Local Consultant
Alert
Vacancy
Background
The Pejë/Peć region suffers from a low presence of non-majority media and lack of coverage of issues related to non-majority communities. To improve reporting and promote the rights of communities, the Media Section will identify, through a request for quotations process, a non-majority media outlet in the region to enhance their television production capacity and produce stories of community relevance. Following positive developments through local media television capacity building initiatives in the north of Kosovo in 2017, a local television production expert will be engaged to work with the media outlet in producing programs on the inclusion of returnees and non-majority communities, as well as gender equality issues of non-majority communities. The subject is a key Mission priority and aims to stimulate dialogue amongst the Kosovo-Serb and Kosovo-Albanian community in the region. The media outlet will be commissioned to produce at least eight 30-minute programs on the aforementioned theme to demonstrate their developed skills. Some of these programs will entail the gender equality and domestic violence as they are issues to be dealt by the media on daily basis. These programs will encourage additionally the media to report on such issues regularly. Tailored coaching and practice will enable the media outlet to produce high-standard video content, as well as raise awareness on the returnee process in the Pejë/Peć region by producing positive stories on the life of returnees and the everyday life of non-majority communities. The programs will also be broadcast on RTK2. The activity will be conducted in collaboration with RC Pejë/Peć and will take place throughout 2018. To implement the activity, next to the non-majority media outlet, a local expert in video production and editing will be engaged for a spread 30-day period to enhance the capacity of the media outlet.
Objective
The OSCE Mission in Kosovo requires the services of an experienced Serbian speaking consultant to enhance the capacity of selected media outlet. The consultant will work for a period of thirty (30) days in coordination with the Media Section Activity Manager to expand the capacity of local TV journalists, respectively their media outlet.
Tasks
The scope of the work performed by the consultants will include the following:
Deliverables:
Within ninety (90) days after receiving information from Media Section Project Manager on planned activities for Strengthening Production Capacity of Local Media local consultants will:
Performance Indicators:
Final documents incorporating comments received from the Project Manager delivered on time in an appropriate format and quality as requested by the Project Manager; Consultancy implemented as planned
Necessary Qualifications
Remuneration Package:
Remuneration will depend on the qualifications and experience of individual experts as well as the detailed work plan to be agreed upon and will be based on the current OSCE consultancy rates.
In order to apply for this position you must complete the OSCE's online application form, found under http://www.osce.org/employment/43284. Applications received after the published deadline will not be considered.Applicants are encouraged to use the online recruitment and only fully completed OSCE applications will be accepted. However, if you have technical difficulties with the system you may use the offline applicationform found under http://www.osce.org/employment/43284 and forward the completed form quoting the vacancy number by e-mail to: consultancy.omik@osce.org