Consultancy – Communications Specialist

(Pakistan)

 

Purpose of the Consultancy

The Consultant will be responsible for working with Search for Common Ground (Search) and its implementing partners to develop success stories and format written outputs for two projects: Inspiring the Next Generation of Independent Media in Pakistan and Youth for Humanity: Engaging Youth to Promote Religious Freedom in Pakistan.

 

About the Projects                        

Inspiring the Next Generation of Independent Media in Pakistan: Through this project, Search, the Media Training & Resource Centre (MTRC), the Media Centre (MC), and Freedom Network (FN) aim to support the growth of independent and diverse media in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), by increasing the capacity of 62 young journalists, including 28 young women, in independent and conflict-sensitive reporting. Search and its partners are also striving to foster an enabling environment for the professional advancement of women in media by engaging with press clubs and media houses in the project's target areas.

 

Youth for Humanity: Engaging Youth to Promote Religious Freedom in Pakistan: Under this project, Search, the Shaoor Foundation for Education and Awareness (SFEA), and the Pakistan Research Institute for Sustainable Media (PRISM) engage over 160 youths from across dividing lines in dialogues, network building, and a media campaign to increase inter-communal and intra-communal respect and peaceful coexistence among religious communities in Karachi and Lahore. Under this project, Search and its partners are funding 20 youth-led community initiatives to promote inter-communal and intra-communal respect in their communities.

 

Methodology

The Consultant will visit the projects' target locations and coordinate with the project partners to attend relevant project activities to collect information and document the impact of the projects on participants. Success stories will be developed in the form of a visually-appealing, well-designed one-pager. The Consultant will create a social media version of each one-pager. Success stories will capture the project's impact on participants, the tangible change that occurred as a result of their participation. Some of these stories have already been captured. The Consultant will be expected to work on these to transform them into a compelling one-pager story.

 

The Consultant will work with Search to finalize the outlines of these stories and other content proposed. Search will provide templates and examples to support the Consultant in the story's development. All content will be reviewed and approved by Search.

 

Additionally, the Consultant will format and design two documents that have been developed under the Inspiring the Next Generation of Independent Media in Pakistan project: Journalist Training Report and Barrier analysis.

 

Deliverables

Under the Inspiring the Next Generation of Independent Media in Pakistan project:

• 10 one-pager success stories, each developed in English and Urdu, capturing the tangible and sustainable impact the project had on participants.
• 10 social media posts in English and Urdu sharing a summary of each story developed
• Formatting and designing of the Journalist Training Report (38 pages)
• Formatting and designing of the Barrier Analysis (84 pages)

 

Under the Youth for Humanity: Engaging Youth to Promote Religious Freedom in Pakistan:

• 20 one-pager success stories, each developed in English and Urdu, showcasing the impact of youth-led inter-communal initiatives both on the participants and their communities;
• 20 social media posts in English and Urdu sharing a summary of each story

 

Required Profile

 

Education

• Degree in communications, media, or public relations

 

Experience

• Experience developing case studies and similar media content
• Experience in formatting reports

 

Other Relevant Requirements

• Excellent writing skills in English and Urdu
• Excellent photographic and editing skills
• Able to create engaging content and messaging for diverse audiences
• Motivation and self-discipline to work without supervision

 

Applicants have to be based in Pakistan to be eligible for this position.

 

Timeframe 

The consultancy is expected to last 3 months (30th March - 29th June 2023).

 

Budget and Terms of Engagement

• All costs incurred, including any logistical costs to travel to the target areas and meet participants, will be covered from the consultancy fee.
• All required local taxes will be deducted at source from the total cost of the consultancy fee for a firm.
• The proposed budget should not exceed USD 8,000.