Communications and Creative Content National Individual Consultant

24/9/2026 www.akhtaboot.com

Location :

Amman, Jordan

Job Category :

others

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Job requirements

Years of Experience :
8 - 16
Job level :
Senior (Team Leader/Staff Supervisor)

Description

Job Description and Requirements

Estimated Duration: from early October 2026 through mid-February 2027.

Project Location(s): [Dieban, Madaba], [Wadi Musa, Maan], [Azraq, Zarqa]

** This opportunity is only open for national individual consultants. Companies or non-Jordanians are not eligible to apply.

About Mercy Corps

Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible. In disaster, in hardship, in more than 40 countries around the world, we partner to put bold solutions into action — helping people triumph over adversity and build stronger communities from within.

About the Project

As one of the world’s most water-scarce countries, Jordan is at a critical juncture, grappling with escalating climate-related disasters that pose a challenge to its humanitarian efforts, economic stability, and environmental integrity. Flash floods and heatwaves have emerged as two of Jordan’s major hazards, affecting water resources, agriculture, and livelihoods. Mercy Corps Jordan’s project, Tabeaa: Strengthening Climate Resilience in Jordanian Communities, is funded by the Z Zurich Foundation and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC). The Tabeaa project works at both national and local community levels, driving systemic change through policy localization and DRR/CCA strategy enforcement at the national level, while supporting five communities across Jordan to build adaptive capacity at the local level. The project’s approach concentrates on three programme systems: Community Empowerment, Policy Localization, and Private Sector Engagement

Background and Rationale

Under Tabeaa's Outcome 2, which strengthens the localisation and enforcement of climate change adaptation (CCA) and disaster risk reduction (DRR) policies in Jordan, Mercy Corps applies a community-led advocacy approach built around three Local Advocacy Committees (LACs) in Azraq, Wadi Musa, and Dieban. These committees represent the first cohort of the project's current phase, running as the 2025–2026 cohort of the Advocacy Leadership Program. Each committee brings together 10 to 15 local leaders, authorities, and community representatives around a shared platform to discuss local needs and priorities. The Advocacy Leadership Program is a structured, six-phase learning journey that equips these committees to act, combining foundational training, capacity building, action planning, mentoring, and peer learning. Through this journey, members have translated local knowledge into evidence-based, community-specific advocacy action plans, and have since progressed through these foundational phases into the implementation of their endorsed plans. This will be followed by a peer exchange session bringing together all three LACs to share lessons learned.

The cohort is now approaching its final milestones and is due to conclude by the end of 2026. Reflecting the project's broader ambition of channelling local voices and community-led climate action into national policy priorities, selected LAC members will take part in COP31 in mid-November 2026, an opportunity to extend the visibility of their advocacy work to a wider, international audience. Upon their return, they will also engage in a post-COP activity with the Ministry of Environment (MoEnv) to carry that momentum into continued national-level dialogue.

Consultant Objectives

The specific objectives of this assignment are to:

Strengthen the visibility of the LACs' advocacy journey through a coordinated social media presence, with a focused push around their participation in COP31.
Capture and curate compelling visual content that reflects the identity and voice of LAC members throughout the program.
Document the program's culminating moments, including the Community of Practice exchange, and post Cop31 event.
Translate the Advocacy Leadership Program's journey into a cohesive video narrative.
Surface and creatively showcase success stories grounded in evidence, ensuring the program's impact is communicated in a compelling way.

Consultant Activities

The Consultant will carry out the following key activities, organised across the key milestones:

Attend a kick-off meeting with the Mercy Corps team to agree on the scope and workplan

LAC COP31 Engagement

Attend a meeting with the Mercy Corps team and the consultant responsible for LAC related activities to align on the COP31 engagement plan and content.
Develop a social media plan/timeline for the LACs' COP31 engagement, with all relevant material to be submitted by the project team before and during the conference, including formats tailored to each platform.
Define the shot list and content focus for the Mercy Corps/LAC team capturing photos and video on the ground during COP31, specifying key moments and storylines to prioritise so the material gathered directly feeds the social media plan.
Review and select the material submitted from COP31, and edit it into short, social-media-ready reels and posts with captions to ensure social media traffic during the event.
Capture footage for a one-minute social media reel featuring LAC members as they reflect on their expectations ahead of COP and the realities they encounter once it concludes. The video should convey what they hope to learn, the messages they wish to carry to the wider audience, and the insights and commitments they aspire to bring back to their communities.

Deliverables:

Social media plan for the LACs' COP31 engagement.
Shot list / content-capture guidance for COP31.
Three reels based on COP31 content (2 short videos), and pre/post COP31 content captured by the consultant ready for social media (1 video).
2-6 social media posts from COP31 content, ready for social media – based on the social media plan developed by the consultant

2. Documenting program journey

Review existing video footage, photos and materials from across the programme, and identify what communication material can be reused and where gaps remain
Review MEL data shared by the project team and propose creative formats for showcasing success stories
Agree a filming and event schedule with the project team, including which events and milestones the consultant will attend to capture content
Conduct additional filming, photography and interviews with relevant stakeholders identified by the project team
Attend events and milestones as directed by the project team, covering each committee's activities. The content should ensure that the advocacy work, its impact and its progress are visible from start to finish
Draft pull quotes for each LAC member that capture their individual voice and role within their committee
Edit one documentary-style video covering the Advocacy Leadership Programme across all its milestones
Edit three LAC-specific videos, one each for Azraq, Wadi Musa and Dheiban
Edit LAC profiles and activity-related photos
Deliver final files in ready-to-use formats together with organised raw footage

