TERMS OF REFERENCE (TOR)
Multimedia Content Creator

Introduction
Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK), a national legal aid and human rights organization, was established in 1986. Over the last thirty-five years ASK has evolved a comprehensive approach to the promotion and protection of legal and human rights. Its strategies promote human rights awareness and community activism; offer legal aid through mediation and litigation, while clients are given psycho-social counseling; investigations into human rights violations and their documentation are supplemented by research which together lead to media campaigns to defend human rights, and public interest litigation for law and policy reform. Being committed to attaining gender equality at every sphere of life, ASK's activities have special focus on women but providing legal aid to victims/survivors of arbitrary arrest, preventive detention and taking stand against unlawful evictions, extra judicial killings, torture and death in custody, condition of the prisoners and interests of the religious and ethnic minorities very much are its concerns. ASK's advocacy is carried out both at the national level and international level. ASK's publications are an important means of disseminating information and knowledge.ASK has no political affiliation, adopts a non-partisan approach in defense of human rights and encourage volunteerism among different stakeholders. ASK implements activities through direct implementation and partnership with the like-minded local NGOs, CBOs and Local Cultural Organizations.

Responsibility

  • Develop, manage and execute creative designs and create multimedia contents on assigned projects.
  • Create and design various materials for print and digital collateral.
  • Work with a wide range of media and use graphic design software.
  • Translate ideas into variable design concepts.
  • Work closely with Creative Team to execute ideas.
  • Co-ordinate production and timelines of jobs to meet overall deadlines.
  • Participate effectively and coordinate broadly to establish communication objectives and develop effective visual solutions.

Additional Requirements:

  • Detailed knowledge of printing/graphic arts procedures and terminology.
  • Proficiency and detailed knowledge in publishing software, including QuarkXPress, Adobe Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator.
  • Familiarity with Internet technology including coding/scripting for HTML, PDF, GIF animation.
  • Highly familiar with PC and cross-platform compatibility issues.
  • Excellent conceptual, design, collaboration, communication, creative skills, project management and organizational skills.
  • Proven ability as effective team player and strategic thinker.
  • Extensive short YouTube or professional video production experience.
  • Experience in social media content creation (FB, Tik Tok, Instagram and Likee).
  • Experience in Online video training courses using doodle and similar content.
  • The selected Multimedia Content Creator needs to work 8 hours a day and 5 days a week in each month attending ASK Office (or work from home if lockdown persists due to Covid-19 pandemic situation).

Educational Requirements:

  • M.Sc/B.Sc in Computer Science/ Diploma in graphic arts, design, communications, or related field from any recognized University / Institutions.

Experience Requirements:

  • At least 3-5 years of experience in relevant field.

Consultancy duration: Up to 31st December 2021.

Honorarium and Mode of Payment:
The consultant will receive the agreed amount of BDT 300,000.00 (Three Lac) only including VAT and Tax for the task @BDT 60,000.00 (Sixty Thousand) only per month. Payment will be made on monthly basis after completion of 8 hours a day and 5 days in a week task in each month attending ASK Office (or work from home if lockdown persists due to Covid-19 pandemic situation).

ASK Policy:
The consultant shall comply with the Child Protection Policy, Gender and Sexual Harassment Policy of ASK. Any violation/deviation is in complying with ASK's child protection policy will result in termination of the agreement. Orientation on relevant policy will be arranged for the selected consultant and the consultant(s)will have to sign the Acknowledge form of the relevant policy

Copyright and Rights
Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) will have the right to use all the content in perpetuity in print, web and on multimedia platforms and upload in its any digital photo database. The consultant will be able to use the photos with prior permission of Ain o Salish Kendra.

Disclaimers:
ASK reserves the right to accept or regret any or all proposal without any reason what so ever.

Apply Procedure
ASK invites Proposals (A complete technical proposal with CV and financial proposal in English) from individual consultant. The technical and financial proposal should be submitted separately addressing the Executive Director, Ain o Salish Kendra, 2/16, Block-B, Lalmatia, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh. The interested consultant can by apply through online to: ask@citechco.net. The application to be submitted by email not later than 31 July, 2021.

Visit www.askbd.org to know detail about ASK.

General conditions

  1. ASK will have the copyright of all the content, results and documents elaborated under this assignment. Any publication also in extracts needs prior approval of ASK.
  2. ASK reserves the right to disagree with any incomplete work and consequently ASK may retain the last installment of the remuneration.
  3. The contracting authorities also reserve the right to amend this contract at any time according to the necessity of the project given prior communication.
  4. The contract may be terminated if the consultants are found non-compliant to the terms and conditions of the contract.
  5. Terrorism and money laundering issues: If there any proof of engagement in any terrorism and money laundering issues, ASK reject the proposal without assigning any reason