The Orangutan Conservation Services Project (OCSP)

*ARTICLE I. BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION*

The Orangutan Conservation Services Project (OCSP) is a USAID sponsored
program that runs through September 30, 2010. OCSP is a crisis response
program that aims to maximize protection and long-term survival of viable
orangutan populations in the wild. The program works to arrest, reduce or
possibly eliminate threats to orangutans as well as address the major
drivers behind those threats. Main drivers of orangutan habitat loss and
population decline include forest conversion, unsustainable logging and
wildlife trafficking.
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OCSP recognizes that media plays important roles in supporting the success
of OCSP’s programs implementation by increasing public awareness as part of
advocacy and public education campaigns of orangutans conservation.



Throughout 2008, OCSP (Orangutan Conservation Services Program) in
cooperation with grantees have conducted a series of activities to increase
the media coverage of Orangutans issues. The activities included:
Environmental Journalism workshop aiming on the issues of Orangutans,
Fellowship, and Award involving journalists from Jakarta, North Sumatra,
Aceh, Central Kalimantan, West Kalimantan and South Kalimantan. The entire
series of activities are designed to increase the interest and media
attention to highlight the Orangutans issues that have long been neglected
in the main news agenda of Indonesia newspapers both nationally and locally.

Based on the lessons learned from last year activities, OCSP is planning to
conduct media refreshment workshop and editors meeting. The aim is to refresh
the understanding and knowledge of journalists and editors concerning
Orangutans issues, re-mapping problems and challenges that media’s editorial
are facing in covering Orangutan issues and to develop a constructive
relationship between the media and conservation organizations by information
sharing.

*The objective of the workshop is to: *

1. Provide the latest update information on Orangutan issues to the journalists.
2. Build a more constructive relationship between the media and the orangutan conservation related agencies.
3. Increase the awareness and commitment of the editors to the importance of orangutan issues and encourage them to provide a consistent coverage on the issues..
4. Increase journalists’ ability and skill in in-depth reporting on Orangutan conservation issues.
5. Establish a communication forum between journalists, and Orangutan agencies in Jakarta and the region of East Kalimantan, West Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan, North Sumatra and Aceh

*ARTICLE II. OBJECTIVE*
The media event organizer is a consultant to the OCSP that would be responsible for:
1. Organizing the media refreshment workshop and editors meeting including provide logistic issues, such as: selection and recommendations on suitable venues (locations), hiring of approved location, hiring of approved speaker, list of potential attendees, design and delivery of invitations
2. Assisting in the development of the workshop material and agenda in line with DAI and USAID standard.
3. Facilitating in the establishment of Journalists environmental forum (JEF) in Kalimantan, (2) JEF in Sumatera, and (1) JEF in Jakarta

ARTICLE III. GENERAL POSITION REQUIREMENTS:
Has good credibility and a wide network with the Indonesian media circles,
A minimum of five years experience related to media event organizer
Expertise in media needs, and in-depth understanding of orangutan habitat requirements
Strong communication, presentation, and writing skills. **
Fluency in English (desirable, but not required) and proficiency in Bahasa Indonesian **

*ARTICLE IV. STATEMENT OF WORK AND DESCRIPTION OF DELIVERABLES*

*A) **Task: **In collaboration with OCSP *communications team, the media
organizer will:
1. Developing workshop material and agenda
2. Provide logistics including: selection and recommendations on suitable venues (locations) , hiring of approved location, hiring of approved speaker (1) per seminar, list of potential attendees (linked to seminar subject), design and delivery of invitations, drinks and light snacks,
3. Facilitating the media refreshment workshop
4. Facilitating in the establishment of Journalists environmental forum (JEF) in Kalimantan, (2) JEF in Sumatera, and (1) JEF in Jakarta
5. Developing workshop report and media strategy recommendation

*B) **Detailed Deliverables (PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS)*

* **Deliverables: *

1. Media refreshment workshop successfully conducted
2. Produced workshop report and media strategy recommendation for OCSP
3. Facilitated in the establishment of Journalists environmental forum
(JEF) in Kalimantan, (2) JEF in Sumatera, and (1) JEF in Jakarta
4. Improved the consistency the media coverage on the Orangutans issues at
least: (1) news coverage in a month from different media’s

* ARTICLE V. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE*

The period of performance is December 2009 – January 2010.

Interested firms, please send proposal and budget to the following email
address: recruitment.ocsp@gmail.com by November 20, 2009.