The Kuyenda Collective is an Education Out Loud (EOL) grantee working in Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania and Zimbabwe and within transnational education spaces and forums. Our goal is to address the learning crisis through systems strengthening. We equip rural youth to advocate for better quality, access and relevance in education system delivery. Transnational spaces include platforms where duty-bearers and elected representatives consider policy reforms and make decisions that can impact either positively or negatively on education services and systems.

The Kuyenda Collective is represented by the following country partners: Policy Forum in Tanzania; CESC in Mozambique; FAWEMA in Malawi and Teach for Zimbabwe in Zimbabwe. The PSAM is a transnational partner of the Kuyenda Collective and the project lead.

The Kuyenda Collective invites suitably qualified and experienced persons to apply for a 24-month Content and Advocacy Communications Consultancy for Education Out loud Project, aimed at supporting the project’s transnational implementation.  It is envisaged that the Kuyenda Collective will seek to appoint one consultant in each of the aforesaid countries to take on the role and responsibilities described below.

Kindly note that the Kuyenda Collective reserve the right not to fill all the consultancy opportunities.

The deadline for applications is 9 September 2024

Am I eligible to apply for the Consultancy Opportunity?

Please make sure you meet the following requirements:

• You are between the ages of 24 and 35 on or before the application deadline.
• You are highly proficient in reading, writing and speaking in English and one of the following widely spoken language depending upon the location of the applicant: Malawi (Chichewa), Mozambique (Portuguese), Tanzania (Kiswahili), and Zimbabwe (Shona).

• You are a citizen and resident of one of the following countries: Mozambique, Malawi, Zimbabwe and Tanzania where the consultancy will take place if awarded.
• You hold at a minimum a bachelor’s degree in Journalism or Communication with at least 3 years of work experience in the fields of journalism or communication. 
• You have your laptop and smartphone to support your consultancy responsibilities.

What other skills and experience are required?

The following criteria will be used to evaluate applications (not in order of importance):

• A proven record of engaging with members of the public to produce one or more of the following, amongst others: Stories; articles for publication; news reports; case studies, radio and television content.
• ​​The ability to work cooperatively in diverse groups and to respect the opinions of others; 
• ​Strong social and communication skills, including regular use and familiarity with social media platforms such as X, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn etc. 
• ​An energetic, positive, and flexible attitude; 
• A proven ability to listen, design, write, edit (where required) and disseminate content that you have taken the lead to produce to reach diverse audiences.
• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in Journalism or Communication with at least 3 years of work experience in journalism or communication. 
• Extensive knowledge of the use of Microsoft Office.

Expected deliverables if selected for the consultancy:

• Produce at least 2 monthly stories (with a minimum word count of 300 words) involving RYCs voices, experiences and advocacy positions for publication;
• Produce at least 4 monthly social media statements for publication on Kuyenda Collective social media platforms and the social media platforms of the Kuyenda Collective country partner;
• Attend country partner meetings, workshops and other in-person engagements with RYCs to support content creation.
• Participate in and document transnational events and activities where Country Leads and RYCs are involved to communicate Kuyenda Collective’s advocacy to stakeholders and outside audiences.
• Attend meetings with Country Leads to support project implementation.
• Maintain regular communication channels with persons and parties responsible for managing the Kuyenda Collective website, Knowledge Hub and social media platforms to ensure a regular supply of suitable content for publication.
• Attend Kuyenda Collective online team meetings as and when required to support project implementation.

Weekly time allocation and duration of Consultancy

Candidates selected for this opportunity will be required to spend 20 hours per week to fulfil the deliverables described above.

A monthly allowance of $400 will be allocated to a selected consultant.