National consultant to develop training modules on children’s ethical reporting, Tajikistan (for Tajik nationals only)

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UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

For every child,

The fundamental mission of UNICEF is to promote the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything the organization does — in programs, in advocacy and in operations. The equity strategy, emphasizing the most disadvantaged and excluded children and families, translates this commitment to children’s rights into action. For UNICEF, equity means that all children have an opportunity to survive, develop and reach their full potential, without discrimination, bias or favoritism. To the degree that any child has an unequal chance in life — in its social, political, economic, civic and cultural dimensions — her or his rights are violated. There is growing evidence that investing in the health, education and protection of a society’s most disadvantaged citizens — addressing inequity — not only will give all children the opportunity to fulfill their potential but also will lead to sustained growth and stability of countries. This is why the focus on equity is so vital. It accelerates progress towards realizing the human rights of all children, which is the universal mandate of UNICEF, as outlined by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, while also supporting the equitable development of nations.

Background:

UNICEF Tajikistan spends more than 26 years promoting children's rights and interests in Tajikistan. Reporting on children and young people is one of the priorities for UNICEF in its engagement with media globally, including in Tajikistan. In recent years, UNICEF Communications team observes many cases of reporting by local media agencies and journalists, where children are put at risk of retribution, stigmatization and victimization. UNICEF Communications team plans to develop a comprehensive module on reporting on children and youth, which will be based on the most recent laws, regulations and UNICEF ethical guidance. The team also plans to conduct a series of training for young journalists youth content creators on the basics of the developed module. To ensure the sustainability of these interventions, the team also plans to conduct TOT for journalistic faculties’ professors of minimum of 4 universities from each region to further educate students on how to cover children in an age-appropriate and sensitive manner.

How can you make a difference?

The goal of this assignment is to implement the above-mentioned activity, aimed at raising the level of awareness and understanding of the rights of children and youth among journalists to prevent violation of children rights in media.

The objective of this ToR is to cover the awareness-raising training:

• at least 40 young journalists and content creators and

• at least 15 faculty members/professors from 4 universities of Tajikistan and

• at least 150 students from these universities.

DESCRIPTION OF THE ASSIGNMENT:

To achieve the goals and objectives the following deliverables should be implemented:

Deliverable 1: Development of two training modules:

• Module1-On ethical reporting on children and youth for journalists and active content creators. This module should comprise of a special chapter on national and international legislation on children rights and ethical reporting and a separate chapter on digital content creation, including new modern media formats of content, storytelling, interviewing, etc.

• Module2: On how to conduct training of trainers (ToT) for university professors. This module should comprise of at least two chapters – a chapter national and international legislation on children rights and ethical reporting and a chapter on interactive teaching methodology.

Deliverable 2: Conducting of training using developed modules:

The Contractor will be tasked to conduct 2 trainings using developed module #1. During the training for journalists and other young content creators :

• 1 training for 3 days for professional journalists,

• 1 training for 3 days for independent young content creators.

During these 6 days the participants will in practice create ethical content on children and youth. The best examples of their works that meet the standards of the children ethical reporting will be published on their owned media platforms. The Contractor will also be tasked to conduct 1 training for 3 days using developed module #2. After this training (ToT) the participants (faculty members) will conduct 2-3 hours training sessions for their students in their respective universities. It is expected, that after the ToT at least 50% of the participants will conduct their own training sessions for the students using the short training modules developed by them during the ToT.

DUTY STATION/DURATION:

Estimated duration: 80 w/d from July 2022 until 31 October 2022.

Duty station: Dushanbe, Tajikistan

On-site working days: 80

Off-site working days: 0

Supervisor: Digital Communications & Multimedia Officer

KEY DELIVERABLES/TIMEFRAME/PAYMENT SCHEDULE:

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Tasks/Milestone

Deliverables/Outputs

Number of days

Timeline

Payment schedule

1

Development of two training modules

1.1 Two training modules on children ethical reporting (1 for ToT, 1 for training for journalists) developed and submitted

30

July-August, 2022

40%

2

Conducting of training using developed modules

2.1 Fourty journalists, content creators and journalistic faculties’ professors attended the training and enhanced their knowledge for at least 20%

20

September, 2022

40%

2.2 Mentoring for the active participants is conducted

30

October, 2022

20%

2.3 Final report submitted

Performance indicators for the evaluation of results:

The evaluation of the results will be based on:

1. Technical and professional competence (quality of the products delivered to UNICEF);

2. Scope of work (e.g. No. of developed training modules and conducted trainings);

3. Quality of work (quality of methodology, draft, and final report);

4. Quantity of work (completing the tasks indicated in the table above within the set timeframe.

In addition, such indicators as work relations, responsibility, drive for results, and communication will be taken into account during the evaluation of the Consultant’s work.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

Education:

• University degree on Journalism, Communication, Public Relations, or other related disciplines.

Work experience:

• Minimum 5 years of professional experience in Journalism, Media Education, Communication, or other related disciplines and experience of working as a trainer and/or mentor for media activists and content creators

• Relevant technical expertise and consultancy experiences with international/UN organizations in the field of media.

Competencies:

• Solid knowledge and work experience with grounded understanding of ethical reporting.
• Strong analytical and conceptual thinking.
• Excellent writing skills.

• Excellent communication and presentation skills with stakeholders and the ability to work under pressure and commitment to work to a tight timeframe.

  Language: Fluency in Tajik and Russian languages (written and oral). Knowledge of English is an asset.

Qualified candidates are requested to submit:

1. Cover letter/application/CV.

2. A technical proposal with the proposed methodology/approach to managing the project, showing understanding of tasks.

3. Financial quote for the consultancy in TJS per deliverable, stating also the timeframe for completion of deliverable and/or daily rate (as well as travel and subsistence costs, as applicable).

4. Examples of previous, relevant work related to the deliverables.

5. At least two reference

Application:

Queries can be sent to [email protected] with the subject line “National consultant to develop training modules on children’s ethical reporting, Tajikistan (for Tajik nationals only)”. Electronic applications must be received in the system by 30 June 2022 on our websites.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS).

To view our competency framework, please visit here.

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.

Remarks:

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures, and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws.

The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract. The candidate may also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid).

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