Communications Consultant

SOS Children’s Village Somalia and Somaliland, a branch of SOS Children’s Villages International is a Non-Governmental organization (NGO) which is non-sectarian, non- partisan and non – profit making organization. Its core mission is to provide care and support for children who are at risk of or have lost parental care. Presently we work in five project locations of Mogadishu and Baidoa (South and Central Somalia), Berbera, Hargeisa, and Sheikh (Somaliland) in the areas of child care, education, health and emergency programming. Under its flagship health program, SOS runs a Mother and Child Referral Hospital in Mogadishu that see over 200,000 patients annually across primary health care and comprehensive in-patient and also runs a nursing school that acts a research and a practicum site for local medical teaching universities.SOS Somalia/Somaliland intends to raise its visibility both locally and internationally, as it looks build strong partnerships with other INGOs, government, local communities and donors. In light of this, we are looking for a communications consultant.The objective of the assignment is to document case studies and capture viable photos of the programs of SOS. The intent is to get write-ups and visual material that will raise the public profile and visibility of SOS Children’s Villages Somalia/Somaliland and in addition to contributing to its fundraising efforts.The consultant will be expected to travel to the two regions where SOS runs its program in Somalia and Somaliland. The scope comprises the following and the consultant will be expected to deliver the following items during and at the end of the assignment, which should be ready for printing:Task Deliverable 1 à Document SOS’s organizational profile and fact sheets outlining all the projects and programs on properly designed brochures 2 write-ups detailing overall organizational profile for Somalia and Somaliland5 specific write-ups detailing profiles/fact sheet (with statistics) on health, education, emergency and care programs 2 àDocument program success stories. These stories must be compelling, genuine and beneficiary centered and should tell show how the programmes have promoted positive change in the care, health, education and emergency sectors. 10-15 success stories/case studies 3 àTake professional photos of the state of the major program activities, showcasing SOS interventions and how they impact the lives of the communities. The photos which can be used for fundraising and showcasing.Edit and submit the photos in addition to using some of them in the design of the brochures. 400 high-quality and high-resolution, edited, pictures from SOS Somalia and Somaliland projects delivered on CD. 4 à Design and layout of the organizational profile, fact sheets and case study write-upsWork with a printing firm to ensure mass production of brochures.We work with children and the photos should respect the rights of children in accordance with our child protection policy. Subjects within the images should appear natural, relaxed and images should not be posed. The photos should tell a story about the function of our work and not be superficial with an over use of added effects. Images should not be contrived and have an inspirational, positive feel to them. The dignity of the subjects should be upheld.Copyright and intellectual property rights will be retained with SOS Somalia/Somaliland and the consultant will be expected to adhere to this. He/She may not use, reproduce or otherwise disseminate or authorize others to use, reproduce or disseminate such works without prior consent from SOS.The candidate must meet the following minimum requirements:Advanced university degree (Masters or equivalent), preferably in communications, journalism, public relations or other related field.Minimum of ten years of progressively responsible experience in journalism and communications, including minimum five years working experience in international NGO, in a communications department.Highly developed communication skills, including ability to draft/edit texts and to articulate ideas in a clear, concise style to a variety of audiences.Outstanding photography skills as well as photo editing skillsIntermediate to Advanced MS Office skills particularly Microsoft Publisher.Demonstrated experience in writing communication strategies with a monitoring and evaluation framework.Interested applicants who meet the required profile are invited to submit an expression of interest including:A technical and financial expression of interest (or bid) addressing the selection criteria, detailing how the consultant’s previous experience matches the consultancy objectives as well as the consultant’s availability and consultancy rates.One of each sample of recent work (case studies, photos and brochures designed)Updated CV including relevant work experience and qualifications.Contact details of two references.Please email the application and CV/organizational profile to hr@sossomalia.org and cc to Rachael.onyango@sos-kdi.org and indicate “Communications Consultant” in the subject line, to reach no later than 25thSeptember 2014.