Request for Proposals at the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN WOMEN)

Posted by Future on Tue 28th Sep, 2021 - nigeriantenders.com


The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN WOMEN) invites interested and reputable nollywood celebrities to indicate interest by submitting RFP documents to tender for the following works:




The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, also known as UN Women, is a United Nations entity working for the empowerment of women. UN Women became operational in January 2011.

Applications are invited for:

Title: Request for Proposal for Public Service Announcement to Educate and Mobilize Public Support to Prevent Migration and Trafficking Engaging Nollywood Celebrities

Preamble
The film industry is critical in creating empathy and creatively engaging the public in issues of social justice. To further raise awareness of forced migration and trafficking UN Women will leverage on the influence of the Nollywood film industry and the power of storytelling to deliver key advocacy messages that will that educate and mobilize public support to prevent forced migration and trafficking. The selected firm/company will produce a public service announcement on anti-trafficking led by prominent Nollywood personalities/y who can be recognized as gender champions and role models or have previous track record experience in delivering key advocacy messages related to gender equality. The proposed activity will mainstream the flagship Generation Equality Campaign which seeks to reinvigorate an inter-generational movement toward gender equality in line with the ambitious Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action.

In line with this, young women's voices and participation will be integrated in the development, production and presentation of the final PSA with key considerations for the participation of young women living with disabilities and the voices of young survivors of trafficking. This would further ensure sustainability and impact on the young women featured in the development and production of PSA giving them skills in different aspects of film production.

Scope of work
The scope of assignment articulates in three components as follows:
  • 1. Under UN Women's work on Prevention of Forced Migration and Trafficking in Women and Girls a production firm/company is required to organize and carry out a Public Service Announcement in collaboration with Nollywood prominent personalities interested in the plague of human trafficking, ideally with previous experience in delivering similar key-advocacy messages. The production company will be responsible for the mobilization Nollywood influential allies to participate in the PSA, for planning and organizing the PSA.
  • 2. Produce a 10 min Video documentary of the PSA speaking to the plight and scale of forced migration and trafficking in Nigeria with clear messages advocating for prevention of human trafficking targeting young women.
  • Advertise the video through digital platforms and dedicated hashtags Dissemination of short video-documentary (PSA) on at least four Nigerian film personalities (with a following of at least 1 million followers) online platforms including Facebook, Instagram and a Blog as well as in three regional print platforms and 1 national print platform. Online engagement to yield at least 100,000 engagements.
  • 4. Screening of short-video documentary (PSA) at a physical public event. The activity should foresee the engagement and capacity building of a cadre of qualified young women (including young women living with disabilities) in three components of:
    • o producing,
    • o shooting and
    • featuring in the short video-documentary (PSA) i.e. assisting in directing, hair and makeup, writing the script of the PSA, graphics
N / B: All final products (videos, and participants lists) will be reviewed and endorsed by UN Women

Essential Selection criteria




  • Previous experience in commissioning and producing gender related videos and films
  • Previous experience in delivering advocacy messages for United Nations highly desirable
  • Previous experience crafting key advocacy messages on human trafficking, GBV or related areas
  • Proven track record of media advocacy on gender-sensitive and proven track record experience in engaging high level personalities in the film industry
  • Technical expertise to deliver quality job and record time
  • Budget compliance and cost implication meeting value for money to UNW.
Application Closing Date
13th October, 2021.
 
For more clarification on the documents, please Click Here (PDF).
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