Consultant Recruitment to Conduct Multimedia Storytelling Train of Trainers.

TERMs OF REFERENCE

I. Context

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organization that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We work alongside children, young people, our supporters and partners to tackle the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children. We support children’s rights from birth until adulthood and enable children and young people to prepare for and respond to crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national, regional and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge. For over 80 years, we have been building meaningful partnerships for children, and we are active in over 75 countries.

Plan International has been committed to improving the lives of children in Asia-Pacific since 1948. We work in 15 countries, helping thousands of very poor communities to fight child poverty and help children realise their full potential. We advance children’s rights and equality for girls in Asia-Pacific by working with children, families, communities, partners, government agencies, other NGOs and the private sector. Through strong partnerships, we support children, especially girls, to learn, lead, decide and thrive.

II. Background

Stories, including impact stories, cases stories, photos and videos are essential for all kinds of communications activities, especially for development and humanitarian organisations like Plan International. Storytelling has proved to be an established and effective method to raise the voices of in-need children and their communities, connect people socially and emotionally, share values, encourage reflection, and influence behaviours. At Plan International, from country offices to the Asia-Pacific regional hub, there has always been a thirst for stories, photos and videos that constitute a powerful tool to unlock the potential of girls.

Notwithstanding, communications and campaigning colleagues of the regional hub and 15 country offices in the region differ greatly in storytelling capacity due to diverse backgrounds and varied understandings of Plan International Communications Protocols, relevant Safeguarding Guidelines and policies, etc. as many among them have only joined the organisation in recent past. It is our intent to enhance relevant capacity for colleagues across the region in developing compelling stories, and to create a chance for our colleagues to share their experience during the training sessions for mutual improvement.

Besides, it’s also a huge advantage for Plan International’s volunteers, programme participants, local community members, youth and children etc. who are first-hand witnesses of events, especially unexpected ones that Plan will later provide emergency responses, to have basic knowledge of story-telling, photography and video-making, which support them to speak for themselves and share from their personal experience in a sincere, authentic way. Therefore, it is expected that after the training sessions APAC communications colleagues can confidently and effectively transfer obtained knowledge and skills to the above mentioned groups via similar training patterns.

This TOR is to seek for consultant service to provide Training of Trainers (TOT) sessions on multimedia storytelling for APAC communications and campaign network members.

III. Objectives

The consultant is expected to incorporate teaching methodologies that take into account different learning styles, cultural, and language barriers to design and facilitate training for around 25 participants (Plan staff). The traning shall include both theory and practical knowledge regarding multimedia storytelling and retraining ability on the topic.

To take-home: each CO will take home at least one story with a bundle of photos or video which are suitable for either internal or external communications as a practical excercise.

The training shall incorporate the following principles:

✓ Highly participatory, interactive, inclusive and experiential for all participants

✓ Incorporates current and best practices in storytelling, especially digital and innovative storytelling

✓ Takes into account/allows for adapting to Plan’s organizational culture

✓ Facilitates personalization/unique experiences for participants (as opposed to a generalized ‘one size fits all’), and

✓ Sets the stage for ongoing self-development, providing forward-looking opportunity for skills, behaviours and supportive systems to continue to improve well after the training is completed.

IV. Key deliverables

The consultant will report to the Regional Lead for Communications and Campaign. The expected deliverables include:

Deliverable / Due

• Need assessment / May 2022

• Design of the facilitation note for the training / May 2022

• Training conduction / May 2022

• Report of the training including set of refined stories developed by participants during the training workshop / June 2022

V. Timeframe

The overall consultancy will start and finish in early June 2022. The consultant is estimated to work for a total of 8 working days.

Task / Due / Estimated no. of working days (8 hrs/day)

• Iinitial meeting to discuss the needs of the training / First week of May 2022 / 1

• Review the needs and develop the training content and materials (with back and forth comments from Plan) / Second week of May 2022 / 3

• Deliver the online training / Second or third week of May 2022 / 2

• Refine the stories and submit the training report / 1st week of June 2022 / 2

VI. Qualifications

• An advanced university degree in Communications, Journalism, Social Sciences or related field; or similar experience;

• Fluency in English and proven native-level speaking skills;

• At least five years of experience in online training or related professional experience;

• Strong interpersonal skills, able to communicate and receive feedback from different individuals.

VII. Evaluation Criteria

Criteria / Weight

• Training contents & agenda / 50%

• Technical knowledge, skills and relevant experience / 30%

• Financial proposal / 20%

Total 100%