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.
UN Women, jointly with the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA), the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), and United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG), will implement the WYDE/Women Leadership component through a three-year programme titled: \"Advancing Womenโs Political Participation and Decision-Making through Social Norms Change, Networking and Global Advocacy.โ Over three years UN Women will leverage their convening power to facilitate feminist and womenโs rights movements participation in global and regional advocacy spaces and access to decision-making fora. The four implementing partners will use the opportunity presented the EUโs WYDE initiative, to leverage collective action, partnerships, coordination, knowledge, and resources at a global level to support the full and effective participation and decision-making of diverse women, especially those most often left furthest behind.
The WYDE | Women Leadership programme will prioritize changing social norms and shifting cultural attitudes that portray womenโs roles in communities and society as incompatible with political power; and put specific focus on building critical skills of young women and engage men and boys, office holders and the media as allies for gender equality and womenโs empowerment. It will enhance synergies between womenโs rights movements, member states, decision makers, the international community, the media, and other key actors, including the WYDE community across its different components, to maximize the effectiveness of spaces for coalition building, advocacy, and campaigning to promote WPP.
The consultant will report to the WYDE/Women Leadership Coordination, Communications & Advocacy Specialist, and will be supported by the Finance Associate, who will be the point of contact on the contract and payment issues.
Duties and Responsibilities
Description of Responsibilities /Scope of Work
The Video Editor will work with the UN Women WYDE Womenโs Initiative Leadership team to perform the following tasks:
Create video shorts for social media (max 7 videos of 45 sec), using existing footage, showcasing WYDE Womenโs Leadership initiative results, materials, interviews and more. The videos will be based on existing materials and footage of WYDE Womenโs Leadership partnersโ activities and will be edited for social media purposes to illustrate joint work of the WYDE Women Leadership initiative.
Principles:
Visual messages should be positive and empowering and reflect the principle of partnering with womenโs organizations and support to women from marginalized groups.The video is expected to reflect diversity and intersectional experiences of women and young women in leadership and in politics;The designs of the materials should be consistent with UN Women communications and branding guidelines and with the WYDE Womenโs Leadership Guidelines (to be provided);UN Women will hold non-exclusive world rights in perpetuity of all designed submissions and products; UN Women will own the copyrights to the illustrations and materials produced.
Consultantโs Workplace and Official Travel
This is a home-based consultancy.
Competencies
Core Values:
Respect for Diversity Integrity ProfessionalismCore Competencies:
Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues Accountability Creative Problem Solving Effective Communication Inclusive Collaboration Stakeholder Engagement Leading by ExamplePlease visit this link for more information on UN Womenโs Core Values and Competencies:
https://www.unwomen.org/en/about-us/employment/application-process#_Values
FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES:
Solid understanding of/ and hands-on experience in communications and outreach/advocacy, in particular video edition to create visually appealing and well-structured content.Proven creative skills in video editing and storytelling to create new, artistic and original narratives.Proven mastery of video editing professional softwares.Ability to produce well-written and powerful messages, tailored for specific audiences and channels.Ability to work under pressure and within limited time frames; to work in an independent manner and organize the workflow efficiently; to achieve results and to work in teams; to consistently approach work with energy and a positive, constructive attitudeIn-depth knowledge of gender equality and womenโs rights issues will be an asset;
Required Skills and Experience
Education and Certification:
โข Masterโs degree or equivalent in video production, animation, multimedia, visual arts, journalism, audio-visual or a related field is required.
โข A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
Experience:
At least 5 years of progressively responsible work experience in video editing, creative content, communications campaign on social issues is required, for various audiences and channels.Proven experience in advanced command over a full range of video editing software, such as Adobe Premiรจre, Avid and After Effects etc is required.Experience in the development of communications materials on gender is an asset.Working experience with UN and/or international organizations is an asset.
Languages:
Fluency in English.Knowledge of French, Spanish or any other UN official is an asset.