Consultant Communications

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

27 September 2026-23:59-GMT+01:00 Central European Time (Rome)

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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.

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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).

CONSULTANT’S NAME: Eva Gilliam

JOBTITLE: Multimedia Producer & Photographer

TYPE OF CONTRACT: WAEConsultant Level III(20 working days)

UNIT/DIVISION: Creative, Content and Branding,COM

DUTY STATION(City, Country):Rome, HQ

DURATION: 11 months

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSEOF THE ASSIGNMENT

The UN World Food Programme(WFP) hassignificant plans for growth in brand awareness and broader supporter engagement, aswellan ambitious private sector fundraising strategy to grow engagement with and income from individuals. Powerful and engaging story contentwith compelling imageryis critical to achieving these ambitious plans. The Multimedia Producer and Photographer will report directly to the Creative, Content and Branding (COMC) Senior Story Producer and will travel to the field and capture high-quality photos (and video, as required) 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:

• Leadingand managing the scoping and identifying strong storylines to tell compelling stories.
• Traveling to the field to capture high-quality photos (and footage, as required) of beneficiaries and staff, to highlight the overall work of WFP.
• Providing advice and support to regional bureaus and country offices involved in hosting content missions on suggested storylines and visuals.
• Planning and managing pre-mission briefings and post-mission debrief calls, to align on deliverables and logistics.
• As required, interviewing and gathering informed consent from interviewees, following WFP consent guidance and forms.
• Overseeing the development and delivery of case study forms related to beneficiary stories, as required.
• Delivering photos with full captions and meta data via WFP’s digital asset management system, the Multimedia Hub.
• Working within the agreed content ingestion protocols and post-production workflows of the WFP Multimedia Hub and independently uploading all photos (and/or video products, as required).
• Contributing inputs on guidance for photo and video contributors and how to effectively manage this process, as required.
• If requested, delivering footage (interviews and/or bespoke b-roll packages) with detailed video logs via the Multimedia Hub, as required.
• Independently developing storyboards, scripting, producing and editing a variety of final video products to brief and tight schedule (as required), to engage target audiences with the work of WFP. Products could inclu