Terms of Reference for a Documentary Producer – World Food Day at Biovision Africa Trust (BvAT)

The responsibility of the producer will be:

• Conceptualize and plan for the World Food Day video documentary from start to finish.
• Develop pre-production script and story board, to be presented to World Food Day publicity committee, which will guide the filming.
• Develop post-production script that will guide the editing of the documentary.
• Arranging frequent meetings with the stakeholders and booking all the necessary interviews.
• Collaborate with Nandi County communication team and BvAT team to determine the filming schedule and timelines.
• Coordinate all aspects of the documentary production, including shooting, editing, and post-production.
• Sourcing various locations in collaboration with the BvAT team and the Nandi County communication team.
• Co-direct together with the BvAT videography officer on-camera interviews and B-roll during shoots.
• Identifying and solving any problems that arise during the production process.
• Manage World Food Day video project timelines and ensure deadlines are met.

Consultancy period

The video production will be done in a period of four weeks be completed by 10th of October 2024.

Deliverables

• At the end of the assignment, our expectation is to have:
• A full 30-minute documentary highlighting activities of key partners contribution to the World Food Day theme.
• A 10-minute short version documentary to be shared on online and social media platforms.

Qualifications:

• Degree in communications, film making or journalism
• At least 5 years of experience undertaking similar assignments – video documentary production and especially for events in the agriculture and environment sector
• Understanding film production techniques.
• Demonstrable experience in script writing.
• Have strong project planning and management skills, editorial judgment, and commercial awareness.
• Excellent understanding of film genres and themes.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to conceptualize and execute creative video ideas.