Creative Designer and Audio-Visual Editor

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Mission and objectives

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Our goal is to achieve food security for all and make sure that people have regular access to enough high-quality food to lead active, healthy lives. With over 194 member states, FAO works in over 130 countries worldwide. We believe that everyone can play a part in ending hunger. Join us in creating a #ZeroHunger world.

Context

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is a specialized technical agency of the United Nations. The FAO mission is to work toward the eradication of hunger and strive for food security for everyone as stated in the 2030 Agenda. The FAO’s Strategic Framework aspires to transform agri-food systems so that they are more efficient, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable. The ultimate goals of these efforts include better production, better nutrition, a better environment, and a better life, leaving no one behind. The FAO projects in Nepal currently implicate building technical capacity, developing policies, enhancing agri-production, strengthening agri-food systems, improving food security and nutrition, adapting to and mitigating the adverse impact of natural disasters and climate change. The FAO also embraces the One Health approach to address threats posed by zoonotic diseases to human health. Within the IASC framework, the FAO under the umbrella of food security cluster helps to coordinate humanitarian assistance and the recovery of livelihoods of agriculture dependent population. The FAO endeavours to eradicate hunger and malnutrition through its global initiatives. The CPF (2023-2027) prioritizes sustainable transformation of agri-food systems with inclusive socio-economic development, food security, safety, and sustainable consumption, NRM and climate resilience, and inclusive gender-responsive agri-food systems governance. For this reason, building resilient livelihoods are critical to the efforts of the FAO to help the most vulnerable people achieve food security and freedom from hunger — one of the most basic human rights. Thus, protecting people’s lives and livelihoods from shocks, and strengthening their capacity to absorb the impact of, and recover from, disruptive natural and adverse climatic events are important. The incumbent is expected to carry out the role of creative designer and audio-visual editor within the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Their responsibilities include visually representing FAO's mission and projects through compelling designs, multimedia content, and audio-visual materials. This involves creating visually engaging materials such as infographics, brochures, and posters, as well as producing videos and animations to effectively communicate FAO's initiatives and impacts to various stakeholders. Their work plays a crucial role in enhancing FAO's visibility, outreach, and advocacy efforts in the areas of food security, nutrition, agriculture, and sustainable development.

Task description

Under the direct supervision of the FAO, Media and Communication Specialist, the role of the creative designer and audiovisual producer/editor is essential in capturing and reflecting on the impact of FAO's interventions on agriculture and food security. The responsibilities include: • Contribute to creative designing and content management • Develop audio visual content that highlight the impact of FAO's interventions for different media outlets. • Develop Vox Pop for social media. • Combine inspiring quotes in Audio and visual form from project participants, • Design communication products, social media posts to showcase the success stories and outcomes of FAO's projects. • Particularly edit and revise various communication products to maintain consistency and coherence in messaging. • Produce audiovisual materials, including videos, documentaries, and multimedia presentations, designed to the organization's requirements. Furthermore, UN Volunteers are encouraged to integrate the UN Volunteers programme mandate within their assignment and promote voluntary action through engagement with communities in the course of their work. As such, UN Volunteers should dedicate a part of their working time to some of the following suggested activities: • Strengthen their knowledge and understanding of the concept of volunteerism by reading relevant UNV and external publications and take active part in UNV activities (for instance in events that mark International Volunteer Day); • Be acquainted with and build on traditional and/or local forms of volunteerism in the host country; • Provide annual and end of assignment self- reports on UN Volunteer actions, results and opportunities. • Contribute articles/write-ups on field experiences and submit them for UNV publications/websites, newsletters, press releases, etc.; • Assist with the UNV Buddy Programme for newly arrived UN Volunteers; • Promote or advise local groups in the use of online volunteering or encourage relevant local individuals and organizations to use the UNV Online Volunteering service whenever technically possible.