IDG PHOTOBOOK (Media work)

Media work

Location: Plan International Jordan office

Plan International

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.

Plan’s strategy is to work with vulnerable children and especially girls so that they can learn, lead, decide and thrive. Within the strategy we have an ambition to transform the lives of 100 million girls. Child sponsorship and grassroots community work are central to our strategy and achieving this ambition.

Plan strives for a just world that advances children’s rights and equality for girls, and we motivate our people and partners to:

• Empower children, young people and communities to make vital changes that tackle the root causes of discrimination against girls, exclusion and vulnerability;
• Drive change in practice and policy at local, national and global levels through our reach, Experience and knowledge of the realities children face;
• Work with children and communities to prepare for and respond to crises, and to overcome adversity;
• Support the safe and successful progression of children from birth to adulthood Plan’s vision is of a world in which all children realize their full potential in societies that respect people’s rights and dignity.

Plan International began operating in Jordan in 2016 to address the biggest inequalities and violations of children’s rights. And in 2019 Plan International Jordan (PIJO) developed its first five-year Country Strategy which will guide the country office to program and position itself to:

– Empower children, young people and communities;

– Make vital changes that tackle the root causes of discrimination against girls, exclusion and vulnerability;

– Drive change in practice and policy at local, national and global level through its reach, experience and knowledge of the realities children face;

– Work with children and communities to prepare for and respond to crises and to overcome adversity; and

– Support the safe and successful progression of children from birth to adulthood.

Purpose of Content Creation

For the occasion of International Day of the Girl, we are Plan International are looking to hire a consulting company to handle the content collection, design and creation of a photo book that will spotlight the empowering stories of young women and adolescent girls across the Middle East and North Africa region.

The consulting company, in collaboration with Plan International, will be expected to develop an interview template for the collection of the relevant info, conduct the interviews, ensure the collection of high-quality images for the girls/ young women, and design and finalize the photobooks contents ready for print.

The consulting company will also be expected to help in the selection of the young women and girls from across the Middle East and North Africa, who will be interviewed for the purposes of this book. We are ideally looking for activists who have a unique story to tell that can help empower other girls through their lived experiences and insights.

Costs

The total costs for the development of this photobook will be based on this TOR and scope of work. The proposed budget should include all eligible costs, including VAT, required to undertake the assignment after reviewing and approving the final product in soft copy.

Duration and Timeline

The contract will be for the duration of a month.

Expected outcomes

Working closely with PIJO in the creation of the photo book the contractor will provide:

– Timeline for assignment with a deadline calendar;

– Interviewing 50-60 girls and collection of high-quality photos.

– layout and design of photo book

– An agreed round of two corrections/revisions, and agreed costs for any extra content collection/interview work

The final deliverables will be shared as in design files, with the accompanying finalised print files.

Ownership

All documents, project designs, drawings, technical data, filmed and photographed material and other information shall remain the property of the Project and shall be treated as confidential by the consultant(s) at all times. They shall not be made available to any third party whatsoever, in any form, without the prior written approval of a properly authorised employee of Plan International. The utilisation of all proposals, plans and reports and other information provided by the consultant(s) to Plan International is the property of Plan International and the use thereof is solely at the discretion of Plan International. All documents and other papers, whether in soft or hard copy and whether containing data or other information, provided by Plan International shall be returned complete to Plan International upon completion of the assignment. All documentation and reports written during and/or as a result of this study, or otherwise related to it in any way, shall remain the property of Plan International and no part shall be reproduced or quoted, or otherwise used in any way except with the prior, express and specific written permission of authorised employee of Plan International.

Ethical and child protection considerations

The assignment will require the consultant to interface with children and therefore the consultant is required to provide a statement on the respect and protection of child rights, human rights and dignity of participants compliant with Plan’s Child Protection Policy.

The consultant shall read and sign Plan’s child protection policy (CPP) as fully understood and in agreement to in all respects and shall follow this in all and every respect during the term of the consultancy.