Background
Techfortrade has been actively involved in the co-creation and development of social impact ventures that have the potential to create systems change in trading value chains. For the past two years, through a Techfortrade and IFAD co-funded project, we have been validating the business model for Open Book Trading, a business service, supported by a trading software which is designed to reinvent the role of the middle-man in agricultural trading, bringing professionalism and transparency to smallholder trade and potentially putting millions of dollars of additional income into the pockets of East African farmers. Open Book Trading primarily focuses on growing traders that link farmers to modern markets, with the aim of building sustainable business relationships that are based on trust between farmers, traders and markets. Transparency is the core principle on which the OBT service is based , to achieve this, the service is supported by an online platform that captures all the transactional data for a deal and makes it visible to all the player involved in the deal from the sourcing end to the market provider.
Building sustainable businesses while upholding transparency that demonstrates fair treatment in terms of; fair incomes for small scale farmers, commensurate commissions to agents working with traders, quality and consistent supply to the traders and building traders that satisfy the volumes and quality that the markets end demand is the description of a systemic change that Open Book Trading service seeks to deliver with the OBT service.
1. Overall objective
The overall objective is to document the impact on the livelihoods of two women groups in Kimana who have benefited from Techfortrade’s OBT initiatives.
2. Deliverables
i. Develop the documentary film’s overall concept and scenario.
ii. Develop the documentary script and storyboard to be used in the film.
iii. Perform appropriate video filming and shoot interviews with the required beneficiaries and stakeholders as advised by Techfortrade.
iv. Present draft videos to TechforTrade for review and approval.
v. Produce three FINAL documentaries (7 minutes and two 3 minutes).
3. Required Qualifications and Experience
• The involved team should have a minimum of 5years experience
• Extensive experience in producing documentaries for international organizations with the aim of reaching both local and international audiences. • Excellent technical capacities (state of art filming equipment preferably High Definition) to ensure smooth and high quality production.
Excellent communication and writing skills in English and Swahili
5. Duration of the Assignment
The whole assignment will take 2 weeks with the field work expected to take 2 working days.
6. Intellectual Property
All information pertaining to this project (documentary, audio, digital, cyber, project documents, etc) belonging to the TechforTrade, which the Consultancy firm may come into contact with in the performance of his/her, duties under this consultancy shall remain the property of the TechforTrade who shall have exclusive rights over their use. Except for purposes of this assignment, the information shall not be disclosed to the public nor used in whatever without written permission of the TechforTrade in line with the national and International Copyright Laws applicable.
7. Contractual arrangements and supervision
The Consultancy firm will be hired under TechforTrade terms of contract and supervised by the business development manager solely for the purpose of delivering the above outputs, within the agreed time frame.
TechforTrade as the Client shall provide necessary support to the Consultancy firm in order to execute the assignment during the duration of the consultancy. These shall include:
I. Access to relevant project documents necessary for execution of the duties under this consultancy ;
II. Techfortrade’s partner will provide transport, accommodation and meals while in the field.
8. Remuneration
• Payment shall be made in three instalments of;
• 30% of the agreed fee will be paid upon signing of the contract.
• 40% of the agreed fee will be paid upon satisfactory submission of Deliverables 1, 2 & 3.
• 30% final payment upon submission of the final outputs, incorporating suggestions and recommendations from TechforTrade.
9. Timeline and Scope
The assignment is expected to run from 4th July to 18th July 2016.
The two farmer women groups are in Kimana area Kenya. all other participants are in Nairobi.
HOW TO APPLY:
Interested candidates should send their company profile and a proposal for undertaking the assignment and budget to enquiries@techfortrade.org by no later than 5pm EAT 29th June 2016 ;