Multimedia Production Assistant

Mission and objectives

Since the establishment of its country office in Ethiopia, the World Health Organization has provided a wide range of technical support to the Government of Ethiopia. This has been mainly in strengthening health services, addressing public health issues and supporting and promoting research for health. The major areas of WHO collaboration with the Government of Ethiopia are based on the following triple billion goals to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages: 1) One billion more people to benefit from universal health coverage 2) One billion more people better protected from health emergencies 3) One billion more people enjoying better health and well-being. The strategic directions to address these priorities are broadly in line with WHO’s 13th General Programme of Work 2019–2023 endorsed in May 2018 by the Seventy first World Health Assembly. As the lead health agency, WHO works with different partners to support the Government of Ethiopia to achieve universal health coverage and the Sustainable Development Goals.

Context

The World Health Organization (WHO) Country Office in Ethiopia provides strategic support, technical assistance, and operational leadership to the Ministry of Health and partners in addressing the country’s priority public health needs. Its work encompasses health-system strengthening, Universal Health Coverage (UHC), disease prevention and control, maternal and child health, health promotion, emergency preparedness and response, and the delivery of essential health services. Through evidence-based guidance, capacity-building, policy dialogue, and coordination, WHO supports Ethiopia in responding to communicable and noncommunicable diseases, recurrent health emergencies, and other challenges affecting the health and well-being of the population The Strategic Communication Team leads the development and implementation of the Country Office’s communication strategy. It supports technical programmes through content development, editing, graphic design, multimedia production, documentation, and knowledge management for the media, the public, governing bodies, donors, and partners.

Task description

Under the direct supervision of the WHO Ethiopia Strategic Communication Officer, the UN Volunteer will provide professional multimedia production support to enhance the visibility of WHO Ethiopia’s programmes, public health interventions, emergency operations, advocacy initiatives, donor-funded projects, and strategic partnerships. The assignment will focus on professional photography, videography, audio visual production, graphic design, multimedia content development, visual storytelling, digital asset management, documentation, archiving, and knowledge management, in accordance with WHO’s corporate branding, editorial, accessibility, copyright, and communication standards.

Under the guidance and supervision of the WHO Ethiopia Strategic Communication Officer, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following responsibilities:

1. Capture, produce and edit high-quality photography, videography, audio recordings and multimedia products documenting WHO-supported programmes, emergencies, field missions, public health campaigns, high-level meetings, workshops, conferences and community engagement activities across Ethiopia.

2. Design printed communication materials, including graphics, infographics, brochures, newsletters, reports, presentations, banners, posters, flyers, social media assets, web graphics, fact sheets, certificates and other visual products in accordance with WHO corporate branding and visual identity standards.

3. Edit documentaries, interviews, testimonials, promotional videos, animations, reels, podcasts, motion graphics and other short videos and multimedia products for websites, social media, television, digital platforms, publications and public events. 4. Organize and maintain a secure, searchable and sustainable digital archive of photographs, videos, audio recordings, graphic products, publications and other WHO multimedia assets. Ensure proper cataloguing, metadata management, accessibility, backup, copyright compliance and long-term preservation to support institutional knowledge management and organizational memory.

5. Support the implementation of WHO Ethiopia’s media and communication, Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE), advocacy, health promotion, polio eradication, emergency preparedness and response, donor visibility and other activities through the timely production of high-quality multimedia products and engaging visual communication materials that promote WHO priorities and strengthen public awareness of key public health issues.

6. Support the development, adaptation and publication of multimedia content for WHO Ethiopia’s website, digital platforms, social media channels and partner communication platforms in accordance with WHO communication priorities, editorial guidelines and corporate branding standards.

7. Support multimedia documentation of WHO Ethiopia’s emergency preparedness, response and recovery activities by producing timely photographs, videos, graphics and other visual communication products during disease outbreaks, humanitarian emergencies and other public health events.

8. Provide photography, videography and multimedia documentation services, as required, to WHO technical programmes, the WHO Regional Office for Africa, WHO Headquarters, the Federal Ministry of Health, UN agencies, development partners, media professionals and external service providers in support of communication, advocacy and documentation activities.

9. Promote innovation and continuous improvement in multimedia production by applying emerging digital technologies, AI-assisted creative tools, professional audiovisual equipment and, where authorized and compliant with national regulations, drone photography and videography. Ensure that all multimedia products comply with WHO corporate branding, editorial, accessibility, copyright and ethical standards.

10. Perform any other multimedia production, photography, videography, graphic design, digital asset management or related communication duties assigned by the WHO Ethiopia Strategic Communication Team Lead.

Assignment requirements

Nationality

Candidate must be a national, legal resident or hold refugee status in the country of assignment.

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