EOI - Technical Multimedia Specialist - PCER at the African Development Bank Group (AfDB)

African Development Bank Group (AfDB) - Established in 1964, the African Development Bank is the premier pan-African development institution, promoting economic growth and social progress across the continent. There are 80 member states, including 54 in Africa (Regional Member Countries). The Bank’s development agenda is delivering the financial and technical support for transformative projects that will significantly reduce poverty through inclusive and sustainable economic growth.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: EOI - Technical Multimedia Specialist - PCER

Location: Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire
Consultant Type: Individual Consultant
Job family: Communication & External Relations
Tentative Date of commencement: 1 September 2023
Department issuing the request: Communication and External Relations (PCER)
Duration of the assignment: 12 months (with the possibility of renewal)

Introduction

• The African Development Bank (“the Bank”) is a premier multilateral development finance institution.
• Its mission is to contribute to the economic development and social progress of its regional members, mobilize resources for the financing of development projects, and promote economic integration on the continent. Its shareholders include 54 African member countries and 27 non-regional member countries.
• It has established cooperation ties with an extensive network of international development partners and enjoys a very good reputation on the capital markets. Since its inception in 1964, the Bank Group has committed over US$100 billion to support +4000 development projects and programs in Africa. Over the last 10 years, the Bank has grown in size and impact and modernized its operations to drive efficiency and value for money.
• The Bank’s multimedia platform has become an important component of the Bank’s communication tools. It manages an important number of project videos, video statements, and full video coverage of all Bank major events.
• It needs a robust Technical Multimedia Specialist whose major responsibility will be archiving, indexing, and retrieving all Bank’s video material and coordinating its video activities (videotaping sessions, videotaping major events, using teleprompters and conference prompters to record statements by Senior Management, streaming live events to various platforms, assisting TV producers with video control room management on platforms).

Objectives of the assignment

• The ‘Technical Multimedia Specialist’ will help the Communication and External Relations Department better coordinate all its multimedia and video work, from production assistance to archiving and indexing.
• The Technical multimedia specialist will work with the multimedia team, ensuring that the multimedia and video coverage needs of the Bank’s departments are addressed.

Scope of work and Concrete Deliverables
The services to be provided under the assignment include but are not limited to:

Support to the Bank’s Audio-visual Activities:

• Coordinate filming and photo crews recruited by PCER or other Bank departments to cover events or produce genuine content.
• Help coordinate, with the head of the Multimedia section, all the audio-visual and multimedia coverage of Bank events.
• Operate the Bank’s audio-visual equipment (still cameras, video cameras, teleprompter).
• Assist stage managers and production managers with control room engineering to connect conference video and sound equipment to online conference tools.

Audio-visual Production Assistance:

• Manage all the procurement processes of multimedia providers working for the Bank.
• Manage digital asset files, including accurate file naming and archiving.
• Archive all the Bank’s video products in several versions.
• Index and timecode all the Bank’s video products and raw video footage.
• Assist the Bank’s filmmakers or video producers by providing them, upon request, with relevant thematic images derived from the Bank’s video archives.
• Basic editing of video footage.

Support to the Bank’s Multimedia Activities:

• Manage all in-house and remote events display screens.
• Adapt multimedia content to various screen ratios.
• Picture editing when needed.
• Upload videos, photos, and documents to various platforms.
• Help live stream Bank events and troubleshoot live streaming codec.
• Content workflow management using cloud and server mode.
• API management using multiple source live and offline.
• Podcast coverage and management.
• Provide remote support for events.
• Assist departments in producing interactive multimedia products.
• Provide real-time video grabs from live events for immediate consumption by the multimedia, editorial, and media relations teams.
• Any other multimedia-related task as needed.

Reporting line:

• The Technical Multimedia Specialist will report to the head of the multimedia section, under the auspices of the Multimedia and Branding Manager.

Qualifications
The assignment will be undertaken by an individual consultant who meets the following criteria:

• Minimum of Bachelor’s Degree in Multimedia, IT, or other relevant field plus not less than 10 years’ experience in multimedia, film editing.
• National of a Bank Member Country.
• Outstanding knowledge of industry standards.
• Hands-on experience in video editing software like Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro (FCP).
• Professional photo editing skills, including command of software like Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom.
• Hands-on experience of After Effect and Illustrator.
• Experience in multimedia content management.
• Good understanding of photography and video lighting techniques with experience in audio recording and postproduction.
• Working experience within multicultural teams and international organizations or companies.
• Proven experience in assistance to stage managers/production managers working in video control rooms, producing instant video or audio grabs from live events, screen management, and working knowledge of English or French.
• Proficiency in standard software such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, as well as knowledge of best practices in social media.

Time Frame and Place of Work:

• The Consultant is expected to commence the assignment in September 2023. The assignment is for a period of 12 months, renewable.
• The assignment will take place at the Bank’s headquarters in Abidjan, with the possibility of working from home if requested by the Bank. If working from home is required by the Bank, the incumbent shall provide evidence of a reliable high-speed Internet connection.

Application Closing Date
19th July, 2023.