UNDP Jobs - 66072- Provision of individual services of a Communicatio

Provision of individual services of a Communication Consultant for the Development of Documentary on the UNDP DRM Unit.

Location :

Beirut, LEBANON

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

Application Deadline :

24-May-16 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

International Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

A maximum of 15 working days that shall be completed within a maximum of 2 months from contract sign

Languages Required :

Arabic English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

A maximum of 15 working days that shall be completed within a maximum of 2 months from contract sign

UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence. UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

Background

Lebanon is subjected to a range of natural hazards. Earthquake and an associated tsunami pose the risk of a single mega natural disaster. In addition numerous small-scale disasters including floods, forest fires, land-slides and drought occur frequently. The vulnerability of the Lebanese population to both large and small scale disaster threats is compounded by the meager presence of the government’s ministries in peripheral regions, un-planned urban expansion, lack of enforcement of building codes and regulations for land use, and a range of environmental factors such as rapid deforestation, poor sanitation, infiltration of sea water into ground aquifers and environmental pollution. The political instability in the region implies that Lebanon is also vulnerable to sudden influxes of mainly Internally Displaced Peoples (IDPs) such as what happened during the 2006 June war, as well as the influx of refugees from neighboring countries. At present, Lebanon is home to about 1.6 million Syrian refugees, many of whom are residing in areas prone to natural hazards. The coincidence of a natural hazard such as an earthquake with civil strife or another form of political conflict may have catastrophic consequences.

In addition to the rising risks of natural hazards, Lebanon faces man made threats in the form of wars, internal strife, and terror attacks. In May 2009, UNDP and the Lebanese Government represented by the Prime Minister signed a project document on “Strengthening Disaster Risk Management Capacities in Lebanon”. The project aimed to help the Lebanese Government develop its disaster management and corresponding risk reduction strategy.

In order to achieve its outcome “mainstreaming disaster preparedness and management in national development framework strategies in Lebanon”, the project needed to evolve through two main phases between 2009 and 2015 to provide a stable platform for future developments.

Phase III of the project, which stretches between 2016 – 2018, builds on the accomplishments made and aims to further “Help the Government of Lebanon in establishing effective national institutions; including disaster risk information and disaster risk management systems, to increase societal resilience against disasters, especially in refugee-hosting high risk within at the local level”.

The Outputs of Phase III are:

National governance for disaster risk reduction improved through establishment of institutional mechanisms, instruments and technical capacities;
Capability of stakeholders increased to undertake risk-sensitive development planning based upon advance risk information systems;
Resilience of Refugee-hosting, high-risk municipalities enhanced against risks of disasters and civic conflicts;
Support the development of national recovery strategy and national capacities to implement post-crisis recovery programmes.

To this end and within the scope of highlighting the work of the UNDP DRM Unit in supporting the Lebanese Government build it resilience and raising awareness on disaster risk reduction actions and accomplishments at the national, sector/ministry and local levels along with the partnership of different stakeholders and donor support the project will require the services of a communication consultant to produce a documentary that summarizes key results, success and best practices ofthe UNDP DRM Unit.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the supervision of the “Strengthening Disaster Risk Management Capacities in Lebanon” Project Manager, the communication consultant will the develop a DRR documentary movie that highlights the UNDP DRM Unit major working themes that will be used in its different visibility and awareness activities to include:

Develop the documentary film’s overall concept and scenario to familiarize viewers with the DRR overview; to highlight the risks of hazards in Lebanon and their potential consequences through graphics based on facts and figures; and to spread awareness on the role of individuals in DRR (how to be informed, prepared and involved);
Interview selected interviewees for the film in order to show Lebanon’s commitment to Disaster Risk Management and the UNDP DRM Unit vision and mission, by exposing the unit’s achievements and future projects as well as introducing the beneficiaries of the project, its partners and donors;
Develop the documentary script and storyboard to be used in the film and promote DRR tools (Website, mobile application, work within sectors and governorates);
Perform appropriate video filming and shoot interviews with selected persons;
Present a draft documentary to UNDP Project Manager for comments about contents;
Produce 3-5 minutes FINAL documentary film in DVD as well as a summary promotional DVD version of 1-2 minutes long.

Targeted audience:

The main targeted audience is the public at large.

The secondary targeted audience are the partners (decision makers, agencies, ministries, local authorities), donors and beneficiaries.

Documentary Key Messages:

The documentary shall deliver the following key messages to the targeted audience:

Not every hazard should be a disaster everyone has a role to play (20 -30seconds):

Explain the concept of disaster risk reduction, and the risks Lebanon faces by using graphics of facts, figures and map of major hazards and incidents. The message should be delivered in a creative and attractive way that will leave impact on the targeted audience.

Lebanon's Commitment in DRM (30 -40 seconds):

Government message (Prime Minister, Secretary General…) that portrays the vision and commitment towards Lebanon's resilience;

UNDP message (Mr. Lazzarini, Luca Renda …) that highlights UNDP's work and collaboration.

A day with UNDP DRM Unit: (1-2Min):

A story showing the process and actions of the unit in prevention (Risk Assessments- CNRS, mobile application ….), preparedness (field work interview with governors and partners, workshops and trainings; feedback from participants), response (NRP, response plans, NOR, operation rooms including interviews of beneficiaries sector and regions) and recovery (CDR…);

This story shall highlight major accomplishments of the unit;

Also it shall highlight on the role of donors in supporting the UNDP DRM Unit to accomplish its objectives in a creative way.

The way forward: (30 seconds):

Explaining the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 and its priorities along with the new PD 2016-2018 Outputs;

Showing in a creative way the role that should be played by individuals in making homes, schools, work places more resilient based on three steps: Be informed, be prepared and get involved.

Intellectual Property

All information pertaining to this project (documentary, audio, digital, cyber, project documents, etc) belonging to the UNDP DRM Unit, which the communication consultant may come into contact with in the performance of his/her, duties under this consultancy shall remain the property of the UNDP DRM Unit who shall have exclusive rights over their use.

For additional information, please refer to ANNEX I – Terms of Reference

Competencies

Functional Competencies:

Excellent technical capacities to ensure smooth and high-quality production (video production staff, owner of its own video production studio or a documented proof of an access to a rented video studio);
Experience in working with UN agencies, NGOs and local authorities, working in the local development and public administration field;
History of performance excellence regarding themes/target groups that are the same as/similar to the above mentioned ones;
Ability to operate under pressure and meet deadlines;
Ability to effectively apply high production and technical standards for the purpose of maintaining high levels of professionalism;
Similar successful materials filmed.

Corporate Competencies:

Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN’s values and ethical standards;
Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP;
Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
Treats all people fairly without favoritism;
Fulfills all obligations to gender sensitivity and zero tolerance for sexual harassment.

Required Skills and Experience

Academic Qualifications:

Advanced university degree in Audio visual and communication or relevant field

Years of experience:

Minimum of five years’ work experience in the area of film/reporting/documentary writing, producing, directing and editing.

Language Requierements:

Fluency in Arabic and English.

Kindly refer to the Individual Consultant Procurement Notice and all related Annexes by visiting the below link:

http://www.lb.undp.org/content/lebanon/en/home/operations/procurement/

Please make sure to submit all the requested documents/information; otherwise, your application will be considered incomplete