Consultancy for improvement of pictures and videography documentation for the RAPID+ Program – Kenya

Background

Millennium Water Alliance (MWA) wish to recruit a photographer/videographer or establishment who can take good high quality photographs, movies and video interviews and write informative human-interest tales for a Swiss Agency for Development and Corporation (SDC) funded program, Resilient Arid Lands Partnership for Integrated Development Plus (RAPID+). The agency or people will need to have information, expertise, and expertise in environment friendly post-production processes and produce high-quality photographs and video merchandise. They should seize good-quality movies, gather video footage, and conduct video interviews per steering.

The Resilient Arid Lands Partnership for Integrated Development Plus (RAPID+) program is a five-year program operating from November 2021 – October 2026 convened and led by MWA. The program has major funding from the Swiss Agency for Development and Corporation (SDC) and contributions and funding funds from personal sector actors, 4 facilitating companions together with CARE Kenya, the Catholic Relief Services (CRS), Food for the Hungry (FH) and World Vision (WV) and 5 internet hosting county governments. RAPID+ goals to enhance entry to water and rangeland providers for 200,000 individuals within the 5 counties of Garissa, Isiolo, Marsabit, Turkana, and Wajir. RAPID+ actions are being applied utilizing a gender transformative lens and techniques improvement approaches. These two points are anticipated to embed sustainability and inclusivity in this system.

Objectives

The advisor will help the group in documenting its varied intervention outcomes, finest practices and success tales via videography and pictures Besides forming a part of MWA Kenya’s video and picture portfolio, the promo movies and photos from this task can be used to showcase MWA’s work amongst Kenyan communities that goals to enhance the resilience of males, girls, youth and youngsters residing in Northern Kenya counties of Isiolo, Marsabit, Wajir, Garissa and Turkana.

Specific goals

The major goals of the consultancy can be to:

1. Videography- video taking pictures of choose tales of affect.
2. Data assortment and evaluation
3. Photography – Quality photographs portraying tales of affect and use by this system in communication.

Roles and Responsibilities

1. Consultancy agency/Individual consultants

• Prepare key interview questions overlaying the members’ journeys earlier than, throughout, and after the RAPID+ intervention, which can be shared with Millennium Water Alliance for enter and finalization.
• Prepare a template of the construction of the movies to be shared with MWA for enter and finalization.
• Conduct in-depth interviews of the chosen beneficiaries (1 from every group = 5 people) to doc his/her story.
• Film the views of the chosen beneficiaries and put together 5 brief movies for social media.
• Produce one 15-minute documentary present casing this system’s outcomes and impacts primarily based on the interviews with the chosen beneficiaries and different related stakeholders.
• Prepare 50 high-resolution pictures (10 per county) that depict this system’s outcomes and impacts.
• Provide digital information of all last movies and all pictures taken through the task.
• Cater for lodging and make transport plans for return journeys from Nairobi to the five-county headquarters.
• Maintain a excessive degree of confidentiality and abide by MWA’s Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) insurance policies and tips.
• Complete all duties in line with the agreed timeframe.

1. Millennium Water Alliance

• Provide the advisor with background paperwork, stories, and obtainable secondary information for evaluation.
• Host an inception session for the advisor and implementing companions to agree on expectations and timelines.
• Review and supply enter on all advisor’s deliverables.
• Ensure the sleek move of consultancy engagement processes, together with contractual obligations.
• Share the consultancy merchandise with the related stakeholders.

1. Facilitating companions

   The roles of the facilitating companions shall embrace the next:

• Support within the identification of potential tales for refinement and choice.
• Participate within the evaluation scripts and storyboards proposed by the consultants.
• Coordinate with the advisor to plan for county degree logistics and help through the subject actions.
• Facilitate the advisor to have interaction with goal communities and stakeholders by guaranteeing group sensitization and mobilization of chosen interviewees.
• Scheduling Key Informants Interviews (KIIs) with the County Government Officers and different stakeholders.
• Provide supervision help through the subject information assortment.

Deliverables

1. List of key interview questions (to be shared with MWA for validation).
2. Template construction for storyboard for movies (to be shared with MWA for validation).
3. Five (5) high-resolution two minutes (most) lengthy movies. It have to be suitable with social media platforms and properly captioned with acceptable subtitles.
4. One (1) 15-minute documentary present casing this system’s outcomes and impacts primarily based on the interviews with the chosen beneficiaries and different related stakeholders.
5. 50 high-resolution photographs that depict this system’s outcomes and impacts. At least 25 photographs (5 per county) ought to have acceptable captions that aren’t greater than 100 phrases lengthy.
6. 5 case research on fashions pioneered/applied by this system.

Duration of Assignment (dates topic to affirmation)

The documentation can be carried out in April and August 2026 and can take 30 working days.

