It is in that framework that GWPEA is organizing a regional workshop for media practitioners from member countries to build their capacity in reporting on water, climate and drought management. This practical and interactive workshop will be held in Entebbe , Uganda and will enable participants to increase their knowledge and awareness on IWRM and its application in the region to address challenges caused by water insecurity, climate change and drought. Participants will also share experiences and best practices on covering that important topic. In addition, participants will visit one selected site to witness IWRM in action and be able to generate stories to be shared with their respective audiences.
GWPEA requires services of a consultant in the areas of communications and media relations.
Objective
The main objective of this consultancy is to use practical cases, best practices and examples and train media practitioners in better covering water and climate related topics and disseminate the information to larger audiences.
Scope of work
The scope of work for this consultancy service shall include the following tasks:
- Read through and understand the background documentation on GWPEA mission , vision, goals and nature of operations and program
- Read through and understand GWPEA communications strategy and how it intends to engage media outlets to disseminate information on water security, climate resilience and drought management
- Develop training materials on reporting on climate, water and drought issues
- Select appropriate best practices and good examples to be used during the training
- Train media participants on how to cover water and climate related topics and gain audiences
- Train participants on how to pitch and present stories on climate and water issues
- Lead the process of generating stories from the field visit undertaken during the training exercise.
- Evaluate the knowledge acquired during the training and the practical session of developing real stories from the field
- Write a comprehensive report on the media training
Qualifications
A minimum of Master’s Degree in Communications or Media Studies
- At least 10 years’ experience working for Radio/TV or print media and producing stories or programs on water security, climate resilience or related environmental topics
- At least 5 years’ experience in training media personnel or similar engagements in the eastern Africa region.
- A proven knowledge of media outlets and target audiences in Eastern and Horn of Africa
- Language requirement: Fluency of written and spoken English
- Duration of the task
The duration for this short term consultancy work will be for 5 working days (includes facilitating the media meeting and writing the training report). The task will commence from the date of signature of the contract and will be completed by the 2nd November 2015.
The tasks are scheduled as follows: two (2) days for reading through the literature about GWPEA and developing training material, two (2) days for actual training of journalists/including field trip, one (1) day for writing final training and evaluation report
Reporting and Deliverables
The Consultant shall report to GWPEA Regional Development Communications Officer.
The following deliverables are expected from the consultant:
- An inception report indicating the understanding of the task and methodology
- Training material(Power point presentation, best practices, group tasks, evaluation forms, field tasks)
- Actual training of participants
- Final report on the training and evaluation
Applications
Individual consultants meeting the above requirements are invited to submit their CVs to undertake the assignment.
Please submit your CVs to embonye@nilebasin.org and copy ckarangwa@nilebasin.org , latest 30th September 2015