1. Background about Oxfam in Uganda
Oxfam is a global movement for change that empowers people to create a secure future, just and free from poverty. We believe everyone has a right to safety, security, a livelihood, and a say in decisions that affect them.
We seek a world in which everyone can speak up to power, demand and claim their human rights, and build a better future for themselves. We recognise that we cannot achieve this on our own but as a collective power. Therefore, we work in partnership with local and grass-roots organisations, civil society, individuals, volunteers, the private sector, and the Government.
Our Vision is Uganda free of inequality and Injustice: A society where people, particularly women and young people, claim and exercise their rights and responsibilities and influence decisions that affect their lives. Our work is guided by the Country Strategic Framework (CSF) (2021-2030), organized around four themes: Governance and Accountability, Resilient Livelihoods, Humanitarian preparedness and response, and Gender Justice and Women’s Rights. All the themes work towards influencing policy and practice, youth and women empowerment, inclusive participation in decision-making at various levels, and capacity strengthening of national and local actors.
For many years, Oxfam in Uganda has supported the realisation of equal land rights for women and men. The organisation acknowledges the differences between genders and takes specific measures to accelerate de facto gender equality where necessary. It ensures that women and girls have equal tenure rights and access to land, regardless of their civil or marital status, through various interventions. Every effort has been made to promote equity among men and women, as well as among boys and girls, through empowerment initiatives aimed at fostering equitable land tenure rights for all, including youth and traditionally marginalised and vulnerable groups.
2. Information about the Project
Throughout this project, Oxfam in Uganda will document its transformative leadership approaches to land rights work carried out across various projects over the past five years. A consultant will be hired to lead this documentation. The consultant will visit all locations where Oxfam has been actively involved in women’s land rights initiatives under multiple projects. Additionally, the consultant will collaborate closely with the land rights coordinator and the communications team at Oxfam in Uganda throughout all stages of the production process.
3. Purpose and Objectives of the Study
a) Purpose of the study
To Document women's struggle for land rights in Uganda through the lens of transformational leadership as promoted by Oxfam in Uganda.
b) Objectives of the study
Learning
• Document gender integration continuum in Oxfam’s women’s land rights projects, highlighting how Oxfam’s land rights activities managed to achieve transformative leadership.
• Gather content (short stories, photos, short videos) that can be widely used by various internal technical working teams/groups and external engagement teams (e.g., Fundraising, partnerships, and supporter engagement teams) to effectively discuss transformative leadership within land rights work.
Influencing
• Disseminate a transformative leadership approach documented in different platforms by also developing products that promote cross-learning on transformative leadership in land rights work, covering approaches, processes, and collaborations. This can be done at various influencing spaces, such as the Land Academy conference, the World Bank land and poverty conference, the Africa land policy conference, CSW, and others.
Resource Mobilization
• Develop short donor engagement videos/Products that can be used to encourage donors to increase funding/support for land rights work.
Communication
• To raise the profile of land rights work in the country and efforts to foster transformative leadership.
4. Scope of Work
Documentation will be carried out in three regions: West Nile – Nebi, Acholi- Lamwo and Teso – Soroti. This will target beneficiaries of projects like community members and farmer field school members but also local leadership. The consultancy for the project documentation assignment is expected to be completed within 30 days from the commencement date. This has been organised in phases:
a) Inception phase
• Holding coordination meetings with Oxfam Uganda Management and program teams
• Designing final and detailed work plan for Oxfam in Uganda and the consultancy TOR.
• Brief on the task at hand
• Clarification and agreement on issues
• Identification of key stakeholders
b) Consultative phase
• Undertake a review of key Oxfam Uganda Strategic plans, past project Documents, strategies, work plans, reports, and other relevant documents.
c) Pre-production
• Based on the inception meetings and desk review, the consultant will develop a working/shooting script that will be reviewed by the Oxfam team and the partners involved. This will guide the shooting process.
