JOAUG24017 – Artist Consultancy/ Creative Writing/ Animation At Plan International

The Organisation

Plan International is an independent child rights and humanitarian organisation committed to ensuring children live a life free of poverty, violence and injustice. We actively unite children, communities and other people who share our mission to make positive lasting changes in children’s and young people’s lives. We support children in gaining the skills, knowledge and confidence they need to claim their rights to a fulfilling life, today and in the future. We place a specific focus on girls and women, who are most often left behind. We have been building powerful partnerships for children for more than 80 years, and are now active in more than 70 countries. Plan International Jordan was established in 2016 and has programmes throughout the country on education, youth empowerment, and protection (CP, GBV, SRHR) in various governorates across Jordan. Plan’s Global Gender Equality and Inclusion policy states that the core objectives of Plan International’s work are to achieve gender equality, promoting gender justice, realising girls’ rights and fostering an inclusive society. This commitment is reflected in our five-year country strategy, our Values and Behaviours Framework, and our Theory of Change.

We aim to:

• confront and challenge discrimination and human rights violations based on gender. This includes gender-based violence and other forms of exclusion.
• challenge stereotypes and unequal power relations between women, men, boys, and girls to promote gender equality, girls’ rights, and inclusion.
• foster an organisational culture that embraces and exemplifies our commitment to gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion, while supporting staff to adopt good practices, positive attitudes and the principles of gender equality and inclusion.

Background about the project

Tawazon – Promoting the Voice and Leadership of Women activity aims to create transformative change that enhances women’s voice and agency. To achieve these goals, Tawazon will:

– Strengthen the capacity of government partners to adopt and enforce egalitarian legislation and strategies and increase the availability of gender-sensitive research and data.

– Develop and implement strategies to promote equitable social norms, address norms harmful to women and girls, raise awareness of gender-based violence and provide platforms for women and girls to voice their needs and concerns.

– Enhance women’s leadership skills and opportunities by supporting systemic mechanisms to provide them with resources to meaningfully engage in their communities and realize their full potential, as well as help girls and women exercise their rights within and outside the domestic domain so that they are able to make decisions about their own lives and futures.

– Enrich collaboration amongst Gender Community of Practice in order to strengthen coordination, scale innovative ideas, and promote accountability to gender equality among practitioners

Background about the initiative

“Stories of Equality: Gender Narratives Through Animation” aims to engage Jordanian youth aged 14-17 in exploring and expressing gender concepts through short story writing and animation. This initiative seeks to foster understanding, respect, and dialogue about gender roles within Jordanian society. Participants will create stories and animations that delve into themes of gender roles and equality, guided by mentors to translate complex ideas into compelling narratives.

Objectives

• Raise Awareness: Increase awareness about gender, gender roles, and equality.
• Encourage Creative Expression: Provide a platform for youth to create and share stories about gender through animation.
• Foster Dialogue: Create opportunities for open and respectful discussions about gender in Jordanian society.
• Promote Inclusivity: Encourage an inclusive environment where gender is respected and valued.

Accountabilities

• Guide Jordanian youth aged 14-17 in developing and expressing their ideas about gender through storytelling and animation.
• Encourage participants to explore diverse perspectives on gender roles and equality in their narratives.
• Provide individualized mentorship to participants, helping them develop their storytelling and animation skills.
• Offer constructive feedback to enhance participants’ understanding and portrayal of gender concepts.
• Assist in designing a comprehensive curriculum for story writing and animation workshops, ensuring alignment with the initiative’s gender equality objectives.
• Develop engaging activities that facilitate discussions and reflections on gender roles within the context of Jordanian society.
• Support in organizing public exhibitions and presentations to showcase participants’ stories and animations, fostering community dialogue on gender equality.
• Participate in evaluating the impact of the initiative on participants’ awareness and understanding of gender roles and equality.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of evaluation tools to assess the effectiveness of the storytelling and animation workshops.
• Create a supportive and inclusive environment where participants feel comfortable expressing their views on gender.
• Ensure that storytelling and animation workshops promote respect for diverse gender and perspectives.

Deliverables

• Workshop Sessions: Conduct up to 24 interactive sessions focused on gender roles, storytelling animated story, with the CoC youth participants in four locations (Aqaba, Madaba, North Jordan Valley, and Northern Marka). Sessions will be separated for adolescent females and males to ensure a comfortable and focused environment.
• Capacity building: Train the youth participants on developing Animated stories including collecting stories from the community and develop tools and methods for evaluating the initiative’s impact on participants.
• Animated stories: Create 8 complete animated stories (1 for each cycle in each location) incorporating the youth’s stories and artistic expressions about gender. Each piece should explore and express themes related to gender roles and equality.
• Final Report: Produce a comprehensive report detailing the outcomes, feedback, and impact of the initiative per location.
• Community Exhibition: Organize an exhibition to share the stories and engage the community in discussions about gender equality to be considered as a closure event for the initiative in each location.

