Illustrator-Design services for the new platform of the Peace Building in Lebanon News Supplement (re-advertised)

Contract

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Background

The UNDP “Peace Building in Lebanon” project aims at enhancing mutual understanding and promoting social cohesion by (1) addressing root causes of conflict in Lebanon, (2) addressing the impact of the Syrian crisis on social stability in Lebanon; and (3) supporting different groups from local leaders and local actors, educators, journalists, youth and civil society activists, in developing medium and long-term strategies for peace building, crisis management and conflict prevention.

The project focuses on addressing the new challenges to civil peace and peace building in the country posed by the Syrian crisis throughout the following four outputs:

1.Education promoting social cohesion supported

2.Media empowered to promote balanced and conflict sensitive media coverage;

3. Local level peace building strategies to mitigate tensions developed in selected conflict prone areas of Lebanon hosting Syrian refugees;

4. NGO platform promoting nation-wide truth and reconciliation supported ex-fighters’ role in promoting peace building supported.

Since 2012, UNDP has been supporting the participation of many journalists, writers, senior and well-known media professionals, researchers and artists residing in Lebanon, in its published “Peace Building in Lebanon” News Supplements.

These supplements provide hate-free media spaces and promote rational discourse in addressing controversial topics. They also encourage journalists, writers and media practitioners residing in Lebanon to adopt objective approaches free of stereotyping and misconceptions, and to offer conflict-sensitive media coverage. In a country known for its polarization, these supplements succeeded in bringing together participants from different backgrounds using one common platform to debate issues in a constructive way.

During several discussion sessions, participants shared recommendations regarding turning the printed supplement into an electronic version with a dedicated website to the supplement itself where audio-visual materials can be shared in addition to live feed and live broadcast section from the discussion sessions.

In 2021, UNDP will cease the print publication of the supplement and will shift to an online digital platform.

On this platform/website, UNDP will offer a space to share a content curation of different topics including written articles, storytelling video reports, interviews, animation videos, and selected media and TV reports prepared by prominent journalists from local TV stations.

In addition, and for this purpose, UNDP will partner with New TV on the content of 2 short reportages for each issue. Thus, reporters from New TV will be working on these reportages with the production house and will be in charge of the content.

In this context, UNDP intends to procure the services of an illustrator to design the illustrations and social media posts for different topics to be published on the new platform of the Peace Building News Supplement.

The UNDP “Peace Building in Lebanon” project aims at enhancing mutual understanding and promoting social cohesion by (1) addressing root causes of conflict in Lebanon, (2) addressing the impact of the Syrian crisis on social stability in Lebanon; and (3) supporting different groups from local leaders and local actors, educators, journalists, youth and civil society activists, in developing medium and long-term strategies for peace building, crisis management and conflict prevention.

The project focuses on addressing the new challenges to civil peace and peace building in the country posed by the Syrian crisis throughout the following four outputs:

1.Education promoting social cohesion supported;

2.Media empowered to promote balanced and conflict sensitive media coverage;

3. Local level peace building strategies to mitigate tensions developed in selected conflict prone areas of Lebanon hosting Syrian refugees;

4. NGO platform promoting nation-wide truth and reconciliation supported ex-fighters’ role in promoting peace building supported.

Since 2012, UNDP has been supporting the participation of many journalists, writers, senior and well-known media professionals, researchers and artists residing in Lebanon, in its published “Peace Building in Lebanon” News Supplements.

These supplements provide hate-free media spaces and promote rational discourse in addressing controversial topics. They also encourage journalists, writers and media practitioners residing in Lebanon to adopt objective approaches free of stereotyping and misconceptions, and to offer conflict-sensitive media coverage. In a country known for its polarization, these supplements succeeded in bringing together participants from different backgrounds using one common platform to debate issues in a constructive way.

During several discussion sessions, participants shared recommendations regarding turning the printed supplement into an electronic version with a dedicated website to the supplement itself where audio-visual materials can be shared in addition to live feed and live broadcast section from the discussion sessions.

In 2021, UNDP will cease the print publication of the supplement and will shift to an online digital platform.

On this platform/website, UNDP will offer a space to share a content curation of different topics including written articles, storytelling video reports, interviews, animation videos, and selected media and TV reports prepared by prominent journalists from local TV stations.

In addition, and for this purpose, UNDP will partner with New TV on the content of 2 short reportages for each issue. Thus, reporters from New TV will be working on these reportages with the production house and will be in charge of the content.

In this context, UNDP intends to procure the services of an illustrator to design the illustrations and social media posts for different topics to be published on the new platform of the Peace Building News Supplement.

Duties and Responsibilities

The consultant is required to provide design services for the platform of the Peace Building in Lebanon news supplement of 2021/22 as follows:

-Design two-dimensional illustrations for the articles;

• Design social media posts and adapt the three-languages accordingly;
• Design infographics, visualized data, and digital native mix and adapt the three-languages accordingly;
• Liaise and closely coordinate with the media and communication officer and the journalists in the different stages of the creative process.

The consultant is expected to submit the following deliverables as per the below schedule:

Deliverables/ Outputs

Estimated Duration to Complete

Target Due Dates

Review and Approvals Required

Deliverable 1: Two-dimensional illustration for articles and social media posts for the 1st news supplement

Per illustration:

3 days for the draft and 3 for the final version

2 months from contract signature

Project Manager

Deliverable 2: Two-dimensional illustration for articles and social media posts for the 2nd news supplement

7 months from Contract signature

Deliverable 3: Two-dimensional illustration for articles and social media posts for the 3rd new supplement

10 months from contract signature

Deliverable 4: Two-dimensional illustration for articles and social media posts for the 4th news supplement

14 months from contract signature

Competencies

The consultant will work under the direct supervision of the Project Manager and Media and communication officer.

UNDP is responsible for providing the consultant with all necessary information, related to the project, in a timely, thorough and transparent manner.

Title Rights and Copy Rights

The title rights, copyrights and all other rights whatsoever nature in any material produced under the provisions of this TOR will be vested exclusively in UNDP.

REPORTS VALIDATION MODALITIES

Provisional approval of submitted reports shall take place at each of the defined milestones. It is expected that such approval shall not exceed five working days from the notification of the completion of a specific milestone.

On submittal of the final report, the Projects’ Managers shall respond within maximum of five working days and the decision may either be:

- Approval,

- Approval with reservations upon which the Consultant shall reply within five working days under penalty of rejection,

- Rejection with clear justifications.

Required Skills and Experience

I- Academic qualifications:

-Bachelor’s degree in related field to graphic design, computer graphics, fine arts, or any other related field.

II- Experience:

-Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience in designing illustrations and social media posts.

III- Competencies:

-Fluency in Arabic and English.