Request for bids: Radio program production and airing of 40 episodes on Strengthening Awareness and Resilience to Violent Extremism in Kigoma region

The Organization:

Search for Common Ground (Search) is the world's largest dedicated peacebuilding organization, founded in 1982. With programs across Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and the United States, Search transforms conflict with diverse tools inspired by its Common Ground Approach. Search is implementing a 10-year strategy to drive enduring change and transform many of the world's most consequential conflicts. 

 

The Project:

Search, with support from the US Embassy through the PREACT fund, is currently implementing a project known as “Strengthening Awareness and Resilience to Violent Extremism in Kigoma’’ with the overall objective to foster improved understanding and communication channels to support community resilience to violent extremism in vulnerable communities in Kigoma region of Tanzania. The project is implemented in three districts in Kigoma region which are Kigoma Urban, Kasulu, and Buhigwe.

The Assignment:

To support this project implementation, Search is looking to contract 3 radio stations to produce Radio content in Kiswahili, as a means to foster improved understanding and communication channels to support community resilience to violent extremism in vulnerable communities in Kigoma region. Each radio station will provide broadcast coverage in one of the 3 Districts:

1). Kigoma Urban

2). Kasulu

3). Buhigwe

Deliverables:

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The radio episodes to be produced will have an objective of:
• Ensuring the Youth, civilian security agents and other key community members have the understanding of community needs and vulnerabilities regarding violent extremism, recruitment, and radicalization and other security concerns.
• Providing concrete PVE communication channels and community engagement opportunities for youth, community leaders and security actors to jointly address security issues in border countries.
• Building a network of actors with an understanding of the context, drivers, opportunities and risks related to VE has been extended to a broader set of stakeholders.
• Youth, security agents and other key stakeholders have increased knowledge and capacity to address security concerns related to VE.
• Allowing opportunities for constructive dialogue about VE issues among different interest groups and security forces and ensuring concrete initiatives to address specific VE problems have been identified and implemented.


The selected Radio Stations will need to deliver:
• Production of 40 episodes of 45 minutes each, based on guidance provided by Search and developed in collaboration and synergy with other involved radio stations
• Airing of episode on weekly basis and its recaps
• Submitting media log and report after every episode aired
• Posting program adverts and jingles on social media
• Mobilizing participants with support from Search

Evaluation Criteria:

• Proven track record producing high-quality programs for a national and international audience
• Prior experience producing TV and Radio programs for international NGOs in Tanzania
• Knowledge of the target locations and areas surrounding
• Having production facilities and qualified and experienced station staff who could produce the contracted radio program
• A price quotation for producing and airing a weekly 45 minute radio program
• Ability to produce narrative reports documenting production and feedback, as well as strong financial management for invoicing


Please note that only successful applicants will be contacted. 

Radio Partners who are interested and are qualified may submit their quote , including their experience , and programs , and partners they have been working with

1. Bids will not be accepted after the deadline

2. Bids must be sent in TSH currency

3. Bids are to be submitted by email only via . Please indicate “Bid Search Tanzania Radio ” in the email subject line

For any queries, please contact Khelef Nassor via , and Faiza Mabrouk via

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF BIDS : 24 November 2023

 

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Only applicants invited for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please. Please see our website for full details of our work.  All Search Employees must adhere to the values: Collaboration- Audacity - Tenacity - Empathy - Results. In accordance with these values, Search enforces compliance with the Code of Conduct and related policies on Anti Workplace Harassment, Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Conflict of Interest, and Anti-fraud. Search is committed to safeguarding the interests, rights, and well-being of children, youth, and vulnerable adults with whom it is in contact and to conducting its programs and operations in a manner that is safe for children, youth, and vulnerable adults.   Search for Common Ground does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or operations.  View our code of conduct here  here .

Les descriptifs de pouvant ne pouvant être exhaustifs, le titulaire du poste pourra être amené à entreprendre d'autres tâches qui correspondent globalement aux responsabilités clés ci-dessus.

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Seuls les candidats invités à un entretien seront contactés. Pas d'appels téléphoniques s'il vous plaît. Veuillez consulter notre site Web pour tous les détails de notre mission.

Tous les employés de Search doivent adhérer aux valeurs de Search : Collaboration- Audace - Ténacité - Empathie - Résultats. Conformément à ces valeurs, Search fait respecter le code de conduite et les politiques connexes sur la lutte contre le harcèlement au travail, la protection contre l'exploitation et les abus, la protection des enfants, les conflits d'intérêts et la lutte contre la fraude. Search s'engage à préserver les intérêts, les droits et le bien-être des enfants, des jeunes et des adultes vulnérables avec lesquels elle est en contact et à mener ses programmes et ses opérations d'une manière qui soit sûre pour les enfants, les jeunes et les adultes vulnérables.

Search for Common Ground ne fait pas et ne doit pas faire de discrimination fondée sur la race, la couleur, la religion (croyance), le sexe, l'expression de genre, l'âge, l'origine nationale (ascendance), le handicap, l'état matrimonial, l'orientation sexuelle ou le statut militaire, dans aucune de ses activités ou opérations.

Consultez notre code de conduite ici et notre politique de confidentialité ici.

Dado que la descripción de funciones no puede ser exhaustiva, el titular del puesto puede tener que realizar otras tareas que coinciden en líneas generales con las responsabilidades clave mencionadas.

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Sólo se contactará con los candidatos invitados a una entrevista. Se agradece no recibir llamadas telefónicas. Consulte nuestro sitio web para conocer todos los detalles de nuestro trabajo. Todos los empleados de Search deben adherirse a los valores de la organización: Colaboración - Audacia - Tenacidad - Empatía - Resultados. De acuerdo con estos valores, Search hace cumplir el Código de Conducta y las políticas relacionadas con luchar contra el acoso en el lugar de trabajo, la protección contra la explotación y el abuso, la protección de la infancia, los conflictos de intereses y la lucha contra el fraude. Search se compromete a salvaguardar los intereses, derechos y bienestar de los niños, jóvenes y adultos vulnerables con los que está en contacto y a llevar a cabo sus programas y operaciones de una manera que sea segura para los niños, jóvenes y adultos vulnerables.  Search for Common Ground no discrimina ni discriminará por motivos de raza, color, religión (credo), género, expresión de género, edad, origen nacional (ascendencia), discapacidad, estado civil, orientación sexual o condición militar, en ninguna de sus actividades u operaciones. Consulte nuestro código de conducta aquí y nuestra política de privacidad aquí .