Request for Consultancy - Communication Products for Implementing Climate and Disaster Resilient Development in the Pacific in Relation to Water Security, Food Security and Integrated Coastal Management

Project Title

Communication products for implementing climate and disaster resilient
development in the Pacific in relation to water security, food security and integrated coastal
management.

Project Description

1. Reporting Relationships

The Consultant will be appointed to this position by SPC – Applied Geoscience and Technology Division, Disaster Reduction Program (Suva, Fiji) who are the implementing agency for this project under the Roadmap towards a Strategy for Climate and Disaster Resilient Development in the Pacific (SRDP) by 2015. The consultant will be responsible to the Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change Policy Advisor who will co-ordinate and supervise the work. The work will be undertaken in the consultant’s office.

2. Role of Communications Consultant

The Roadmap outlines a process to facilitate the development of the strategy for climate and disaster resilient development in the Pacific (SRDP) by 2015. This new strategy will succeed the existing Pacific Disaster Risk Reduction and Disaster Management Framework for Action 2005 – 2015 (RFA) and the Pacific Islands Framework for Action on Climate Change 2006 – 2015 (PIFACC).

In order for the high level guidance on the SRDP to be understood in a tangible manner on the ground in the Pacific, further detailed material is required to provide specific guidance and options .. As a pilot, three development issues have been identified for the first phase of this project includingfood security, watersecurity, andintegtrated coastal management.

Substantial information and guidance already exists from a range of organisations in relation to how climate change mitigation and adaptation, disaster risk management and disaster risk reduction relate to development issues. Review and synthesis is required into concise communication products to provide a consistent approach. The audience for the communication products are the Pacific peoples, development and government practitioners, journalists and educators. The Consultant shall provide services to ensure the development of communication products that summarise key guidance for implementation of climate and disaster resilient development in the Pacific for the three development issues of food security, water security and integrated coastal management. Communication products are to ensure harmonization across Agencies, and to provide guidance as to how to manage climate and disaster risks in achieving key sustainable development goals.

The consultant will undertake the scope of work outlined in Section C : Scope of Work. This will include; managing the process of the development of the communications products; engaging with representatives from SPC, SPREP, and UNISDR to define the audience and products as well as source information for key 5 messages in each topic area; reviewexisting documents and the SRDP to identify key messages and develop communications products in each topic area; obtain review from the key stakeholders and governance arrangements; deliver communications products;report to SPC on progress;and respond to feedback.

Scope of Work

The Consultant shall provide services to ensure the development of communication products that summarise key guidance for implementation of climate and disaster resilient development in the Pacific for the three development issues of food security, water security and integrated coastal management. Communication products are to ensure harmonisation across Agencies, and to provide guidance as to how to manage climate and disaster risks in achieving key sustainable development goals.

Expected Outputs

a. Communication products: such as a 2 -3 page briefings (including details on options, rationale and benefits) and a 1 page graphic for each of water security, food security, and integrated coastal management.
b. Document outlining how the content of the communications products were developed with references.
c. Project reporting: Approved workplan, midterm report and final report.

Institutional Arrangement

The consultant is to provide monthly progress updates in electronic format / via email that cover achievements and challenges that could possibly delay or prevent the success of the project. The consultant will also provide project reporting in the form of approved workplan, midterm report and final report. All reports shall be written in the English language, and shall describe the services rendered.

Duration of the Work

The work is required over 9 months starting in November 2014. The project deliverables are required to be finalized by July 2015.

Duty Station

The work will be conducted in consultation with key partners and stakeholders at SPC – Applied Geoscience and Technology Division, Mead Road, Suva, Fiji.

Qualifications of the Successful Contractor

a. Relevant tertiary qualification(s) / experience in Strategic Communications or equivalent.
b. Experience with the strategic communication of policy frameworks to broad audiences.
c. Experience in disaster risk reduction, disaster management and climate change.
d. Effective written communication skills in English.
e. Excellent oral communication and interpersonal skills, team oriented work style, interest and the ability to operate effectively in a multi-cultural and multidisciplinary environment.