Deliverables

One documentary-style video on the Advocacy Leadership Programme as a whole
Three LAC-specific videos for Azraq, Wadi Musa and Dheiban, each covering in depth the committee's action plan, lessons learned and progress.
Short videos of LAC members for social media use.
Profile photographs of LAC members.
Photography from relevant LAC events and activities, for use within the videos and for communications
Pull quotes for LAC members, ready for social media use
Success story concepts based on MEL data, with the corresponding photo and video content
All final edited videos, reels and photos in ready-to-use formats, including versions suited to social media platforms
All raw footage, organised and labelled

All raw and processed footage, metadata logs, consent forms, and final products developed under this assignment will be submitted to Mercy Corps in editable/original formats. Deliverables are subject to Mercy Corps' review and approval.

All footage, photographs, edited materials, and other visual content produced under this assignment shall be the exclusive property of Mercy Corps, including all associated copyright and usage rights.

** The consultant is solely responsible for obtaining free, prior and informed consent from every individual who is filmed, photographed or interviewed throughout the course of this assignment.

Timeframe / Schedule

The assignment is expected to run from early October 2026 through mid-February 2027. Exact filming dates, review rounds, and delivery deadlines will be agreed with Mercy Corps at contract signature.

The Consultant will report to: Sr. Communications Officer and Advocacy Team, Mercy Corps Jordan.

The Consultant will work closely with: the Tabeaa project, outreach, research team, and the three Local Advocacy Committees (Azraq, Wadi Musa, and Dieban).

Required Experience & Skills

Proven experience in professional videography, photography, video editing, and social media content planning, including event coverage and short story-style content.
Experience developing social media plans to build engagement around live events or conferences.
Experience producing documentary-style or advocacy/story videos for donor communication or social media.
Strong photography skills, including portraits, event photography, and community-based work.
Ability to produce short-form content, including reels and social media-ready videos, on tight turnaround.
Ability to translate MEL data and evidence into creative, audience-ready story concepts.
Access to professional production equipment, including camera, audio, lighting, stabilization equipment, editing software, and backup storage.
Experience covering international climate, policy, or advocacy events (e.g., COP) is an asset.
Fluency in Arabic and good English, written and spoken.

Application

Interested individual consultants must submit their applications, including the following:

Updated Curriculum Vitae (CV).
Portfolio or links to relevant previous work, especially social media plans, event coverage, story-style videos, and reels.
A short technical document outlining the proposed approach to the COP31 social media plan,
And approach towards program visibility.
Financial Proposal: Applicants must provide a financial proposal in Jordanian Dinar (JOD), covering all costs (including domestic travel expensis, logistics and transportation) required to complete the assignment and deliver all outputs. The overall proposed amount should include tax. A total fixed total fee for the assignment should be provided along with the cost for each deliverable. After contracting, the fixed prices assigned will be paid regardless of the actual level of effort. Offers will be evaluated against Mercy Corps’ cost-effectiveness and efficiency standards.
References: at least five recent references, including the organization name, contact person, email address, and phone number.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Achieving our mission begins with how we build our team and work together. Through our commitment to enriching our organization with people of different origins, beliefs, backgrounds, and ways of thinking, we are better able to leverage the collective power of our teams and solve the world's most complex challenges. We strive for a culture of trust and respect, where everyone contributes their perspectives and authentic selves, reaches their potential as individuals and teams, and collaborates to do the best work of their lives. We recognize that diversity and inclusion is a journey, and we are committed to learning, listening, and evolving to become more diverse, equitable and inclusive than we are today.

Equal Employment Opportunity

We are committed to providing an environment of respect and psychological safety where equal employment opportunities are available to all. We do not engage in or tolerate discrimination on the basis of race, color, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, disability (including HIV/AIDS status), marital status, military veteran status or any other protected group in the locations where we work.

Safeguarding & Ethics

Mercy Corps is committed to ensuring that all individuals we come into contact with through our work, whether team members, community members, program participants or others, are treated with respect and dignity. We are committed to the core principles regarding prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse laid out by the UN Secretary General and IASC and have signed on to the Interagency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. By applying for this role an applicant confirms that they have not previously violated an employer’s sexual misconduct, sexual exploitation and abuse, child safeguarding or trafficking policy. We will not tolerate child abuse, sexual exploitation, abuse, or harassment by or of our team members. As part of our commitment to a safe and inclusive work environment, team members are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner, respect local laws and customs, and to adhere to Mercy Corps Code of Conduct Policies and values at all times. Team members are required to complete mandatory Code of Conduct e-learning courses upon hire and on an annual basis.

As an applicant, if you witness or experience any form of sexual misconduct during the recruitment process, please report this to Mercy Corps Integrity Hotline (integrityhotline@mercycorps.org).

How to Apply

Please submit the following at jo-procurement@mercycorps.org, mentioning the consultancy title in the subject line. Offers must be submitted maximum by Thursday, October 1st, 2026, at 4:00 pm Amman time:

All the documents requested in the “Application” section in the SOW.
A copy of your Jordanian ID or passport.
A screenshot showing the applicant’s active account on Jo Fawtara system.
A filled & signed copy of the NIC Data Form in this link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1XByAzzzrWO1OSZNfAQmFCKLYJjL1As6D?usp=sharing

** Mercy Corps has the right to disqualify any late offers.

الصون و الأخلاق

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