Consultancy {qualifications}

Below are the popular {qualifications} for the consultants making use of for the consultancy:

• More than 5 (5) years {of professional} expertise with a confirmed videography, pictures and content material creation observe report.
• Lead Consultant – A level in journalism, communications, pictures, videography, or a associated subject is required.
• Videographers should possess a bachelor’s diploma in movie or video manufacturing journalist communication with a background in video manufacturing. Photographers should possess a level in pictures, tremendous arts, multimedia arts, or a communication associated subject. In addition, be proficient with enhancing software program equivalent to Adobe Creative Suite, particularly Premiere Pro and After Effects. Proficiency with enhancing software program equivalent to Photoshop4, Adobe After Effects, Final Cut Pro X, Avid Media Composer, Lightworks, and Premier.
• Demonstrated expertise and information in program documentation for Market Systems Development, WASH (IWRM/3R), Climate Change, Rangelands, Agriculture, Livestock, and Private Sector centered packages within the context of ASALs (Arid and Semi-Arid Lands) areas within the final 5 years.
• Provide pattern work of documentaries, movies, and picture tales which are related or associated to this system.
• Ability to work underneath tight deadlines.
• Desirable expertise working with International and Local NGOs is an added benefit.

Reporting and Communication

Internal: The advisor will report back to the RAPID+ Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting and Learning (MERL) Specialist whereas working intently with the MWA MERL Manager, Water Interventions Manager, Rangelands Coordinator and the Program Director. During the train, the advisor can be anticipated to speak commonly with the County Coordination Units (CCUs) throughout the 5 counties.

External: The advisor will talk intently with different stakeholders, together with County Government workers, personal sector actors, communities and different improvement companies. Consultants should adhere to the MWA Code of Conduct and PSEA insurance policies when performing their duties and interactions with exterior events.

Application course of

Interested companies should submit detailed technical and monetary proposals (in Kenya Shillings) that clearly clarify their understanding of the Terms of Reference, approaches, and methodologies for use to undertake the task.

Preparation and Contents of Proposals

1. The Technical Proposal

The proposal shall embrace, however not be restricted to, the next data:

• An software/cowl letter. The letter needs to be not than two pages.
• The CVs of the group chief and different key group members.
• An organization profile (case of agency).
• Description of the applicant’s/agency’s expertise offering related consultancy providers to worldwide improvement companies or organizations. A particular itemizing and outline of engagements, present or prior, within the final three (3) years. Evidence of comparable consultancy providers could be offered by way of an accessible hyperlink.
• Provide contact particulars of three (3) referees, ideally organizations which have beforehand engaged the applicant/agency.
• Proposed methodology and an in depth work plan primarily based on an understanding of the goals of the task.

1. The Financial Proposal

The proposal shall embrace, however not be restricted to, the next data:

• The whole quantity for the consultancy service in Kenya Shillings. With a breakdown of prices associated to:
• Professional charges: The calculation of charges ought to point out the price related to the effort and time included in your technical proposal.
• An in depth breakdown of reimbursables, together with journey, lodging, meals, communication, and some other associated prices.
• Payment phrases.

Interested consultants are anticipated to submit the next statutory paperwork as a part of the obligatory necessities:

• Kenyan companies: copies of a sound Kenyan certificates of tax compliance, certificates of incorporation, and firm KRA PIN certificates.
• Kenyan people: copies of a sound Kenyan certificates of tax compliance, KRA PIN certificates, and National Identification Card/ Passport.
• International companies: Copies of Company Incorporation certificates, Tax-payer registration paperwork, Tax compliance certificates on your respective international locations.
• International Individuals: Copies of Tax-payer registration paperwork, Tax compliance certificates (the place relevant), Passports/ National Identity card on your respective international locations

Evaluation Criteria

Proposals can be evaluated to make sure they meet all obligatory necessities and are responsive. To decide responsiveness, a proposal should embrace all documentation as listed above. The proposals that fail to satisfy these necessities will obtain no additional consideration. Responsive proposals can be evaluated and ranked in line with the factors under.

1. Technical Qualification

• Technical and academic expertise of the group.
• Understanding of the scope and/or task.
• Proposed methodology and strategy.
• Demonstrated expertise in conducting and coordinating related research.
• Experience in conducting related research within the ASALs.

Consultants with a minimal rating of 70% can be thought of technically certified, their purposes will proceed to the monetary analysis stage, and they are going to be invited for an oral interview.

1. Financial Proposal

Only the monetary proposal of the technically certified consultants can be evaluated. The most variety of factors can be allotted to the bottom worth proposal. All different monetary proposals will obtain factors in inverse proportion to the bottom worth.

How to use

All purposes needs to be submitted electronically to the next electronic mail tackle: mwakinfo@mwawater.org on/earlier than twenty sixth March 2026 at 5:00 pm EAT. The electronic mail topic needs to be “Consultancy for RAPID+ Program Documentation”.