Save the Children’s vision is a world in which every child attains the right to survival, protection, development and participation. Our mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.

Save the Children started our work in Vietnam in 1990, and implements programs in the key thematic areas: Education, Health and Nutrition, Child Protection, Child Rights and Governance, Child Poverty, Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Emergency Response. At present, Vietnam Country Office has programs in 20 out of 63 provinces in Vietnam.

Save the Children in Vietnam continues to develop innovative programming that reflects the overall strategic goal of measurably improving the survival, health, protection and development of Vietnam’s poorest children by strengthening the capacity of women and children, caring adults, communities and partner organizations.

Save the Children is committed to ensuring that all our personnel and programmes are absolutely safe for children.
Child Safeguarding positioning statement:

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our global anti-harassment policy.

We are looking for a Vietnamese national for:

Vacancy: Comic Videographer to produce videos on complementary feeding for young children

Location: Hanoi

1. Objectives of the consultancy

SC would like to recruit an individual consultant/a group of consultants to develop 3 videos on complementary feeding for children from 7 months to 2 years old with mothers as the main target audience.

The consultant will work closely with SC and Hai Phong DOH to develop 3 videos on preparation of food recipes and cooking of weaning food (2 types) and porridge. (In Vietnamese: Cach che bien bot dac, bot loang va chao)

2. Outputs

Three videos:

• 3-5 minutes long in Vietnamese with English subtitles and strictly following Save the Children branding guidelines (provided after signing the contract).
• Follow the age-specific nutrition guidelines issued by MOH and should be creative, attractive and eye-catching, suitable for the target audience.
• The final products should be in HD (1080p, 16:9, 30fps, stereo).

3. Scope of work and specific tasks

• The consultant team should consist of 2-3 members.
• Fully equipped with cameras/camcorders, voice recorders, lightning equipment, etc.
• Follow Save the Children’s script/guidelines, but the consultants should contribute ideas and suggestions to improve the quality of the video
• Do a montage and edit the videos to meet the requirements of Save the Children’s branding
• Use some visual/after effects to make the video more attractive
• Follow the filming schedule in Hai Phong
• Submit the videos on time and as per the requirements
• Professional and attentive
• Follow Save the Children’s branding, Child Safeguarding and Anti-Harassment Policies

4. Qualifications/background and experience:

The videos require friendly and clear messages; hence, the successful consultants are required to have the following qualifications:

• Demonstrated competency and experience with educational video production.
• Preferably experience working with INGOs or development sectors.

5. Document for application: The proposal should provide the following information:

• Technical proposal (no more than 2 pages): Outline and methodology for undertaking such a video broadcast with a clear message, as well as a brief work plan showing the assignment’s important activities and milestones.
• Financial proposal: Including a detailed quotation for the production of the videos showing all necessary costs.
• Updated creative portfolio including relevant creative development work and qualifications with at least 03 examples of work (educational/guideline videos) or creative productions designed and produced by the consultant.

Interested consultant(s) should send their profile to Save the Children International in Vietnam via [email protected]. The profile should include include CVs, Application form as attached and Documents required as above.

The closing date for application is 5pm on 28th September, 2020. Applications will be treated in confidence. Due to the volume of applications we receive, only short-listed candidates will be contacted and CVs cannot be returned.

Save the Children is an equal opportunities employer. Our selection processes reflect our commitment to the protection of children from abuse, and our people are as diverse as the challenge we face. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of age, disability, HIV/AIDS status, race, national origin, religion, or sexual orientation.

Organization: Save the Children
Location: Hanoi
Application deadline: 2020-09-28
Send application to: [email protected]