Consultancy: Communication Coordination (Videography, Photography, Graphic Design and Event Management)

Purpose of the Assignment

• Implement the RAYEE II communication strategy by producing high-quality, audience-tailored communication products ensuring its effective dissemination across appropriate channels to stakeholders, program participant/target groups, partners, and the wider public.
• Create high-quality communication materials (audio, video, photo, design and event management) across the four main areas of the program. The task involves video documentation (documentary and promotional), taking high quality photo, event management and design (newsletters, posters, infographics, manuals, and banners). These must be easy to understand for young women in rural areas with limited literacy levels and consider rural young women with disability.
• Amplify the voices of rural young women and document the project’s progress, impact and spread our core message: “Empowered rural young women. Resilient agribusiness. Sustainable jobs.”
• Design accessible, easy-to-understand posters, infographics, manuals, and banners tailored for young rural women with limited literacy levels, including those with disabilities
• Ensure that all communication outputs adhere to SNV’s global communication standards, ethical guidelines, and visual identity principles.
• Develop and standardize communication templates and visual identities, ensuring consistency in branding, messaging, and layout across all project outputs.
• Support in documenting and sharing field-level experiences and success stories, capturing the diversity, inclusion, and real-life impact of RAYEE II interventions to inform and inspire broader sector transformation.
• Support capacity building of implementing partners on communication tools and messaging
  • Guidance on capturing and documentation of impactful photo and video
  • Guidance on what information is needed for success stories and case studies

Competency and academic qualification requirements

The lead consultants of the firm and the team it deploys for this assignment should possess the following competency and academic qualifications:

• The lead consultant should possess at least a BA degree, preferably MA, in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, or related field.
• The consultant firm shall have at least 5 years of experience, in development communication, preferably in agribusiness and youth employment.
• Core team should include:
  • Lead communications consultant – Overall responsibility, strategic oversight, coordination.
  • Content developer/writer – Responsible for drafting stories, case studies, newsletters, and briefs.
  • Graphic designer/visual content specialist – Designs layouts, infographics, and templates for print and digital outputs.
  • Illustration: an illustrator/visual artist to sketch visual elements for manuals, posters
  • Photographer/videographer– Take event photos and video documentation of major events and impact stories
• The lead consultant should be physically available for consultation and alignment with the RAYEE II team
• Proven experience in developing communication materials and managing online platforms.
• Strong writing, editing, and visual storytelling skills.
• Proficiency in digital media tools, graphic design software, and content management systems.
• Experience working with international development organizations or donor-funded projects.
• Excellent interpersonal and coordination skills.
• Fluency in English; knowledge of local languages is an asset.