Application Guide
How to Apply for Appel à consultance – Production de contenus médias storytelling (photo & vidéo)
at Croix-Rouge luxembourgeoise
🏢 About Croix-Rouge luxembourgeoise
The Luxembourg Red Cross International Aid (AICRL) is a humanitarian organization with a specific focus on innovative projects in challenging environments. What makes them unique is their combination of traditional humanitarian work with modern approaches like plastic waste recycling in refugee contexts, and their funding partnerships with major entities like the European Union. Working here offers the chance to contribute to meaningful projects that directly impact vulnerable populations in conflict zones.
About This Role
This consultancy involves producing professional photo and video content with strong storytelling elements for a humanitarian project in eastern Chad, focusing on plastic waste recycling initiatives for refugees and host communities. The role is impactful because it makes visible the human stories behind innovative environmental solutions in crisis settings, specifically aiming to enhance project visibility and understanding through social media-focused content.
💡 A Day in the Life
A typical day might involve coordinating with project staff in eastern Chad to identify storytelling opportunities, conducting interviews with refugees involved in plastic waste collection, capturing visual content that shows both the human impact and environmental solutions, and editing materials specifically optimized for social media platforms. The work balances creative production with careful ethical considerations in a challenging humanitarian context.
🚀 Application Tools
🎯 Who Croix-Rouge luxembourgeoise Is Looking For
- Has professional experience producing visual content (photo/video) specifically for humanitarian or development contexts, not just commercial work
- Demonstrates expertise in storytelling that centers beneficiaries' voices and experiences, not just technical production skills
- Shows understanding of working in challenging environments like eastern Chad, with sensitivity to refugee and crisis contexts
- Has experience creating content optimized for social media platforms while maintaining professional quality and ethical standards
📝 Tips for Applying to Croix-Rouge luxembourgeoise
Explicitly request and thoroughly review the Terms of Reference (TdR) from [email protected] before submitting your application
Include specific examples of past work that demonstrates storytelling in humanitarian contexts, not just technical portfolio pieces
Show understanding of the specific context: Sudanese crisis, eastern Chad, refugee/returnee/host community dynamics
Address how you would approach the plastic waste recycling angle specifically - this isn't generic humanitarian photography
Demonstrate knowledge of EU-funded project requirements and reporting expectations in your proposal
✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter
['Your specific approach to humanitarian storytelling that centers beneficiary voices rather than just documenting activities', 'Experience working in similar challenging environments (conflict zones, refugee contexts, or similar African regions)', 'Understanding of how to make plastic waste recycling visually compelling and human-centered for social media', 'Ability to balance professional production quality with ethical considerations in vulnerable communities']
Generate Cover Letter →🔍 Research Before Applying
To stand out, make sure you've researched:
- → The specific Sudanese crisis context and its impact on eastern Chad refugee populations
- → Luxembourg Red Cross's previous humanitarian projects and their visual communication style
- → EU funding mechanisms for humanitarian projects and their visibility requirements
- → Current plastic waste management initiatives in humanitarian contexts (particularly in Africa)
💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics
Based on this role, you may be asked about:
⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Submitting a generic portfolio without examples of humanitarian or development-focused storytelling
- Failing to request or reference the specific Terms of Reference in your application
- Focusing only on technical equipment/capabilities without addressing the human-centered storytelling approach
- Not demonstrating awareness of the ethical considerations when working with vulnerable populations
📅 Application Timeline
⏰ Deadline: May 8, 2026
We recommend applying at least a few days early to avoid last-minute technical issues.
Typical hiring timeline:
Application Review
1-2 weeks
Initial Screening
Phone call or written assessment
Interviews
1-2 rounds, usually virtual
Offer
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