Note: The consultant will be responsible for providing the necessary materials to meet the project deliverables. Additionally, the consultant will handle their own transportation and field visits.

Approach

• Development: present a comprehensive approach for story writing and animation workshops, integrating gender themes.
• Workshop Implementation: Facilitate interactive workshops to guide youth in creating gender-related narratives and animations.
• Community Engagement and Exhibitions: Plan and execute public exhibitions to showcase participants’ work and stimulate dialogue on gender equality.
• Evaluation and Reporting: Develop tools to assess the initiative’s impact, collect feedback, and prepare comprehensive reports.

Methodology

No specific methodology is required, please refer to the requirement section for more details.

Key relationships

• Collaborative planning and execution of workshops, one-on-one mentorship, and exhibition organization.
• Continuous communication, feedback sessions, and support to ensure active engagement and participation.
• Coordination of workshops, curriculum alignment, and involvement in exhibitions.
• Regular reporting on progress, financial management, and ensuring transparency and accountability.
• Attend exhibitions, participate in discussions, and provide feedback.

Timeline

The consultancy deliverables are expected to be finalized within a period of maximum 6 months

Level of contact with children

High Level of Contact:

• Frequent Direct Interaction: Regular workshops and sessions with Jordanian youth aged 14-17.
• Personalized Mentorship: Providing one-on-one artistic guidance and support.
• Continuous Engagement: Consistent communication throughout the initiative.
• Facilitation and Supervision: Leading activities in a safe environment.
• Public Exposure: Engaging with children during public exhibitions and events.

Technical expertise, skills, and knowledge

• Professional Artist: Demonstrated experience and portfolio.
• Workshop Facilitation: Proficiency in conducting art workshops, especially with youth.
• Gender Expertise: Understanding of gender concepts and issues.
• Communication Skills: Strong interpersonal and communication abilities.
• Cultural Sensitivity: Effective engagement within Jordan’s cultural context
• Experience 2-4 years

Evaluation criteria

15 % portfolio

15 % Experience with development projects- experience with USAID project is highly appreciated.

25 % Experience in conducting art initiative 2-4 years

10 % Experience in conducting art workshops

65 % Total

5% Woman Empowerment

30% Financial offer

Budget and Payment Procedure

The service provider shall submit a budget sheet with a detailed breakdown including applicable taxes at the time of proposal submission. The budget should cover all fees of designing, implementing, regular technical support, updating and maintenance for a year.

General Qualification/skills required

Any company/consultant registered with an authorised agency of the Kingdom of Jordan with a minimum three years of experience in the field of designing and development of Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

The company/consultant should show a concrete approach for the material technical contextualization.

Responsibilities of the service provider

The company/consultant will be responsible for carrying out the tasks outlined in this ToR and ensure the delivery of outputs stated above within the agreed budget and timeline.

Responsibilities of PLAN JORDAN

Plan Jordan primary responsibility will be to help the service provider achieve the objectives of this ToR and provide the needed contextual technical support.

Ownership

All documents, project designs, drawings, technical data, filmed and photographed material and other information shall remain the property of the Project and shall be treated as confidential by the consultant(s) at all times. They shall not be made available to any third party whatsoever, in any form, without the prior written approval of a properly authorised employee of Plan International. The utilisation of all proposals, plans and reports and other information provided by the consultant(s) to Plan International is the property of Plan International and the use thereof is solely at the discretion of Plan International. All documents and other papers, whether in soft or hard copy and whether containing data or other information, provided by Plan International shall be returned complete to Plan International upon completion of the assignment. All documentation and reports written during and/or as a result of this study, or otherwise related to it in any way, shall remain the property of Plan International and no part shall be reproduced or quoted, or otherwise used in any way except with the prior, express and specific written permission of authorised employee of Plan International.

Ethical and child protection considerations

The assignment will require the consultant to interface with children and therefore the consultant is required to provide a statement on the respect and protection of child rights, human rights and dignity of participants compliant with Plan’s Child Protection Policy.

The consultant shall read, and sign Plan’s child protection policy (CPP) as fully understood and in agreement to in all respects and shall follow this in all and every respect during the term of the consultancy.

The consultant must follow Ethical Principles in research and obtain written/verbal consent from the subjects. Permission from elder should be sought if the children under 18 years are involved as subjects. Signed informed consent of each child and his/her parents need to be taken after explaining the purpose of the study.