Expertise France

Expertise France is France’s public agency and interministerial actor in charge of international technical cooperation, the second-largest in Europe. As a subsidiary of Agence Française de Développement Group (AFD Group), it designs and implements projects that sustainably strengthen public policies in developing and emerging countries. Expertise France works in key areas of development: governance, security, climate change, health, education, and more. Alongside its partners, it contributes to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Know-how in common.

1. The project

The “Disaster Risk Management for KRI” project, launched in November 2024 for an 18-month duration with a budget of 1.54 million EUR, aims to enhance the Kurdistan Region of Iraq's disaster response capabilities. Focusing on reducing deaths, injuries, and economic losses caused by disasters—especially water-related events and urban fires—the project will support key civil defense and emergency management institutions in KRI.

Key activities include providing specialized equipment for water rescue and urban fire training, strengthening operational capabilities through targeted training programs, and improving psychosocial support services for vulnerable groups affected by disasters. Additionally, the project will improve flood risk management through enhanced contingency planning and awareness campaigns. By focusing on both preparedness and response, the project seeks to build a more resilient KRI that is better equipped to handle future disasters.

General objective

The goal is to visually document the training sessions and final outcomes of the project through professional photography and videography. The photographer/videographer will:

• Attend and document on day for each of the 12 training sessions across Erbil (6), Duhok (3), and Sulaymaniyah (3) from September 2025 to March 2026.
• Capture at least 20 high-quality photos and 2 short videos (1 minute each) at the end of each training session.
• After the completion of the project in March 2026, produce a final multimedia presentation summarizing the project’s activities and impacts for the closing ceremony.

Description of the tasks to be assigned

The photographer will be responsible for taking and saving the photo and video. The sessions will be held in three locations: Erbil (6 sessions), Duhok (3 sessions), and Sulaymaniyah (3 sessions).

• The training sessions will take place over a period of 7 months.
• The schedule for each location will be as follows:
• Erbil: 6 sessions
• Duhok: 3 sessions
• Sulaymaniyah: 3 sessions
• Exact dates and times of training sessions will be provided closer to the start date.

Deliverables

• Per Training Session (12 total):
  1. 20 professionally edited, high-resolution photographs.
  2. 2 edited videos (approx. 1 minute each, horizontal format, HD or 4K resolution).
• Final Deliverable (April 2026):
  1. A comprehensive multimedia package including:
     1. A curated photo collection from all sessions.
     2. A highlight video (3–5 minutes) summarizing the project activities.

• All raw files (photos and videos) organized and delivered on a hard drive or cloud storage.

Specific provisions

Terms of payment:

• Payment terms will be agreed upon based on the final number of sessions and the photographerr rates. Payment will be made upon completion of the work, and after submission of an attendance sheet and approved by the program.
• The offer should be based on daily rate.

  Required expert profile

• Proven experience in event photography and videography.
• Strong skills in photo and video editing (Adobe Creative Suite or equivalent).
• Ability to work independently and travel within KRI (Erbil, Duhok, Sulaymaniyah).
• Own professional equipment (camera, lenses, lighting, sound for video, editing tools).
• Understanding of development or humanitarian project documentation is a plus.

Line management: Under the supervision of Expertise France and with the support of the EF field coordinator based in Erbil, the Photographer/Videographer Expert reports to the Project Manager based in Paris.

Country or Region: Kurdish Region of Iraq (KRI)

Duration of the mission: National mission.  From September 2025 to April 2026

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. 

If you do not receive a response within 1 month of the deadline, please consider that your application has not been shortlisted.

Application procedure:

• We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and encourage everyone to apply. We particularly encourage women to apply and contribute to our diverse and inclusive work environment
• Deadline of submission: 6 September 2025 23:59
• All applications must include the following (In English and in PDF format only)
• CV, portfolio with links or samples of past photography and video work.
• Financial proposal covering all deliverables, including transportation, accommodation (if needed), and equipment use.
• Financial proposal should be based on daily rate.

• Applications should be sent to erbil.recruitment@expertisefrance.fr , using the following subject: “Photographer".

• Expertise France reserves the right to close the announcement prior to the stated deadline as applications are screened on a rolling basis and only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interviews.
• Incomplete applications and wrong title formats will not be considered.

The process of selection of expressions of interest will occur in two phases:

• As a first step, a shortlist will be freely established by Expertise France
• Selected candidates may then be invited for an interview.