National Consultant for the creation of success stories of public organizations of Anti-Terrorist Operation/Joint Forces Operation (ATO/JFO) veterans of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts

Background

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I. Context

The current armed conflict in eastern Ukraine has had a direct and extremely negative impact on social cohesion, community security and the rule of law. While accepting the urgent need to address the challenges of restoration, economic recovery and peacebuilding in the areas directly and indirectly affected by the conflict in late 2014, the Government of Ukraine requested the international community to provide technical assistance and financial support to assess priority recovery needs. At the end of 2014, the United Nations, the World Bank and the European Union assessed the recovery and peacebuilding later approved by the Cabinet of Ministers in mid-2015.

Before the conflict over the last decade, UNDP had been actively represented in eastern Ukraine, with a focus on community development, civil society development and environmental protection. The work to address the specific development challenges occurring from the conflict and the above-mentioned is based on previous work and established partnership relations. It was initiated in 2015 through the United Nations Recovery and Peacebuilding Programme, which is a multilateral donor framework program jointly implemented by four UN partner agencies in cooperation with the Government of Ukraine.

Four United Nations agencies are implementing the United Nations Recovery and Peacebuilding Programme (UN RPP): the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

Twelve international partners support the Programme: the European Union (EU), the European Investment Bank (EIB), the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine, and the governments of Canada, Denmark, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden & Switzerland.

The United Nations Recovery and Peacebuilding Programme is implemented to address and mitigate the causes and effects of the conflict. It is based on the results of the Assessment of Recovery and Peacebuilding and is consistent with the State Target Reconstruction and Peacebuilding Programme in the Eastern Regions of Ukraine, as well as with two regional development strategies until 2020. The United Nations Recovery and Peacebuilding Programme (UN RPP) provides for three main areas of activity: (i) supporting economic recovery in conflict-affected communities; (ii) promoting decentralisation and health care reform; (iii) strengthening public safety and social cohesion. The Programme is strongly consistent with the Framework Programme for Partnership between the Government of Ukraine and the United Nations. The Programme is closely associated with the Democratic Governance and Reform Programme which is implemented nationwide in all regions of Ukraine and complies with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in particular, SDG 16 (Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions).

As a territorial programme designed specifically for conflict-affected areas in eastern Ukraine, the United Nations Recovery and Peacebuilding Programme is focused on the main priority needs for stabilisation, peace development, economy and governance in eastern Ukraine after the outbreak of the conflict. It takes into account the opportunities provided by the Minsk Protocol dated September 2014 and revival of its cease-fire provisions and is fully adapted to create a link between humanitarian and developmental needs.

The Programme activities are grouped according to the following key components of the Programme, which reflect the priority needs of the region:

Component I: Economic Recovery and Restoration of Critical Infrastructure;

Component II: Local Governance and Decentralisation Reform;

Component III: Community Security and Social Cohesion.

UN RPP pays special attention to building the capacity of civil society, and, particularly, to the establishment of public organizations of ATO/JFO veterans, their institutional and organizational development, the ability to defend their own civic position, the skills to share positive experience of implementing successful projects and initiatives, the development of communication strategies for their organizations, and increased confidence in the veteran community, thus encouraging veterans to be useful to their community.

In view of the above, UNDP is looking to contract a National Consultant to carry out the task of writing 10 motivational success stories of public organizations of ATO/JFO veterans.

The Consultant will promote the UNDP’s mandate as a gender-sensitive organization with zero tolerance for any kind of discriminatory and abusive behavior, including sexual harassment, sexual exploitation, and violence.

II. Scope and Objective of the Assignment

The main goal of this assignment is to create 10 motivational success stories of public organizations of ATO/JFO veterans from Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts.

Duties and Responsibilities

III. Duties and Responsibilities

The Contractor will be responsible for the preparation and implementation of the following activities:

A) Visiting ten public organizations of ATO/JFO veterans:

1. NGO “War Veterans in Donetsk Oblast” (Lyman, Donetsk Oblast)

2. NGO “Association of ATO Veterans of Donbas” (Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast)

3. “Veteranskyi Prostir” (Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast)

4. NGO “Association of ATO Veterans with Disabilities” (Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast)

5. Lysychansk Association of ATO Veterans “Tryzub” (Lysychansk, Luhansk Oblast)

6. NGO “Association of ATO Veterans of the City of Rubizhne” (Rubizhne, Luhansk Oblast)

7. Luhansk Association of War Veterans “ATO Veterans of Luhansk Oblast” (Lysychansk, Luhansk Oblast)

8. NGO “Shtuka” BUR (Popasna, Luhansk Oblast)

9. NGO “Veterans of Dobropillia” (Dobropillia, Donetsk Oblast)

10. NGO “Pokrovsk City Organization of Veterans and Disabled ATO Participants in Donetsk Oblast” (Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast).

