Photographer for the United Nations Resident Coordinator’s Office

The photographer will deliver high-quality, professionally edited photographic outputs documenting UN events, field visits, programme activities, and official engagements. The role includes pre-shoot preparation, photography services, post-production, delivery and archiving, and ensuring compliance with UN branding and ethical standards.

Responsibilities

• Review assignment briefs and agree on visual approach and shot list.
• Coordinate logistics, timing, and location access with RCO focal points.
• Ensure readiness of equipment for indoor and outdoor shooting conditions.
• Capture high-quality professional photographs at UN events, meetings, field visits, high-level visits, official ceremonies, programme activities and human-interest stories.
• Ensure a mix of action shots, portraits, contextual images, and wide shots.
• Follow UN ethical standards including consent and dignity of subjects.
• Edit, colour-correct, and optimise images for web, social media, print and reports.
• Deliver curated photo sets per assignment with captions and metadata.
• Submit selected high-resolution and web-ready images within agreed timelines (typically 24–72 hours).
• Ensure proper file naming, cataloguing, and archiving standards.
• Ensure all images comply with UN branding, visibility, and consent requirements.
• Respect confidentiality and sensitive content guidelines.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent is required.
• Bachelor's degree in communication, journalism, international relations or related area is desirable.
• At least 10 years of relevant experience including experience photography and photo editing is required.
• Experience in producing human centred and documentary style content is desirable.
• Experience producing content for digital and social media platforms is desirable.
• Ability to work with sensitivity to context, reputational considerations, and clearance requirements is required.
• Fluency in Turkmen and Russian languages is required.
• Knowledge of English language is desirable.

Skills

• Photography
• Photo Editing
• Documentary Photography
• Human Centred Content Production
• Digital Content Creation
• Social Media Content Creation
• Context Sensitivity Assessment
• Reputational Risk Management
• Content Clearance Procedures
• UN Branding Compliance
• Ethics Compliance

Languages

Turkmen, Russian, English