The Mission of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Turkmenistan is pleased to extend the following vacancy for the National Consultant:

National Consultant- Photographer.

Duty Station of the Consultancy: Ahal, Mary and Lebap regions, Turkmenistan

Duration of Consultancy: Five and a half months (5,5)

Project Context and Scope:

In coordination with IOM project management team National Consultant (photographer) will provide photographic and video coverage of assigned events, meetings, or other photo/video reportage. National Consultant (photographer) together with IOM project management team entitled to visit the project sites Akhal, Lebap and Mary provinces to conduct video recordings, photo shooting to highlight the implementation of IOM activities within representatives Afghan community living in rural areas of Turkmenistan.

During the contract period, the National Consultant (photographer) must provide the following services:

• Prior to beginning the assignment, the consultant should discuss with the project management team the locations, objects, and subjects
• Upon completion of the assignment, the photographer must provide all footage to IOM in JPEG and RAW formats on electronic bearer. The minimum number of processed photos from each location is-30.
• Edited, formatted, and archived photos and videos must be submitted on DVD / CD to IOM. Photos and videos must be in digital format (JPEG with a minimum resolution of 2,000x3,000 pixels for a print size of 16x25 cm at 300 dpi).
• The photographs must be properly ordered, as required by the project management team. The rights to use the photo and video materials belong to IOM and the consultant does not have the right to further distribute the received photo and video material. IOM will review all images/photographs taken by the Consultant in accordance with this contract. Once images/photos/videos have been submitted to IOM in the format and manner described above, all traces of such images/photos/videos must be destroyed by the consultant.
• The consultant must arrive at the specified shooting location according to the agreed workplan.
• Consultant must have its a qualified shooting equipment for photo and video filming

Education, Experience and/or skills required:

• Detailed individual portfolio showcasing range of work (i.e. outdoor, indoor conferences, portraits, group activities etc.) with links to specific sites/media outlets/publications where the works have been published.
• Short profile, including CV, diplomas, certificates of appreciation.
• Ability to work with different social groups of people.
• Knowledge of Turkmen and Russian languages is required; knowledge of English is an advantage.
• Experience working with IOM will be an advantage

The detailed TOR of the vacancy of International Consultant can be found at the following links: turkmenistan.un.org in the Jobs section and turkmenistan.iom.int

Interested applicants should send their CV/resume in a sealed envelope with the code "IOM-ASB-2024-02". Applicants can also email their applications with the same code to registry.tm@undp.org by March 15, 2024, 6:00 pm.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.