Video Maker

Terms of Reference

1. Summary

Title: Development of short videos, photo reports and key visuals (posters, leaflets)
Position: Video Maker - 1 consultant / consultancy team
Duration & timing: Minimum of 30 working days over the period from July 2018 to December 2020
Duty station: Home based and in Hanoi
Reporting: German Red Cross Head of Project Office

2. Background:

The German Red Cross (GRC) is part of the world wide Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement assisting victims of conflict and disaster and people affected by social or health related crisis. The Red Cross Movement provides to vulnerable people assistance without discrimination as to nationality, race, religious beliefs, class or political opinions and adheres to the seven principles of the Red Cross Movement: Humanity, Impartiality, Neutrality, Independence, Voluntary Service, Unity and Universality. In Vietnam, the GRC is supporting its local partner, the Vietnam Red Cross (VNRC), to implement projects in the field of Disaster Relief & Rehabilitation, Disaster Risk Reduction & Climate Change Adaptation.

With its new project in Forecast Based Financing, the GRC is taking disaster relief into a new era: away from pure reaction and towards anticipation. This 32 months project aims at reducing heat-waves impacts in Hanoi through the development of forecast based financing standard early actions for anticipatory humanitarian actions. Forecast-based Financing (FbF) is an innovative mechanism that uses climate and weather forecasts to trigger timely
humanitarian action, before a hazard hits the exposed population. These actions are automatically funded when the triggering forecast is released.

One of the key objective of this project is to document practical experiences and learnings on FbF for heat waves, and to widely share the learnings for replication and scaling up. For this purpose, the GRC is looking for a consultant/consultancy team who will develop short videos, photo reports, key visuals (posters, leaflets) to document the implementation of the project and the experiences gained in the process.

3. Purpose:

The purpose of this consultancy service consists in developing audio/visual contents (videos, photos, posters, leaflets) to document the implementation of the project and the experiences gained by :

• (a) Collecting information about the project progresses and achievements through interviews of key informants during key events (workshops, meetings, trainings, community events).
• (b) Compiling the information in short movies (2-3mins) and/or photo reports
• (c ) Developing posters, leaflets on the project milestones and achievements.

More specifically, the GRC will invite the consultant / consultancy team to join key events and the service provider will collect information, take pictures, record video of the events.Depending on the type of event and on its outcomes, the service provider will compile the information in a movie, or photo report, or he/she will develop posters/ leaflets.

4. Delivery and Timeline

The deliverables (movies, photo reports, posters and leaflets) will be developed in English and Vietnamese. The target audiences of those documentations are Red Cross Red Crescent National Societies and Partners Societies, INGOs, government ministries and donors.

The GRC is expecting that during the project the service provider will take part in at least 4 events and that depending of the type of event at least one movie, one set of poster or leaflets and one photo report will be developed. For the purpose of this Termes of Reference, the GRC is proposing a minimum of 30 days contract services. However, this is only indicative and depending on the project achievements more opportunities may raise to
develop interesting documentations appealing for the targeted audience. Thus, the number of days of services may increase accordingly.

5. Duty Station

The consultant will be home-based with participation to events in Hanoi.

6. Selection Criteria

Essential:

• Previous experience in undertaking video assignment for an organization with demonstrated attractive professional portfolio.
• Understanding of local context and developments in Vietnam
• Well equipped with professional grade videography/photography equipment
• Proven post production experience creating video stories
• Proven experience in producing poster/leaflets
• Demonstrate an understanding of the communication requirements of a non-profit organization;

7. Application Procedure

Interested candidates are invited to send their offer in English consisting of a CV, a financial offer (in Vietnam Dong currency) and a letter of motivation to [email protected] (email) OR by post to Mr Jerome Faucet, German Red Cross, Level 7, 59 Quang Trung Street, Hanoi. The financial offer should propose a daily rate all-inclusive which includes: all taxes, remuneration for all team members, cost of material and equipment, production costs, transport & accommodation cost if any, etc.

The financial offer should indicate clearly the Net and Gross calculation. All submissions must be received by 13th July 2018. Please note that only applications which are submitted in English shall be considered. While we appreciate all applications, only candidates under consideration shall be contacted.

*Child Protection: German/Red Cross is committed to protecting the rights of children in all areas we work around the world. Applicants are advised that German Red Cross reserves the right to screen candidates to ensure a child-safe environment. Further information can be found in the German Red Cross child protection policy.