World Food Programme (WFP) Ethiopia Job Vacancy 2025: Photographer Trainer

🌍 World Food Programme (WFP) Ethiopia Job Vacancy 2025

Position: Photographer Trainer

📍 Location: Ura Refugee Settlement, Ethiopia (Onsite)
🕒 Employment Type: Full-Time
🧭 Application Deadline: October 9, 2025 (23:59 GMT+3)

About WFP

The World Food Programme (WFP) is the world’s largest humanitarian organization, saving lives in emergencies and supporting communities to recover from conflict, disasters, and the impact of climate change.
WFP is the recipient of the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize and operates in more than 120 countries and territories, helping nearly 100 million people each year.

Learn more: www.wfp.org

Why Work With WFP?

• 🌎 A diverse, inclusive, and multicultural workplace
• 🧠 Training, mentoring, and global mobility opportunities
• 💼 Competitive salary and benefits package
• 🏆 Be part of a Nobel Peace Prize-winning organization
• 🎥 Opportunity to contribute to the Storytellers Ethiopia project — empowering refugees to tell their own stories through photography and film

About the Role

The Photographer Trainer will play a key role in WFP Storytellers Ethiopia, a project that empowers WFP beneficiaries with communication and storytelling skills. The role involves training Sudanese refugees in Ura Refugee Settlement in photography and documenting their stories.

The successful candidate will also create a documentary photo series showcasing the lives of four storytellers during the training period.

Key Responsibilities

1. Training & Mentorship
   • Deliver both theoretical and practical training sessions on smartphone photography and visual storytelling.
   • Support participants in developing creative storytelling through imagery.
2. Content Development
   • Design training content, lesson plans, and supporting materials for the Storytellers initiative.
3. Documentary Photography
   • Produce 8–10 high-quality photo series highlighting the lives and experiences of selected storytellers.
4. Coaching & Guidance
   • Provide hands-on coaching during photography exercises and assignments.
   • Guide participants in ethical storytelling and consent-based documentation.
5. Collaboration
   • Work closely with the WFP Communications team and contribute to the overall success of the project.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Photography, Visual Arts, Media, Communications, or related field.
• Proven experience as a documentary photographer or videographer.
• Experience conducting training or workshops on photography or storytelling.
• Strong creative and technical photography skills, particularly with smartphones and digital cameras.
• Familiarity with humanitarian storytelling and ethical photojournalism practices.
• Excellent interpersonal and coaching skills.

Competencies

• Creativity and innovation
• Empathy and cross-cultural sensitivity
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Strong visual storytelling ability
• Teamwork and collaboration

WFP Leadership Framework

All WFP employees are expected to embody WFP’s five core values:
Integrity, Collaboration, Commitment, Humanity, and Inclusion.

How to Apply

Interested applicants should apply online via the official WFP careers portal:

👉 Apply Here

Application Deadline: October 9, 2025, at 23:59 (GMT+3, East Africa Time)

Important Notes

• No fees are charged at any stage of the recruitment process.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
• WFP provides reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities.
• All employment decisions are based on merit and organizational needs.

For any application issues, please contact:
📧 global.hrerecruitment@wfp.org

Equal Opportunity Employer

WFP embraces diversity and encourages qualified candidates from all backgrounds — irrespective of race, gender, religion, or disability — to apply.

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