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CONTENT DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION FOR PROJECT VISIBILITY EU-AKDN COVID-19 RESPONSE PARTNERSHIP PROJECT – TANZANIA

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CONTENT DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION FOR PROJECT VISIBILITY EU-AKDN COVID-19 RESPONSE PARTNERSHIP PROJECT – TANZANIA

1. Introduction

The Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) is an agency of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKON), a group of private not-for profit. non-denominational international development agencies. institutions and programmes that work primarily in the poorest parts of Africa and Asia to improve the quality of life of communities in remote and resource poor areas. Globally, AKF seeks sustainable solutions to long-term problems of poverty, hunger, illiteracy, and ill-health, with special emphasis on the needs of rural communities in mountainous, coastal, and other resource-poor areas. Established in Tanzania since 1992. AKF is managing a robust and expanding portfolio of multi-sectorial initiatives that includes programs in inclusive economic development, health. nutrition, early childhood development. education and civil society strengthening. AKF operations are currently being carried out in Dar-es-salaam., Mtwara. Lindi, Arusha, Mwanza, Morogoro and Zanzibar.

2. Background

A. AKF is implementing the COVID -19 Response

The EC COVID-19 Partnership project funded by the European Commission (EU) and implemented by the AKON East Africa in four countries, namely Kenya. Tanzania, Uganda. and Mozambique. By the end of the program. 140,000 individuals (60%: female) will be reached directly in vulnerable communities and 604,000 indirectly. In all, a total of 739,000 people will be reached in all four countries.

In Tanzania, the project is implemented in four regions namely Dar Es Salaam, Mwanza, Lindi, and Mtwara. The target is to reach 11,000 individuals directly (60% female) and 55,000 indirectly.

The overall objective is to improve systemic, gender-sensitive responses to overcome health, economic and social vulnerabilities caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in East Africa. The project anticipates the following intermediary Outcomes.

1. Strengthen coping strategies against socio-economic shocks for vulnerable men, women, and youth,

2. Increase access to youth-friendly ernployability and entrepreneurship development opportunities. The project aims at strengthening coping strategies against social-economic shock for vulnerable communities. The main activities, that will lead to the above outcomes are (i) Provide a total of TZS 366,500,000 Rapid Response Funds {RRFs. match funding) to boost financial recovery of vulnerable Community Based Savings Groups (CBSGs), aka Vikoba members: (ii) Facilitate the transition of 500 CBSGs from cash-based to digital savings platform for efficient and risk mitigating funds management; (iil) Support 2000 youth to access employability skills training: liv) Support scale up of 75 promising youth-led innovations with tailored business development advisory and access to up to TZS 21M Flexible Responsive Innovation Funds (FRIFs).

The key stakeholders of this project include female and male members of Community Based Saving Groups {CBSGs}; youth both female and male, LGAs at all levels from the Village to regionallevel, TAMISEMI PO-RALG, Ministry of Health. Community Development. Gender. Elderly and Children (MoHCDED), Ministry of Education and other related NGOs and CSOs and agencies.

3. Consultant Scope of Work

AKF is seeking to engage partner organizations and/or individual consultants to develop and disseminate learning and public interest content for use across diverse media including visual, audio, and written formats over the next 10 months, in both Swahili and English.

The scope of work includes:

i. Oversee the planning, creative design, and dissemination of a diverse set of communication materials including storylines, case studies, learning pieces, etc. from individual beneficiaries, groups and sites (including Youth Groups, entrepreneurs, teachers, and learners, CBSG, Young men and women).

ii. Develop content for key milestone project events (workshops, design process/journey, learning in session) in video (short clips), in print, and via social media and facilitate dissemination.

iii. Design and edit briefs on key approaches/strategy/models employed by the project for sharing as learning within the AKF and the wider community of practice.

iv. Review project reports and develop learning pieces for dissemination for EU-AKDN Covid-19 Response Partnership Project.

v. Ensure coherence, continuity. and integrity between different content and media of the storylines, in line with project objectives, national development interests and priorities, and per AKF and EU branding and communication guidelines.

vi. Producing and managing additional creative content as needed.

vii. Develop, share for review and execute a dissemination plan of communication materials targeting different audiences to ensure excellent visibility with integrity.

4. Key Deliverables

Ata minimum, the deliverables include:

i. Draft a detailed communication strategy and work plan to be reviewed within 10 working days after signing the contract

ii. 2short-form impact storylines and stories for online/social media dissemination (## CBSG #4 Entrepreneurs ## Youth M/F, in Quarterly bases.

iii. 6 Short clips and articles on 6 milestone events including EU-AKDN Covid-19 Response closing event

iv. 4 Model briefs/report summaries for EU-AKDN Covid-19 Response designed and edited

5. Work Plan

The applicant can recommend different ways to ensure how the deliverables are achieved. However, the below timelines for are non-negotiable:

6. Qualification and Experience

The LEAD consultant is expected to have the following qualifications.

A strong background in Social Science with a particular focus on Economic Development and Livelihoods, Financial Inclusion and Youth Empowerment with a minimum of 5 years’ professional experience will be preferable. A minimum of a master’s degree in relevant fields including Communications, Data analysis, statistics Social Sciences,

Economics or Development Studies in relation to Youth.

  • Strong understanding of gender issues in Tanzania especially in the context of youth programming. Knowledge of the local context of the target regions
  • An extensive experience in conducting impact stories, determination strategies, social media engagement
  • Evidence of undertaking similar work in Tanzania within the past 3 years.
  • Superior communication, data analysis, report writing and presentation skills in both English and Kiswahili languages
  • Extensive experience in producing development work related documentaries for international organizations with the aim of reaching both local and international audiences.
  • Exceptional photography skills.
  • Outstanding videography skills.
  • Excellent photo and video editing skills.
  • Experience working in remote areas.
  • Proven ability to work in multicultural environment.
  • Ability to adhere to deadlines and flexibility.
  • Availability to travel immediately, upon signing of the contract.
  • Swahili and English-speaking skills will be an advantage.

7. Copyright and Intellectual Property Rights

 In consideration of the fees paid, the Consultant expressly assigns to AKFTZ any copyright arising from the works the consultant produces while executing this contract. The consultant may not use, reproduce, or otherwise disseminate or authorize others to use, reproduce or disseminate such works without prior consent from the AKFTZ.

8. Application Procedure.

  • Interested consultants should submit an expression of interest in the farm of a technical and financial proposal which should include:
  • An understanding of the assignment based on the objectives.
  • Proposed methodology and approaches that are appropriate and effective to the scope and key deliverables.
  • Qualifications and experience of the team members who will be involved in the assignment. ;
  • Proposed work plan with activities and timeline ‘
  • Detailed budget with daily rates and level of effort (days) for each activity and staff and operational costs:
  • Three referees for previous relevant work done in the last 3 years and their contact details. a
  • Contact details of the consultant (email, telephone, and physical address)

All interested applicants must submit the following documents in a folder, to Aga Khan Foundation Tanzania through email to [email protected] cc. [email protected] by close of business on 9″ September 2022. Please mention the title of the consultancy in your email subject.

For further details of the requirements, kindly contact [email protected] or visit our office at this address: AGA KHAN FOUNDATION, Plot 37] Haile Selassie Road | Oyster Bay, P.O. Box 125, Dar- es – Salaam, Tanzania.

Applications without all relevant documents will not be considered. Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted,

AKF is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is Committed to Safeguarding and Promoting the Welfare of Children and Vulnerable

Adults and Expects all Staff and Partners to Share this Commitment.

The Aga Khan Foundation is an agency of the Aga Khan Development Network (www.akdn.org)

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