| John Snow India Private Limited (JSIPL) |
| Location: Guwahati, Assam |
 Apply by: 13 Nov 2022John Snow India Private Limited Scope of Work Position Name: Documentation and Media Consultant Position Type: Part Time Consultant Company/Division: John Snow India Private Limited Activity Manager: Project Director (PD), USAID Advancing Nutrition Location of service: Guwahati, Assam Period of contract: December 2022 to August 2023 Background John Snow India Private Limited (JSIPL) is a subsidiary of John Snow, Inc. (JSI), a health care consulting and research organization dedicated to improving the health of individuals and communities in the U.S. and around the world. Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of vulnerable communities through innovative, evidence informed and replicable strategies in partnership with government, private sector and civil society. In India, JSIPL implements and manages several public health projects in maternal, child, and newborn health, nutrition, supply chain logistics; immunization; digital health; and TB. Please visit our website at www.jsi.com to find out more about our work. Project Details USAID Advancing Nutrition is the Agency’s flagship nutrition project, led by JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc. (JSI), and a diverse group of experienced partners. Launched in September 2018, USAID Advancing Nutrition implements and provides technical support to nutrition interventions across sectors and disciplines for USAID and its partners. The project’s multi-sectoral approach draws together global nutrition experience to design, implement and evaluate programs that address the root causes of malnutrition. Committed to using a systems approach, USAID Advancing Nutrition strives to sustain positive outcomes by building local capacity, supporting behavior change and strengthening the enabling environment to save lives, improve health, build resilience, increase economic productivity and advance development. In India, USAID Advancing Nutrition Project aims, through nutrition sensitive approaches, to directly reach at least 50,000 women, adolescent girls, and children from socio-economically disadvantaged families that have been negatively impacted by COVID-19 in Assam State. Beyond that, knowing that women play a key role in nutrition, the project hopes to support the empowerment of rural women to increase their access to economic opportunities. Finally, being a multi-sectoral nutrition project, it will promote partnerships with the government and private sector to ensure broad buy-in and sustainability. This partnership effort will also extend into establishing a community of practice, or learning platform, for the exchange of knowledge and best practices around nutrition-sensitive agriculture approaches to improving diets and nutrition. Purpose of the Assignment: JSIPL, under project USAID Advancing Nutrition, is seeking to hire a part-time consultant who, under the guidance of Project Director, will conceptualize, design and create the advocacy materials, documentation of success stories, process documentation and project reporting. The consultant will work closely with the project team in Assam to finalize the materials. Wherever required, the consultant will work closely with the graphic designer (to be identified by JSIPL) to convert all the content into print-ready outputs. Scope of Work: Task 1: To design, develop and draft 8 short stories of 2-3 pages from the project intervention areas. Task 2: Develop the content for a four-pager handout/ brochure, strategically illustrating notable achievements and innovations of the USAID Advancing Nutrition Project. Task 3: Preparation and publication of at least 3 press releases for publishing in leading national and regional newspapers and ensuring media participation in state level events of the project. Task 4: Support the project team in editing the quarterly, project closure and other project reports. Specific deliverables: Sl Deliverable Tasks Timelines (latest by) 1 Eight success stories from the field- 1 to 2 pages each Preliminary consultation with team and partners Agreed story format Field travel for first set of four success stories First draft of four stories PD accepted Final draft submission Field travel for second set of four success stories First draft of four stories PD accepted Final draft submission Third week of December 2022 End of December 2022 Between 10th January, 2023 to 31st January, 2023 (to be agreed with the project team) 15th February 2023 28th February 2023 Between 01st April to 30th April 2023 (to be agreed with the project team) 15th May 2023 15th June 2023 2 Project handout/ brochure Discussion with team and agreement on the format and composition First draft submission by Final handout/brochure submission 28th February 2023 31st March 2023 15th May 2023 3 Press releases and media participation First press release to be finalized and published in one regional level English, two regional Assamese papers as agreed with PD Second press release to be finalized and published in one regional level English, two regional Assamese papers as agreed with PD Third press release to be finalized and published in one regional level English, two regional Assamese papers as agreed with PD 15th February 2023 15th May 2023 20th August 2023 4 Quarterly report and project closure report Report 1 editing* Report 2 editing Report 3 editing (*Editing includes providing relevant improvement suggestions on the content and story pattern) 10th February 2023 10th May 2023 10th August 2023 5 Other Miscellaneous As agreed with the PD Other details: The actual deliverable timelines may shift based on the completion of the closure of the hiring process. A planning meeting on this assignment will be held in Guwahati in December 2022 to plan out the details. Field travel required to three project districts as per the need. The project districts are Tinsukia, Barpeta and Goalpara in Assam Travel arrangements will be done as per JSIPL travel policy. Consent of the beneficiary, if any required, will be obtained by the project team. Any other activities as part of this assignment will be taken in discussion with the Project Director. The scope of the agreement will be modified/appended accordingly. Any product/deliverables created under this agreement will have JSIPL and USAID branding guidelines. The guidelines will be shared in the beginning of the assignment. Qualification and Skills required: Graduate/Post Graduate in English/ Mass Communication/ Media Studies/ social work or similar fields is required. At least 5 years of relevant technical knowledge, skills and extensive work experience in project documentation with development sector or like-minded organizations. Excellent command over English language (written and verbal) with effective communication skills & experience in projects of a similar nature. Experience in providing similar consultancy and excellent track record of completion of tasks according to timelines. Freelancer who would be able to commit a few work days every month. Experience of working in Assam and understanding of Assamese is preferable. Experience both in print and digital media. Ability to understand the project dynamics, work independently or least supervision to deliver high-quality and creative project documentation within predefined timelines. How to apply: Please review the detailed Job Description and submit your application online on the following link (please copy and paste the link in your browser): https://forms.gle/7kyudRP2Bn7T2b3r5 JSI India subscribes to a policy of equal opportunity. Applicants for employment will not be discriminated against on the basis of age, race, colour, national origin, caste, ancestry, creed, religion, gender, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, sexual preference, genetic information, political affiliation, or military status (special disabled veterans or veteran status) in any employment decisions. Women candidates are especially encouraged to apply. Please note that the last date of applying for this position is 13th November’22 and only the shortlisted candidates will be called for the interview. |
