Somalia: Communication Consultant - BRCiS – Documentation of Field Activities

Communication Consultant - BRCiS - Documentation of Field Activities - Somalia
Norwegian Refugee Council

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a non-governmental, humanitarian organization with 60 years of experience in helping to create a safer and more dignified life for refugees and internally displaced people. NRC advocates for the rights of displaced populations and offers assistance within the shelter, education, emergency food security, legal assistance, and water,sanitation and hygiene sectors.
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ToR for Communication Consultant - BRCiS – Documentation of Field Activities

Period: March 2017

Location: Somalia - Mogadishu

Reports to: BRCiS Chief of Party

Background

The BRCiS Consortium is a resilience programme implementing activities in 7 regions of Somalia through its main programme and in 15 regions overall, including the emergency activities.

BRCIS and partners have recognized that there is need to provide a voice to people at the field point allowing them to express their views and provide feedback on how the various interventions by the BRCiS programme impact their lives. BRCiS would thus like to document human-interest stories as well as lessons learnt from the programme interventions to support communication and advocacy and document the impact of the programme.

The Consortium is looking for a communication consultant to document the activities in the field. The documentation will be used in the various communication and advocacy materials that will be produced as part of the communication strategy. S/He will be expected to deliver a selection of at least 100 edited pictures, 10 human-interest stories and 3 videos representing BRCiS activities in a selection of locations in Somalia.

These shall be shared with relevant institutions at national, regional and interagency level, Donors and development partners.

Objective

The purpose of this consultancy is to document stories and activities in BRCiS and IRF locations as well as lessons learnt from programme interventions. The Consultant will therefore visit selected locations, engage with beneficiaries, staff and other project stakeholders. The consultant will be required to discuss with staff from all sections at the national level but also with staff in the field before, during and after the field missions. The Consortium Coordinator in Mogadishu and the Chief of Party in Nairobi will supervise the field mission. NRC Logistics and Security department will support the mission.

Specific responsibilities

The consultant will be expected to:

· Become acquainted with the BRCiS programme. S/he will become familiar with the BRCiS approach of community resilience in Somalia.

· Plan the travel based on the prioritization of activities resulting from dialogue with CMU, TWG and field focal points

· Travel to field locations with the adequate equipment

· Document human-interest stories of the BRCiS and IRF activities in various locations in Somalia.

· Take context pictures and footage in the various locations: rural and urban landscapes, portraits, Somali livelihoods, and habitat

· Deliver 10 completed stories, 100 pictures and 3 edited videos (3 minutes each).

Methodology

· Hold consultations with all sections to determine scope, and identify communities/facilities that will be included in this round of documentation.

· Plan travelling in collaboration with the CMU, TWG and field focal points.

· Put together templates for interviews and human-interest stories and validate them with the teams.

· Write and submit synopsis for the 3 videos.

· Fieldwork in the selected communities

· Submit draft human interest stories (in English), a selection of high quality photos and 3 edited videos

· Revise deliverables based on the comments received

· Submit finalized compilation of all the stories, videos and photographs formatted according to documentation guidelines issued.

Deliverables

· Tools and templates developed for documenting the pictures and human-interest stories/cases.

· 10 documented human interest stories of 3-4 pages

· Selection of at least 100 high quality photos with captions

· Three edited video ready for dissemination including subtitles for English and Somali + all rush footages captured during the field trip

· Pictures and Videos will be delivered after editing, in High Resolution, with written authorization for the Consortium to use them freely.

Specific competences

• Fluency in English and Somali – written and spoken
• Solid working experience of photography/video in difficult contexts
• At least three years’ experience in producing stories and shooting high quality images.
• Knowledge and proven experience in appreciative inquiry and professional photography skills
• Documentary/human interest skills related to conveying programming efforts.
• High sense of journalistic ethics and in-depth understanding of human rights issues.
• Knowledge of Somalia is an asset/ excellent writing and editing skills in English and Somali language desirable.
• Capacity to familiarize herself/himself with NRC/BRCiS/DFID work, follow branding guidelines.
• Ability to convey technical language in simple English/Somali.
• Inter-personal skills
• Experience working in a multicultural team and environment and meeting strict deadlines
• Willingness to travel to potentially insecure environments and the ability to negotiate with different communities.

Work Conditions

The consultant will work under the supervision of the Chief of Party. However, the consultant will also be required to work independently with colleagues in the field, partners and beneficiaries.

The consultant will work in different field locations to document the program activities/stories as required. (Exact dates and locations to be discussed with consultant).

BRCiS will cover travel to the field locations and back, as well as accommodation, security and meal expenses.

The consultant will need to work with his/her own equipment (computer, photo camera, sound equipment, etc.)

The payment for the assignment will be based on the NRC/ BRCIS rates for qualification and experience required.

Until the work quality meets NRC/BRCiS/DFID requirements, the consultant's work will not be considered as finalized.

Applications

Applicants will submit:

• a cv;
• sample of their work (written pieces in English, pictures, links to videos);
• an outline of the methodology they will propose to complete the mission;
• an estimation of the fees that would apply per day of work (mission’s duration is 35 days, starting as soon as the contract is ready).

To apply for this consultancy, please visit www.nrc.no then go to vacancies.

Hard copies will not be accepted.

To apply this Consultancy, visit www.nrc.no then go to vacancies.

NO HARD COPIES WILL BE ACCEPTED.