director and other senior leadership from the global team, planned for 2026.
  4. Ensure timely and appropriate availability of UNICEF and donor visibility materials on sites where events and filming and/or photography will be taking place. This includes the delivery and strategic placement of banners, stickers, signs and other relevant collateral at venues and visit location sites. 
  5. Support in facilitating the participation of children and young people for key events including International Day of Play, World Children’s Day, other key moments, days, filming missions and virtual donor experiences. The consultant with utilise his/her network of young people from appropriate target groups to engage with UNICEF and partners on child rights issues.
  6. Support the Communication, Advocacy and Partnerships (CAP) section with other visit and event-related tasks, as determined by the Communication Specialist, paid according to the consultant’s day rate.

If you would like to know more about this consultancy, please review the complete Terms of Reference here: Download File ToR TMC0002497.pdf

Minimum requirements:

Education:

  • Bachelor’s degree in journalism, Mass Media, Communications, Development Studies, or related fields required.

 Work Experience:

  • A minimum of five years relevant professional work experience in development/humanitarian communication, print, broadcast media or interactive digital media and events, including experience covering children’s issues for a child rights organisation such as UNICEF.

Language Requirements:

  • English and Kiswahili are required, both oral and written fluency.

Knowledge/Expertise/Skills:

  • Proven experience in photography and videography.
  • Proven experience in supporting and planning for donor field visits.
  • Proven ability in human interest story research and writing and video scripting.
  • Strong planning and organisational skills.
  • Proven ability to work as part of a team and have a strong understanding of UNICEF programmes.
  • Managing and supporting multiple crews in content collection in complex development and humanitarian contexts.
  • Knowledge of multimedia production equipment and software including cameras, microphones, editing equipment computer systems, online platforms and various office applications, specifically interactive digital media.
  • Demonstrated ability to work in a multicultural environment and establish harmonious and effective working relationships, both within and outside the organization.

 

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UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status.

UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. We offer reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. throughout the recruitment process. If you require any accommodation, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF. Should you be shortlisted, please get in touch with the recruiter directly to share further details, enabling us to make the necessary arrangements in advance.

UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, religious or ethnic background or disabilities. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. 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, and selected candidates with disabilities may be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their disability confidentially.

Qualified candidates are invited to submit the following documents via the online recruitment portal, TMS (Talent Management System):

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All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

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