Breakthrough ACTION/Nigeria is a new five-year, USAID-funded project. The goal of Breakthrough ACTION/Nigeria is to increase the practice of 17 priority individual and household level behaviours and five provider targeted behaviours in the areas of malaria; maternal, newborn, child health and nutrition; family planning and reproductive health (RH); and tuberculosis, while increasing the capacity of national and sub-national entities to coordinate and oversee quality SBC programming. Implementation will vary by health area across eleven states.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Radio Spot Script Writer (Consultant)
Location: Abuja
Consultancy: Radio Spot Script Writer for a National Tuberculosis Umbrella Campaign
Reports to: The Breakthrough ACTION-Nigeria’s SBC and Innovations Advisor
Background and Context
BA-N is supporting the National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Programme (NTBLCP), in collaboration with NGO partners and other stakeholders, to develop a national TB umbrella campaign and brand identity that will unify TB social and behaviour change activities across Nigeria.
In December 2019, NTBLCP and BA-N facilitated a stakeholder workshop to develop creative concepts for the TB umbrella campaign and brand identity. Following the workshop, BA-N further refined and developed these concepts, using a designer to produce one poster for each of four shortlisted creative concepts.
The project requires a writer to develop scripts for 60-second radio spots for the 4 creative concepts that will be that will be used during concept testing.
Specific Tasks:
The Radio Spot Script Writer consultant will write four radio scripts based on four creative concepts, aligned with a creative brief.
Period of Consultancy
Consultancy is expected to be awarded by December 18, 2019, and the completed scripts should be submitted by January 10, 2020.
Approach to Work:
The consultant will receive and review a creative brief and description of creative concepts. The consultant will develop one 60-second radio spot for each of the four creative concepts and submit them to BA-N for review and feedback.
Deliverables:
One script for a 60-second radio spot for each of four creative concepts provided by BA-N
Qualifications and Specialized Knowledge
Demonstrated professional writing for radio
Proven ability to write engaging content for radio (both dramatic and factual info)
Experience developing radio content-drama for public health related projects
Experience developing social and behavior change content
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Ability to use Microsoft Word
Access to a laptop to accomplish the scope of work
Availability during the consultancy period.
Application Closing Date
5PM; 13th December, 2019.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Cover Letter and CV to: [email protected] clearly indicating the "Job Title" as subject of your mail.
The document should be a Cover Letter first, with bullet points in bold on how the candidate meets the minimum qualifications. Following the cover letter, in the same document, should be the candidate's CV.
Interested Consultants must also attach samples of their own writing in simple and standard Hausa, approximately 500 words.
Interested Consultants should include financial quotation for the services to be rendered
Candidates should use the following format in the subject line of their email submission “BA-N Radio Spot Script Writer Consultant” followed by the candidate’s name. For example, if a candidate named Grace were applying for the position, the email subject line for the submission MUST read: “BA-N Radio Spot Script Writer Consultant Grace” Any emails without this exact subject line format will not be opened and will be immediately deleted.
Only the final candidates will be contacted for further engagement.
Final candidates will be given a sample of the Mobile Curriculum to translate and submit as an example of their ability to write in simple and standard Hausa.
Note: Proposals will be scored on the completeness and quality of the technical proposal, quality of the proposed work plan, quality of the budget and accompanying narrative, and relevant experience.