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Video of MAM’s project in Ca Mau province
Country: Vietnam
Organisation: SNV - Netherlands Development Organisation
Project: Scaling up Mangrove EbA in the Mekong Delta (MAM2 project)
Location: Ca Mau, Tra Vinh province
Duration: 2nd May, 2019 – 31st September, 2019 (indicative within 10 days)
I. Background to the assignment
SNV Netherlands Development Organisation (SNV) is a non-profit, international development organisation founded 53 years ago, and now operating in 28 countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Our global team of local and international advisors use their expertise in three sectors – Agriculture, Renewable Energy and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene – as well as the cross-cutting topics of gender, climate change and youth employment to contribute to solving some of the leading problems facing the world today. We work with local partners to equip communities, businesses and organisations with the tools, knowledge and connections they need to increase and gain access to basic services – empowering them to break the cycle of poverty and guide their own development.
SNV has been working in Vietnam since 1995, and currently has over 30 national and international staff. SNV Vietnam operates from a head office in Hanoi and projects in over 50 provinces in the country, including in the poorest and most remote areas.
Southeast Asia has lost half its mangroves over the past 30 years, primarily as a result of clearing for shrimp ponds. This has serious consequences, as mangroves protect against tidal waves and storm surges. They are vital fish nursery-grounds, provide timber, honey, and other products and raise land levels by trapping sediment. They also sequester carbon faster than any other forest type. Healthy mangroves thus make important contributions to both climate change adaptation and mitigation and form the basis of coastal ecosystem-based adaptation.
The “Scaling up Mangrove EbA in the Mekong Delta” (MAM2) project is funded by the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU), and implemented by SNV and IUCN in coordination with Ca Mau, Tra Vinh, Ben Tre Provincial People’s Committee (PPC). This project builds capacity of local stakeholders (Aquaculture/forestry sectors, local authority, private companies, and farmers), improves livelihood of mangrove – shrimp farmers on degraded mangroves by promoting shrimp certification and restoration, provides policy recommendations on Payments for Ecosystem Services on Aquaculture and creates enabling conditions for accessing climate change funds. The project’s focus sites are in Ca Mau, Ben Tre and Tra Vinh.
The MAM project, SNV-Vietnam Agriculture programme has cooperated with Ca Mau Provincial People’s Committee/Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, seafood enterprises, Forest Management Boards and shrimp households in Ca Mau since 2012.
II. Consultancy service description:
1. Assignment Objectives and Outcomes:
The MAM2 project is now seeking national specialist on film making (video) for the MAM project (2013-2019).
Objectives:
- Producing a video film for MAM project’s highlights and achievements (2013 – 2019) in Ca Mau province.
The specific goals of this assignment are:
- Pre-production: Work with project staff to comment on detailed film script before production;
- Production: Filming on set for footage needed for making the film;
- Post-production: Reviewing archived footages to use for editing if filming new footage is not available;
- Post-production: Film editing to make two videos: one full version of 05 minutes and one short version of 02 minutes.
1. Scope of the assignment:
The study area is mainly implemented in Ca Mau province. Specialist has to work closely with Nhung Mien FMB, farmers and MAM2 project in order to ensure the quality of information to adapt requirement, coincide with reality.
2. Methodology/Tasks
- Comment on technical elements of the detailed film script;
- Filming outdoor on various locations from a canoe (expected one working day);
- Filming at farmer houses (expected one to two working days);
- Post production for a publishing (the final product is expected to be delivered within one week).
3. Deliverables:
- All deliverables should be both in Vietnamese and English with the following content:
- All raw materials used in the videos, including but not limited to footages, background music, voice-overs, photos, graphics;
- Master copies of two videos (one full version and one short version) ready to be published on SNV’s platforms.
4. Timeline: This work should take place within a period from 2nd May to 31st September 2019.
III. Qualifications, skills and experience required:
The consultants should prove expertise and capacity in the following areas:
- At least 05 years expertise in producing video stories/documentaries/films/TVCs
- Work experience in the Mekong delta, agriculture-related sector is an advantage.
- Comprehensive experience in filming, video production and graphic design.
- Use of modern, advanced filming equipment and video editing tools to ensure highest quality of the final product.
- Excellent facilitation and communication skills;
- Capable to work with policy makers, authority, community, local stakeholders and farmers;
- Preferred knowledge, skills, and experience in government policy reviewing and establishing in Ca Mau, other provinces in the Mekong delta and the national level.
- Having capacity of reporting in English (preferred but not essential)
IV. How to apply:
Interested consultants/ firms are requested to send:
- Detailed proposal demonstrating the ability to deliver on this assignment, included financial proposal, logistical support etc. during implementation of this assignment; Estimated working days to offer the deliverables. Support will be provided by the SNV Field Coordinator, Project communicator staff in the Provinces, Forest Management Boards (FMBs) on carrying out field activities and working with local farmers.
Components of the technical proposal:
- Understanding of the assignment
- Proposed assignment approach, method and tools
- Work plan and resource arrangements
- Team roles and specific tasks
Annexes: CVs of team members, relevant publications or other evidence of relevant capacities
Components of the budget proposal:
- Package rate of the work including a breakdown of expenses (unit price together with any other expenses) related to the assignment;
- Operational and support costs
- Total estimated costs
Deadline for proposal submission: April 30th, 2019
Interested applicants are invited to send their completed proposals via email to: [email protected]