National Consultant, Multimedia Journalist
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Background:
The National Multimedia journalist will be responsible for a co-production with Albanian Public Broadcaster (Radio
Televizioni Shqiptar) of four historical documentaries. These will be broadcast during a 4 month period (September-
December 2017) by RTSH. Since Albania’s change of system from Communism to Democracy in the early 1990’s,
the country has marked slow progress in establishing a broader framework in which to engage comprehensively with the
legacy of rule of law and human rights violations within its communist past. A gap in knowledge between the generation
that lived through the communist regime and the generation born after it ended is a barrier to an inclusive national
dialogue about the past. In the framework of its project “Supporting a platform for national dialogue about the human
rights violations of Albania’s former Communist regime, Phase II”, the OSCE Presence in Albania (the Presence) will
support Albanian Public Broadcaster (Hereafter RTSH) by providing external expertise for the production of
documentaries which relate different aspects of life and suffering under the communist regime in Albania. The aim is to
further enhance the discussion on human rights violations under communist regime.
Objective:The documentaries will research, develop and illustrate different aspects of life during communist period
through real human stories, bringing the historic facts to the public through a personal angle. Part of RTSH operational
staff will be involved in the production with the objective of enhancing this way RTSH on producing documentaries by
itself. The documentaries will have a personalized approach by including specific research and interviews with
testimonies of the story told. The documentaries will be broadcast by Albanian National Broadcaster aiming at reaching a
broad audience, promoting discussion and reconciliation in the society with regard to the grievances of the past.
Tasks and Responsibilities:
In collaboration with a crew from RTSH and using RTSH’s equipment and studios, the expert will be expected to:
1) Archive research on different features of the life during communist.
2) Identify the story to be told in collaboration with RTSH and agreed with OSCE Presence in Albania.
3) Reconstruct human stories from the communist past.
4) Identify relevant testimonies related to the stories to be told, conduct and record interviews with them. 5) Produce
documentaries of duration between 45 to 60 minutes, in Albanian language, HD format, with an Aspect Ratio 16:9 and
colourful images(apart archive footage).
6) Post-production of the above-mentioned documentaries.
7) Include operational staff in every step of the process in order to train them on this regard.
Expected Output/Deliverable:
Four documentaries based on four different relevant real life stories during the communist
period of Albania, delivered in USB or external hard drive:
•1st documentary produced in the way and quality specified in the section Task and Responsibilities and intellectual
property (written contract/agreement) will be handed over to RTSH latest by 13 September 2017.
•2nd documentary produced in the way and quality specified in the section Task and Responsibilities and intellectual
property (written contract/agreement) will be handed over to RTSH latest by 1 October 2017.
•3nd documentary produced in the way and quality specified in the section Task and Responsibilities and intellectual
property (written contract/agreement) will be handed over to RTSH latest by 1 November 2017.
•4th documentary produced in the way and quality specified in the section Task and Responsibilities and intellectual
property (written contract/agreement) will be handed over to RTSH latest by 1 December 2017.
Necessary Qualifications:
• At least five year experience in producing documentaries
• Experience in researching, publishing and TV producing;
• Must have a strong understanding of multi-platform journalism including how to shoot, write and edit stories, video
and photographs
• Investigative work a plus.
• Professional knowledge in human rights issues during communist regime
• Participation in public discussion on the communist past of Albania is a plus
• Good communication skills
• Albanian Nationality
Remuneration Package:
The selected expert will receive remuneration for their work in the amount of 2500 Euros per each documentary for four
documentaries (total of 10 000 Euros).
The expert will be paid in instalments, after submitting to OSCE Presence in Albania the certification from RTSH that
states that the documentary has been delivered. Also the expert should provide a signed agreement with RTSH that
states clearly the intellectual properties.
All applications are due by 20 August 2017. If you wish to apply for this position, please use the OSCE's online
application link found under http://www.osce.org/employment. The OSCE is committed to diversity and inclusion
within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious, ethnic and
social backgrounds to apply to become a part of the organization