Background
The International Treatment Preparedness Coalition (ITPC) is a global coalition of PLHIV and community activists working to achieve universal access to optimal HIV, HCV and TB treatment of those in need. Formed in 2003 by a group of 125 HIV activists from 65 countries at a meeting in Cape Town, ITPC actively advocates for treatment access in eight regions across the globe. ITPC believes that the fight for treatment remains one of the most significant global social justice issues.
The Make Medicines Affordable Campaign works to bring down the price of HIV, TB, Hepatitis C, and potential COVID-19 medicines and vaccines, specifically in middle-income countries (MICs). Make Medicines Affordable (MMA) believes it is every person’s right to access the treatment they need, and that intellectual barriers (IP) preventing access must be removed. The MMA campaign is a civil society-led initiative made up of civil society organizations from over 20 countries. These organizations include patients, lawyers, health experts and activists, who have chosen to challenge the IP measures through successful legal and technical interventions, in-line with the TRIPS (Trade-Related Aspects to Intellectual Property) agreements, and working to change patent laws to improve access to medicines.
In the over two decades of TRIPS implementation, civil society and particularly community-based groups like people living with HIV, HCV and cancer have played a key role in advocating for, ensuring the use of, and even directly implementing TRIPS flexibilities through patent oppositions and litigation. The extent of work and expertise of CSOs and the critical role they play in balancing WTO mandated IP rules with public interest and health while also resisting the onslaught of TRIPS-plus measures is underappreciated and under-resourced.
The Global Summit serves as a platform to reflect, discuss and strategize on over two decades of the implementation of the TRIPS Agreement and Doha Declaration, its impact on health and access to medicines and to both imagine and reimagine what the next two decades of TRIPS implementation will or could bring, especially in light of COVID-19. The recognition, preservation and sustainability of the work of civil society in this regard is central to the theme and sessions at the Global Summit. The Summit will take place in a hybrid in-person and virtual format for 3 days on 19-21 July, in Istanbul, Turkey.
Consultant Scope of Work and Deliverables
ITPC is seeking a communications consultant specializing in storytelling for the
Global Summit on Intellectual Property and Access to Medicines 2022 (GSIPA2M) to:
- Develop a storytelling strategy to support the GSIPA2M 2022, in coordination with the MMA communications consultant and other MMA partners, and in line with the event’s main messages.
- Perform content desk research on IP activism & interviews with key people
in the consortium and other partners.
- Produce 5 videos of 5 minutes each on the themes of the summit.
- Produce 30 second social media “teaser” pieces for each video.
- Produce 10-minute video from the coverage of the summit to document the event (to be published after the event).
Duration of Consultancy
- 1 June to 30 August 2022
- Possible attendance at 3-day meeting in Istanbul 19-21 July
Education & Experience Requirements
- 5 years of experience with Storytelling through video production
- Degree in communications or equivalent experience
- Experience with civil society campaigns and other communications actions
- Proficiency in screenwriting.
- Experience collaborating with community-based organizations.
- Experience with online platforms and apps used for virtual meetings and
- events.
- Fluency in English
Method of Selection
Competitive Negotiations method shall be used to determine the winner. The following selection criteria with relative weight of criteria showed in percentages shall be used for selection for the bidders’ proposals that meet all obligatory qualification/eligibility requirements above and that essentially meet the above scope and deliverables:
- Qualifications and experience of the consultant in working on storytelling initiatives (relative weight 25%) – shall be assessed based on CV or description of experience;
- Quality of previous work developed by the consultant (relative weight 35%) – shall be assessed based on example(s) of previous work done by the candidate consultant;
- Previous experience of collaboration with CSOs developing stories at the national and international level (20%) – shall be assessed based on CV or description of experience;
- Daily rate demanded by the consultant to achieve the work required (relative weight 20%) – shall be assessed based on provided quotation.
How to apply
Instructions to Tenderers
Tender proposal validity should be no less than 60 days counting from the closing date of receiving proposals indicated below.
Tenderers shall have the right to seek written clarifications on any aspect of the tender documents and receive responses from ITPC in good time before the deadline for submission of tenders, not less than 2 days prior to the deadline.
Closing date for receiving proposals is 27 May 2022 23:59 SAST.
Questions should be sent by potential bidders before 25 May 2022 to the same email address as indicated below.
Compensation
Applicants are invited to submit a quote with daily rate to achieve the aforementioned deliverables. Payment will be made within 30 days upon delivery of the monthly invoice.
To Apply: please send a Technical and Financial Proposal that should consist of at least the following documents:
- CV or description of experience;
- Quote indicating daily rate in USD (in separate file attachment called “Financial Proposal” or in the body of email);
- example(s) of previous written work done by the potential consultant.
Send the proposal to vlwana@itpcglobal.org or procurement@itpcglobal.org with the subject line “Storyteller – Application: Individual Name” by 27 May 2022 23:59 SAST.
(NO phone calls please)