Consultant to develop a video Documentary
Kampala, Uganda * Full-time
Self Help Africa
Administration
Total Positions:
Location: Kampala, Uganda
Full-time
Salary: Attractive
Posted 1 year ago
The primary purpose of the videos is to communicate the significant impact of both BUILD and GREEN projects. By visually demonstrating the achievements and transformative changes experienced by the project participants, the videos will effectively showcase how these projects have contributed to improved livelihood, enhanced food security, sustainable natural resource management and green economy. This compelling narrative will highlight the real-world benefits of these interventions. The videos can be used by CFI to showcase the impact of their support to SHA and can be used by SHA to engage with individual and institutional donors to highlight the impact we can with ongoing support for our work across the various countries.
Scope of work
Before-and-After Comparisons:
The videos will present before-and-after comparisons of project sites, illustrating the physical and environmental changes that have occurred due to project interventions. This visual evidence will clearly represent improvements, such as:
Increased crop yields
Enhanced soil health
Restored biodiversity
Diversified sources of income
Improved hygiene and sanitation
KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Inception report including a detailed plan outlining the approach for content collection and documentary production.
• Development of 6 mini documentaries specific to 3 outcomes per project of approximately 2 minutes long.
• Create a longer version of the documentary capturing all the 6 outcomes from the two projects.
• Photographs. The successful vendor will be required to capture at least 25 high-quality photographs of beneficiaries in each location. These should be captioned (using the attended information gathering form that curates variables such as name, location, age, what they are doing plus an aspirational quotation).
• Subtitles and Translations, the vendor must also provide real-time translation into English of all interviews being taken.
• Consent Forms: The successful vendor must fill Self Help Africa’s Consent forms for each person appearing, and adhere to Self Help Africa’s Safeguarding guidelines.
• Comprehensive script for the documentary approved by SHA, detailing the storyline, key messages, and visuals to be included.
• Raw footage: The vendor will provide ALL the footage filmed for SHA on this assignment, with captions and descriptions, as well as the ‘working files’ (through Adobe Premiere Pro programme or any other relevant video editing- including all raw materials such as music, subtitles, and other treatments).
• Final versions of the documentary in suitable formats for broadcasting, meeting professional standards of audio-visual quality and storytelling.
• Activity Timeline
• The assignment is expected to take not more than 14 working days. A draft copy shall be submitted to Self Help Africa by the 22nd of August 2025 and final copy by 29th of August 2025. Upon receipt, the project team shall discuss and make necessary recommendations and together with the consultant fine tune the final product expectations.
QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS
• The consultant and associates are expected to have adequate knowledge in photography, documentation / storytelling, cinematography, sound design or related fields of study.
• Demonstrated expertise conducting professional documentary with at least 5 years of relevant working experience in similar field.
• Outstanding video editing and story writing skills
• Good written communication skills in English and experience in script writing, and oral communication skills.
• Availability and willingness to travel up-country to the project sites
• High level of creativity and innovativeness.
HOW TO APPLY
Please follow the application instructions provided in the full job description above.
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