Position Title: Communication/Media Expert
Type of Contract: Consultancy
Location: Jakarta
Maximum working day: 6 days
Contract Duration: 01 April 2017 - 31 May 2017
Closing Date: 06 March 2017
Term of Reference (ToR)
Service Provider
Strengthening Capacity of Local CSOs - Workshop #4
Voice for Change Partnership Programme
SNV is an international not-for-profit development organisation, working in 38 countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. SNV specializes in supporting the resourcefulness of development actors by developing local capacities, improving performance and services, strengthening governance systems, helping to create access for excluded groups and by making markets work for the poor. Our global team of advisors use their specialist sector
and change expertise in Agriculture, Renewable Energy and WASH to facilitate sustainable change in the livelihoods of millions of people living in poverty.
About Voice for Change Partnership Programme
In partnership with the International Food Policy Research Institute, the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, SNV is launching in 2016 a five year programme entitled Voice for Change Partnership. The programme will be implemented in 6 countries: Burkina-Faso, Honduras, Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda and Indonesia. The programme's main goal is to support progress in globally challenging topics related to the Sustainable Development Goals, with a specific focus on inclusion and equity issues. This goal is to be achieved by increasing Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) capacities to participate, contribute and influence strategic debates and policy-making processes.
The specific objectives of the Advocacy programme are determined as follows:
- Increase CSOs capacities in leadership, advocacy, utilisation of data and evidence, sector knowledge and business development
- Improve enabling environment in terms of improved policies, frameworks, regulations, budget allocation, services, inclusive business and accountability/collaborative mechanisms
- In Indonesia, the two topics that will be addressed through the programme are Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) and Food and Nutrition Security (FNS).
- About the local CSOs targeted by Voice for Change Partnership Programme
As the result from a three step selection process, local CSOs were identified and engaged in Voice for Change Partnership Programme. These CSOs are:
- PKBI West Sumatra: West Sumatra
- LP2M (Lembaga Pengkajian dan Pemberdayaan Masyarakat): West Sumatra
- Mitra Bentala: Lampung
- YKWS (Yayasan Konservasi Way Seputih): Lampung
- Transform (Training and Facilitation For Natural Resources Management): Lombok
- Konsepsi (Konsorsium untuk Studi dan Pengembangan Partisipasi): Lombok
- Ayo Indonesia: Manggarai
- YPPS (Yayasan Pengkajian Pengembangan Sosial): Flores
- Bengkel Advokasi Pemberdayaan dan Pengembangan Kampung (Bengkel APPeK): Kupang
The capacities of the CSOs to conduct advocacy activities in their project locations will be strengthened through face-to-face workshops, coaching and on the job training. A fourth workshop is to be conducted in 25-28th April 2017 in Jakarta, as part of this capacity development trajectory. The workshop will bring together two representatives of the nine selected CSOs in an estimated 18 participants. In addition to SNV staff, the workshop will also have the contribution of international partner IFPRI.
Scope of the assignment
The Service Provider is hired to prepare, facilitate, evaluate and report (in close coordination with SNV) the workshop thematic sessions on "Advocacy in Practice: How to connect with media". The service provider is also expected to provide feedback and technical guidance on the related practical exercises that will be conducted by the CSOs during the workshop.
Expected Output from the session are as below:
- Partners understand the use of media (conventional and social media) in the process of advocacy
- Partners understand the importance of making media aware and more sensitive to WASH and Food and Nutrition Security issues and to be willing to get involved in advocacy process.
- Partners understand on how to connect and attract media to advocate relevant issue
- Partners understand how to prepare and conduct press conference including its tips and trick to produce public opinion/press release, social media material and interesting articles that attract media and reader
Following the scope of the assignment, the Service Provider will:
- Participate in the preparatory meetings of the Workshop#4 as requested by SNV
- Conduct all the necessary preparations (detailed programmes, support materials, methods and tools) to successfully deliver the training sessions in Advocacy in Practice
- Deliver the sessions as agreed in the ToR and workshop programme
- Participate in the Workshop#4 evaluation meeting and contribute for the evaluation report
- Provide recommendations for the workshop follow up, including coaching and on the job training needs
The total number of days assigned for this assignment is 6, related with the
following deliverables
- Participation in the preparatory meetings: half day
- Preparation of the training sessions to be delivered in workshop#4 (detailed programmes, support materials, methods and tools): 2 days
- Participation on designated sessions of workshop#4 and deliverance of assigned sessions: 2,5 days
- Participation in the evaluation meeting: half day
- Report writing: half day
This contract is from 1st April 2017 to 31 May 2017.
How to apply
Applicants should send application to: procurement.snv@gmail.com by March 6th 2017 at the latest with subject: "Workshop #4 Service Provider".
Application shall attached with:
- Detailed summary of related experience/track record that demonstrates it meets the qualifications
- Complete proposal (technical and financial)
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