JOB DETAILS:
Farm Radio International (FRI) is a Canadian non-profit organization using radio, mobile phones and other ICTs to meet the information and communication rights – at scale – of rural and marginalized communities in sub-Saharan Africa. For rural families in Africa, access to information and communication, e.g. about agriculture, climate change, livelihoods, health and nutrition, are critical needs. FRI is committed to gender equality and inclusion as a crosscutting priority as well as an end in itself. Our communication solutions are designed to respond to and transform gender relations and the participation of women, youth and marginalized groups at each stage of program design and delivery processes. More details can be found on the Farm Radio website.

Background
With funding from the IKEA Foundation for an initial two-year period (2022-24), Farm Radio International (FRI) established a near-countrywide network of Green Leaf agricultural knowledge sharing platforms in Uganda. Individual platforms are centered on weekly interactive radio programs that are collaboratively designed and delivered by rural-oriented radio stations, district agriculture extension services and other agricultural stakeholders. These platforms deliver quality programming about local agriculture with a focus on increasing farmers’ knowledge and facilitating the informed uptake of good agricultural practices, especially circular regenerative agriculture. As a result of this first phase, 12 hubs all linked to the green leaf platform are now currently in operation, leading to approximately 70 percent of Ugandan farmers now having improved access to quality agricultural advisory services. Since launching in 2022, over 500 hours of original programming has been delivered via the platforms.
These Green Leaf platforms go beyond the limits of project-based extension services to provide sustained and inclusive quality radio programming that shares agricultural information and opens up spaces for genuine communication and dialogue about farming in Uganda today. An important component of this initial phase was to develop a model that would ensure the sustainability of the platforms over time by actively engaging several key stakeholders in their design, implementation, and support.

After two and a half years of implementation, FRI intends to conduct an experience capitalization workshop aimed at (i) bringing together key actors, representing all the various stakeholders, in Farm Radio's Green Leaf platform initiative in Uganda ; (ii) unpacking the successes and failures of the "first phase" of the Platform project; (iii) using a sustainability lens to develop a set of lessons learnt. The workshop will take place in Kampala, Uganda in mid-September 2024.

FRI is seeking a rapporteur to document the workshop as well as produce a communication product targeting local and international audiences.
Objectives of the Assignment
The goal of the assignment is to serve as a rapporteur for the Experience Capitalization workshop and produce a full report of the workshop, highlighting the lessons learned and key recommendations to Farm Radio International. The rapporteur will also produce one blog/article targeting FRI local and international audiences.
The specific activities related to this assignment are as follows:

• Serve as rapporteur for the entire experience capitalization workshop in Kampala, Uganda
• Produce a full report of the workshop highlighting important discussions according to specific themes, project lessons learned and recommendations
• Produce a 750 word blog/article of the workshop, highlighting lessons and recommendations which will be shared with our wider audience.
Key deliverables
1. Full report of the experience capitalization workshop including key resolutions/ consensus outcomes.
2. 750-word summary of experience capitalization workshop targeting international audience to be posted to FRI website, reposted/used as inspiration for social media posts

Skills and Abilities
• Bachelor's degree in public relations, journalism, communications, or related field and 4-6 years of professional experience.

• Previous experience as a rapporteur is a requirement. Please describe your previous experiences as a rapporteur and submit a sample of your work.

• Strong research skills and the ability to transform complex information into clear, engaging content.
• Exceptional report writing and editing abilities, with a keen eye for detail and a commitment to quality.

• Proven skills and experience as a content writer for digital platforms and international and/or local audiences, or similar role. Graphic design would be an added advantage
• Strong English speaking and writing skills

Elements of application
Interested applicants should submit a technical and financial proposal that includes the following:
• Qualifications and relevant experience of the firm/specific consultant that will be leading the assignment
• Clearly demonstrate experience in writing reports and communications products through a portfolio
• The general approach that the consultant(s) will take to accomplish the assignment
• Specific tasks/actions that the consultant will undertake to complete the deliverables
• The timeline and work plan (All outputs should be finalized and submitted by September 30, 2024)
• Proposed budget