Request for Proposal

MASS MEDIA AND AWARENESS RAISING CAMPAIGN On INTERNATIONAL WOMENS’ DAY 2022 (Through TV)


Oxfam employs more than six thousand people in 90 countries who share a commitment to work together to end poverty and suffering. It is committed to ensure diversity and gender equality within the organization and welcomes applications from women, person with disability and under-represented groups. Oxfam does not discriminate against applicants or employees based on their HIV/AIDS status. The organization has been working in Bangladesh since the War of Independence and has established a permanent country office in 1972. Since then it has responded to all major emergencies in the country. Oxfam’s current program focuses on Economic Justice & Resilience, Gender and Women’s Leadership and Humanitarian Capacity Building and Response.

A simple, inescapable truth underlines everything we do at Oxfam. There’s enough wealth in this world to go around. It’s not unfortunate that people live in poverty. It’s unjustifiable. It’s not their problem. It’s ours too. And with the right support, we can stop poverty and suffering in their tracks. More than 8,000 people already commit their time and talents to our humanitarian and long-term development projects. Now we’re looking for yours.


Oxfam in Bangladesh is looking for a qualified Consultant or a Consultancy Firm for “Mass media and awareness raising campaign on international womens’ day 2022 (through TV).” We are inviting for proposal from interested consultancy firm / individual to undertake this assignment.

Background:

International Women's Day takes place on March 8 every year to celebrate women's rights and inspire people to act in the ongoing fight for gender equality. The International Women's Day theme for 2022 is #BreaktheBias, which highlights the importance of challenging biases and misconceptions in the interest of creating a more inclusive and gender-equal world. The UN also issued a 2022 theme: "Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow."

`Securing Rights of Women Domestic Workers ‘ is working to improve the well-being of domestic workers by building their agency, skill development, advocating with government and relevant stakeholders, creating decent job placement, Oxfam along with six local partners have been implementing the project since October 2019 where one of the most vulnerable women informal worker group domestic workers are the main target group. More than 1.5 million people are employed as domestic workers in Bangladesh, out of which approximately 90% are women, and these women experience various forms of violence and insecurity. According to Securing Rights partner, the Bangladesh Institute of Labour Studies (BILS), at least 277 domestic workers have died due to violence on the part of their employers from 2008 to 2013

Besides that, Tea garden workers are one of the most marginalized group of the country. Among the workers, almost 65% are women who are more vulnerable among this most vulnerable group because of lacking access to social protection and access to public services such as health and education, unawareness about their rights and entitlements.

This year Oxfam aims to celebrate the International Women’s Day 2022 to ensure gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow where women domestic workers, tea garden workers, vulnerable women working groups will enjoy decent and dignified work and social life. To do so `Securing Rights’ project is planning to hold a weeklong mass media campaign starting from the 08 March 2022. Where a leading national electronic media (National TV Channel) will be engaged to host and telecast several media communication material on women domestic workers, tea garden workers, vulnerable women working groups rights and dignity (including migrant and child women domestic workers), including the right to live free from violence.

Objective:

  1. to raise awareness on the rights of informal and formal women workers (Domestic workers, tea garden workers, etc.)
  2. To raise awareness of the community and policy makers to recognize Domestic workers job as profession
  3. To share the learning and communication materials with the wider community to reduce gender-based violence to establish a violence free society.

Please refer to the detailed ToR (Click here) for this assignment.

Proposal submission Instruction:
  • The individual/firm must submit the following documents along with Technical & Financial Proposal
  • The financial proposal should include 15% VAT only. Oxfam will deduct Income Tax and VAT as per government rules and policies at source from the agreed consultancy amount for national consultant and firms.

For Individual Consultant

  • Maximum 2 pages’ profile highlighting related assignment completed with client name, contract person and mobile number along with detailed CV.
  • TIN certificate and any other relevant document (if necessary).

For Consultancy Firm

  • Maximum 2 pages’ firm profile highlighting related assignment completed with client name, contract person and mobile number.
  • Lead Consultant’s (who will lead the assignment) Maximum 2 pages CV highlighting related assignment completed, role in of the completed assignment.
  • Other Team members’ (who will involve in the assignment) one paragraph short CV highlighting related assignment completed and role.
  • Firm’s Certificate, TIN and VAT registration.

Please mention the assignment title “TV Awareness Raising Campaign” in the subject line and send the application to hrbd@oxfam.org.uk.

Submit two separate PDF files with following names:

  1. Financial proposal
  2. Technical proposal

The Technical proposal should include following parts

  • Cover page
  • Table of content
  • Understanding of the assignment (pls. don’t copy & paste)
  • Experience in handling similar assignments, a work-plan, methodology
  • Certificate: TIN and VAT registration

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 05 MARCH 2022

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