It is required to hold at least one meeting with representatives of each organization and get all the necessary information to create Success Stories.

B) Taking ten high-quality photos of each organization showing the results of initiatives and/or members during events. General technical requirements for the photo production:

- extension of the final products: .jpg/.jpeg, raw or equivalent thereof.

- landscape orientation.

- full-color.

- at least 300 dpi, preliminary A3 (3508x4961 ??) or A4 (3508x2480 ??) size.

It is necessary to obtain written consent from all ten organizations for public use of photo materials and send originals of written consents to UNDP.

C) Writing ten motivational success stories with the information received from the public organizations. All prepared stories (in Ukrainian, A4 3-5 pages edited, approximately 6 - 7 thousand characters without spaces and ready-to-print) should be agreed with UNDP. It is necessary to obtain written approvals from public organizations regarding the release of their stories into the public domain, send original copies of all written approvals to UNDP, and provide UNDP with the layouts of Success Stories on electronic media.

D) Creating ten caption-videos for each story (1 video for each NGO) with video editing, color correction, sound correction, and video processing in Adobe After Effects or equivalent (final product extension: .mov, avi, .mkv or equivalent, high resolution, aspect ratio 16 : 9, UHD (4K)). Each video should be 1 minute in duration, Ukrainian language, with subtitles in Ukrainian. Agreed with and submitted to UNDP on electronic media.

General requirements recommendations:

The Contractor ensures the mainstreaming of gender equality and women’s empowerment considerations in the field of expertise, promote a safe and enabling environment free of any kind of discrimination and abusive behavior, and use the principles of gender-responsive communications in line with the UNDP corporate standards.

IV. Deliverables

The following deliverables will be provided by the Contractor:

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Deliverable

Dates of submission

1

Visits to ten public organizations of ATO/JFO veterans are made. At least one meeting is held with representatives of each organization, and all necessary information for the creation of Success Stories is obtained. Five photo sets of ten photos each (for five NGOs) are made. Five Success Stories are written and agreed with UNDP. Five caption-videos are created and submitted to UNDP.

4 weeks after the start of the Contract

2

Five photo sets of ten photos each (for five NGOs) are made. Five Success Stories are written and agreed with UNDP. Five caption-videos are created and submitted to UNDP.

8 weeks after the start of the Contract

V. Proposed Payment Schedule

The payments will be made out upon the full completion and acceptance of deliverables in accordance with the certification of acceptance.

UNDP will pay the negotiated amount in 2 (two) tranches as per delivery of the outputs outlined above.

Deliverable 1

70% of the total sum amount

Deliverable 2

30% of the total sum amount

VI. Monitoring and Reporting Requirements

The Consultant will work under overall guidance and direct supervision of the UN RPP Component III Lead in accordance with terms of deliverable submission through meetings\calls\mails.

Electronic versions of reports should be prepared and submitted for clearance and approval by the Civil Society Engagement and Capacity Development Specialist in accordance with terms of deliverable submission.

The Consultant should clearly and concisely identify the work that has been carried out during this period, list major accomplishments, and difficulties/problems encountered during the process. The report should also indicate whether the result was achieved or whether there is a delay in the implementation of the planned activities. In the case of a delay, the reasons and advised solutions should be clearly stated.

Competencies

VII. Experience and Qualifications Requirements

At least a Bachelor’s degree in journalism, editing, or related fields.
At least three (3) years of proven experience in journalism.
Proven experience in creating text stories (at least 10 author’s materials).
Proven experience in creating video products (at least 3 video).
Proven experience in implementing media projects about ATO/JFO veterans (at least 2 project).
Language proficiency: fluency in Ukrainian; fluency in English will be an asset.

Competencies

• Ability to perform organizational and facilitative activities with organizations of ATO/JFO veterans

• Ability to complete assignments in a timely manner

• Excellent interpersonal communication skills, including non-discriminatory communication

• Reasonable judgments and maturity to create a positive working environment free from any discrimination and abuse

• Ability to work effectively as a team player

• Strong coaching and event moderating skills

• Competent user of office software packages

• Demonstrates commitment to UNDP’s mission, vision and values

• Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability

• Demonstrates corporate knowledge and sound judgment

• Demonstrates/safeguards ethics and integrity.