HIVST Documentary Consultant at Jhpiego - John Hopkins University

Position Reports To: STAR Project Director

Overview

• STAR Nigeria project is seeking the services of a competent communication and documentary practitioner (professional videographer, photographer and writer) to do a documentary of the project.
• The position holder will capture 2 different 5-10 minutes documentary with HD pictures and print narratives, showcasing the achievements and successes of STAR Nigeria from provider, client and stakeholder perspective including challenges and best practices for adaptations.
• The documentary will increase brand awareness of HIVST in Nigeria and serve as advocacy toolkit among stakeholders and policy makers.

Responsibilities

• Familiarize with STAR project context by reviewing the project’s documents, interacting with the local communities / beneficiaries, providers, implementing partners, stakeholders and clients who have been impacted by the project
• Develop the documentary and short videos overall concept, script and storyboard based on the project context
• Visit project locations to shoot the documentary, take high definition pictures based on the story board
• Produce a well-edited high definition, short documentary of various aspect of the project’s implementation
• Produce standalone testimonials of beneficiaries, stakeholders and ad-hoc staff
• Collect footage that will be cut and woven into a bigger video piece and a reader-friendly text report about the activities and successes recorded in the HIVST implementation efforts in Nigeria by Jhpiego/STAR Nigeria, Partners, stakeholders and providers

Deliverables

• Soft copies of the footages and edited copies delivered in quality external hard drive Including translations in English for footage in the audio-visual documentation, where respondents are using local language.

Condition of Work:

• The Consultant will be required to travel to the project states. STAR Project will cover travel-related costs to the location
• The Consultant is expected to use his/her own camera and editing equipment. And will work at his/her own facilities on activities relevant to the delivery of the assignment

Duration of the Consultancy

• The consultancy will last for 10 days. The consultant will develop a travel itinerary in collaboration with project staff.
• The schedule/itinerary will specify the implementation of the documentary and editorial process until delivery of the final products.

Educational Qualifications

• University Degree or Diploma in Videography or related fields from a recognized institution.
• Should possess at least 5 years of filming experience in a development program setting
• Knowledge of evolving videography and photography technology and digital platforms
• Demonstrated experience of having executed similar project in the past for international non-profit organizations.