Association for Realisation of Basic Needs (ARBAN) has a job re-opening for a ‘Consultant- Podcast Content Developer’ for its project “Cholo Kotha Boli- youth to youth podcast” funded by Share-Net International.

The project ‘Cholo Kotha Boli- youth to youth podcast’ aims to produce a knowledge product to investigate and test new and innovative approaches in SRHR and identify unheard perspectives; moreover, it will empower girls and boys (from 16 to 25 years old) to take decisions on their sexual and reproductive health which create value in their lives.

For this project, ARBAN will work in Baunya-Badh with a network of 2000 girls and boys (16-25 years old) virtually connected through the mobile-application Jukta Hoe Mukta and members of an ARBAN-run adolescent club, to develop a podcast of 10 episodes around SRHR issues. The content of the podcast will be identified and developed by the girls/boys engaged in the project, after conducting focus groups discussions and key informant interviews with different segments of the community where they live.

Within the framework of this project, ARBAN is seeking for a Consultant/ Consultancy firm to support the target groups to select and curate the content of 10 podcast’s episode on SRHR issues, based on the findings and observations gathered by the girls/boys of Baunya-Badh in their communities.

Purpose of the consultancy:

To select and curate the content of 10 podcast’s episodes on SRHR, based on the findings and observations collected by the girls/boys in Baunya- Badh community.

Scope of work and specific tasks to be undertaken by the Consultant/Consultancy team/ firm:

The Consultant/Consultancy firm will be responsible for conducting, but not limited to, the following asks and activities:

• Project documents’ review to have a clear understanding of the intervention.
  Submit a feasible action plan with clear milestones and stick to it.
• Review the report of the qualitative findings gathered by the girls/boys engaged in the project on SRHR knowledge and issues for different groups in the community.
• Select the topic of each of the 10 episodes.
• Curate the content and produce 10 episodes’ scripts in Bangla. Each episode will be maximum 60 minutes of length.
• Share the scripts with ARBAN and the girls/boys of Baunya-Badh who will present the podcast, include their feedback, and finalize the scripts.
• Provide hands-on training to the girls/boys on how to develop the SRHR contents of a podcast.
• Provide handouts in Bangla to the target groups on how to develop the SRHR content of a podcast.
• At the end of the consultancy, submit a max 5-page final report of the assignment, specifying outcome, main challenges, and future recommendations.
• Across the tasks’ implementation, the Consultant/Consultancy firm will closely communicate and coordinate with ARBAN Project Coordinator.

Timeline: From 01/07/2021 to 30/09/2021 – approximately 30 man-days

Skills & experience:

The consultancy is open to national Consultants/Consultancy firms. The Consultant/Consultancy firm team leader (TL) shall possess the following skills and experience:

• Master’s degree in public health, social sciences or other fields related to the scope of the assignment and/or at least 5 years’ experience in working with
• SRHR issues with a specific focus on adolescent groups.
• Cutting-edge knowledge on the most burning SRHR issues for different groups of adolescents from low-income communities.
• Ability to write and create the contents in Bangla.
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills, both in Bangla and English.
• Gender sensitivity and openness to work with youth from low-income communities in Dhaka urban slums.
• Applications from women are encouraged.

Selection criteria:

The Consultant/Consultancy firm will be selected based on the following technical criteria (50 marks).

• Relevance of the consultant/TL experience (17).
• Quality of the assignment (16).
• Value for money (17).

How to apply:

Click the button below to see the ToR (Terms of Reference) and the apply procedure:

Download: ToR – Podcast Content Developer

Incomplete applications will not be considered. In case you need further specification, please contact the abovementioned email address.

Application deadline: 4th August 2021.