• Preparation and submission of the draft of an inception report detailing the methodology and the timeline of the consultancy.
d) Production phase
• The Consultants will conduct face-to-face interviews and consultations with the identified project participants, community leaders, Local government Officials, and other key stakeholders.
e) Post-production
• Draft and finalize report and multimedia products, incorporating feedback from Oxfam.
5. Study Methodology
Alongside the consultants, Oxfam will employ a participatory and consultative approach with all relevant stakeholders throughout the assignment stages. It will utilize an RBA and CBA lens to ensure inclusion and meet the project objectives and required deliverables.
6. Study Outputs/Deliverables
a) An Inception Report
• An inception report detailing the methodology and the timeline of the project
• Shooting script for video production
b). Multimedia products
• Create a series of short videos, each lasting between 2 and 7 minutes, that capture stories (about 4-6 videos). The videos will be filmed in the local languages of the communities and translated into English with on-screen subtitles. They will be delivered to Oxfam along with time-coded and fully translated transcripts for each interview and a clean version (no titles, logos, or subtitles on the videos).
• Produce 30 still photos, creatively capturing the profiles of each of the main characters and their environment, showing transformative leadership and efforts to address land rights for women in the various communities.
• Produce an additional video that shows Oxfam and its partners' experiences in transformative leadership and land rights work.
• Promo materials, including a visually appealing fact sheet and infographics
c. Written Outputs
• Produce 30 short stories and quotes on different land rights activities and work which have been done by Oxfam in Uganda and show how they integrated gender continuum to achieve transformative leadership within the land rights work. This will include a detailed summary of the process and the projects on land rights work.
7. Timeframe and estimated working days
The assignment will be undertaken from 5th June 2025 to 15 July 2025, lasting a total of 30 working days from the date of signing the contract.
8. Qualification and experience of the consultant/team
Team Composition
1. Team Leader / Project Manager
2. Videographer / Camera Operator
3. Photographer
4. Writer/Storyteller
5. Gender and land rights expert
6. Editor
While not part of the team, they should have the capacity to get a translator locally who is fluent in the local languages.
Qualifications/requirements
• At least 3 to 5 years of experience handling and managing similar documentation projects (docu-photography, videography) within various settings.
• Ability to produce dynamic, creative, and engaging visual content that is cognizant of attention spans and digital space needs.
• Strong writing skills tailored to donors and policy audiences.
• Experience in development communication, particularly in land rights, with a focus on women’s land rights.
• The team should possess qualifications in either of the following related fields: journalism, media studies, project planning, MEAL, documentation, gender studies, and land governance.
• Demonstrated ability to capture sensitive, respectful images in diverse cultural contexts and a good understanding of gender sestive language and framing.
• Strong understanding of legal, cultural, and socio-political contexts around land rights.
• Experience editing development content with a clear narrative arc and emotional impact.
9. Proposal study Criteria
The technical proposal will be evaluated based on the Quality Cost-Based Selection (QCBS) Criteria:
a. The individual's general reliability as well as experience and capacity in carrying out the assignment (30%).
b. The approach in responding to the TOR and the detailed work of Oxfam in Uganda (45%).
c. The qualifications and competencies of the proposed personnel for the assignment (25%).
Proposals obtaining more than 70% of the technical points will be considered technically suitable and qualify for financial assessment.
10. Supervision/management of the assignment
The consultant will be directly supervised by the land rights Coordinator but will be supported by the Media and communications coordinator and will have to periodically report to the supervisors on the progress of the work.
11. Payment
The consultant will be paid in accordance with Oxfam's consultancy policy which stipulates 20% upon submission of the inception report and 80% upon successful completion and acceptance of the final products.
12. Submission of Technical and Financial Proposal:
The technical and financial proposals are submitted in separate sealed envelopes, in printed hard copies. CVs of key staff (lead consultant and associated consultant should be included in the technical proposal.
For interested applicants, please submit your technical and financial proposal clearly breaking down the budget and other supporting documents to Ugandalogistics@oxfam.org with the subject line “Documentation of women's struggle for land rights in Uganda” not later than 10th June, 2025.
Only successful candidates will be notified.