Media Consultant - Short-Documentary Production
West Bank
Global Programs – Middle East and North Africa /
Consultant - Local /
Remote
Grassroots to Global (G2G) Project – Palestine
Duration: July – November 2025
Location: West Bank, Palestine
Background
Search for Common Ground (Search) is implementing the Grassroots to Global (G2G) initiative in Palestine as part of a broader multi-country program funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The G2G project supports local actors in fragile and conflict-affected settings to lead peacebuilding efforts and influence policy through adaptive, community-driven approaches. In Palestine, the project emphasizes civic participation, women's leadership, and elevating grassroots voices in national and international peacebuilding conversations.
To document and amplify the work of the G2G project, Search will commission a short documentary film that captures its core values, impact, and the lived experiences of those involved. The film will serve as a storytelling, advocacy, and monitoring tool.
Objective
Search is seeking a Media Consultant to co-create a 5–7-minute documentary that captures the essence of the G2G project in the West Bank. The film should reflect the project's themes, progress, and challenges, and be developed in close coordination with local organizations in the project and the Search team.
Scope of Work
- Develop a creative documentary concept and production plan
- Develop 4-6 spotlights to be used by Search and the G2G initiative
- Deliver up to 2 briefing workshops for participants of the G2G initiative
- Film project activities, interviews, and contextual footage
- Monitor and integrate project dynamics and challenges into the storyline
- Edit and deliver a final, fully mastered version of the documentary and the spots
- Maintain regular coordination with Search throughout the process
Deliverables and Timeline
- Documentary concept and production plan - August 2025
- Raw footage and on-site filming - September 2025
- Edited first cut of documentary - October 2025
- Final mastered version (5–7 minutes), up to 4 spotlights - November 2025
Duration:
- The assignment will run from July to November 2025
Location:
- The work will be conducted across various locations in the West Bank, including Jericho, Ramallah, Jenin, Hebron, Bethlehem; key filming spots to be determined in coordination with the project team.
Qualifications
- Proven experience in documentary filmmaking and visual storytelling
- Strong cinematography and post-production skills
- Familiarity with the Palestinian context and conflict-sensitive approaches
- Experience working with communities and civil society actors
- English proficiency is required
Application Requirements:
Applicants must submit the following, in compliance with the Palestinian Ministry of Economics requirements:
1. An updated CV
2. A short bio, including up to four examples of relevant work
3. A brief proposal outlining the creative approach and work plan
Evaluation Criteria
Weight
Relevant experience and qualifications: 40%
Quality and relevance of past work: 35%
Proposed approach and work plan: 25%
Shortlisted candidates may be invited for interviews or asked to provide additional information.
Submission
Proposal Deadline: August 20, 2025
As job descriptions cannot be exhaustive, the position holder may be required to undertake other duties that are broadly in line with the above key responsibilities.
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Only applicants invited for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please. Please see our website www.sfcg.org for full details of our work. All Search Employees must adhere to the values: Collaboration- Audacity - Tenacity - Empathy - Results. In accordance with these values, Search enforces compliance with the Code of Conduct and related policies on Anti Workplace Harassment, Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Conflict of Interest, and Anti-fraud. Search is committed to safeguarding the interests, rights, and well-being of children, youth, and vulnerable adults with whom it is in contact and to conducting its programs and operations in a manner that is safe for children, youth, and vulnerable adults. Search for Common Ground does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or operations. View our code of conduct here and our privacy policy here.
Les descriptifs de pouvant ne pouvant être exhaustifs, le titulaire du poste pourra être amené à entreprendre d'autres tâches qui correspondent globalement aux responsabilités clés ci-dessus.
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Seuls les candidats invités à un entretien seront contactés. Pas d'appels téléphoniques s'il vous plaît. Veuillez consulter notre site Web www.sfcg.org pour tous les détails de notre mission.
Tous les employés de Search doivent adhérer aux valeurs de Search : Collaboration- Audace - Ténacité - Empathie - Résultats. Conformément à ces valeurs, Search fait respecter le code de conduite et les politiques connexes sur la lutte contre le harcèlement au travail, la protection contre l'exploitation et les abus, la protection des enfants, les conflits d'intérêts et la lutte contre la fraude. Search s'engage à préserver les intérêts, les droits et le bien-être des enfants, des jeunes et des adultes vulnérables avec lesquels elle est en contact et à mener ses programmes et ses opérations d'une manière qui soit sûre pour les enfants, les jeunes et les adultes vulnérables.
Search for Common Ground ne fait pas et ne doit pas faire de discrimination fondée sur la race, la couleur, la religion (croyance), le sexe, l'expression de genre, l'âge, l'origine nationale (ascendance), le handicap, l'état matrimonial, l'orientation sexuelle ou le statut militaire, dans aucune de ses activités ou opérations.
Dado que la descripción de funciones no puede ser exhaustiva, el titular del puesto puede tener que realizar otras tareas que coinciden en líneas generales con las responsabilidades clave mencionadas.
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Sólo se contactará con los candidatos invitados a una entrevista. Se agradece no recibir llamadas telefónicas. Consulte nuestro sitio web www.sfcg.org para conocer todos los detalles de nuestro trabajo. Todos los empleados de Search deben adherirse a los valores de la organización: Colaboración - Audacia - Tenacidad - Empatía - Resultados. De acuerdo con estos valores, Search hace cumplir el Código de Conducta y las políticas relacionadas con luchar contra el acoso en el lugar de trabajo, la protección contra la explotación y el abuso, la protección de la infancia, los conflictos de intereses y la lucha contra el fraude. Search se compromete a salvaguardar los intereses, derechos y bienestar de los niños, jóvenes y adultos vulnerables con los que está en contacto y a llevar a cabo sus programas y operaciones de una manera que sea segura para los niños, jóvenes y adultos vulnerables. Search for Common Ground no discrimina ni discriminará por motivos de raza, color, religión (credo), género, expresión de género, edad, origen nacional (ascendencia), discapacidad, estado civil, orientación sexual o condición militar, en ninguna de sus actividades u operaciones. Consulte nuestro código de conducta aquí y nuestra política de privacidad aquí.