About Search
Search for Common Ground (Search) is an international non-profit organisation that promotes the peaceful transformation of conflict. With headquarters in Washington DC and Brussels Belgium Searchs mission is to transform how individuals organisations and governments deal with conflictmoving away from destructive approaches and towards cooperative solutions. With more than 700 staff worldwide Search implements projects in more than 30 countries in Africa Asia Europe the Middle East and North Africa and North America. Search for Common Ground has fully integrated the Lake Chad Basin Programme representing a strategic multi- dimensional and coordinated conflict transformation initiative across Nigeria Cameroon and Chad.
The Nigeria Office is part of Searchs Lake Chad Basin Country Programme which leverages a mature nationwide operational platform in Nigeria established in 2004 a strategically expanding mission in Cameroon officially registered in August 2023 and a purposefully re-established presence in Chad returned in 2023 following an initial operational phase from 2011-2017. Fundamentally grounded in rigorous locally-validated conflict analysis and deploying our signature Common Ground methodology the programme systematically empowers women and youth as central agents of peace strengthens indigenous conflict resolution mechanisms and mainstreams peacebuilding objectives into humanitarian and development frameworks through the Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus approach.
Summary of the Responsibilities of the Production Outfit
Search is seeking an experienced Production Outfit to produce the Teaser and the Audition process of "The Hustle Reality TV show. The Production outfit will be responsible for covering and editing the project launch event in Abuja. The outfit will go through training on the Common Ground Approach conflict sensitivity and safeguarding. During production the team will create teasers videos for social media content and promotional materials for digital and broadcast platforms; produce videos and radio spots for advocacy events and the project launch. The outfit shall provide full media coverage and post-production editing of the project launch event and auditions in Katsina Zamfara and Sokoto. Develop the pitch deck and call-for-entry visuals; brand the audition post-production the outfit will deliver a teaser an Audition process creatively edited Full coverage and edit Project Launch event Social Media platform materials Radio spot and promotional materials for digital and broadcast platforms. Secure necessary permits and insurance and provide all raw footage recorded for the purpose of this project.
Background of the Project
The North West states of Katsina Zamfara and Sokoto (KZS) states are entrenched in a complex crisis marked by pervasive insecurity deep-seated socio-economic challenges and a rapidly deteriorating social fabric. This environment characterized
by high youth unemployment significant skills gaps and the erosion of community trust has left a generation vulnerable to recruitment by criminal and extremist groups. Compounding this negative media narratives have fueled a damaging social divide and a sense of alienation within the response "The Hustle" proposes an innovative intervention that leverages Nigerias dynamic youth population and the influential power of its media landscape. This reality TV show is designed as a 24- month initiative to reinforce peace and social cohesion by providing youth with concrete alternatives to violent extremism. The programme will create a platform for young entrepreneurs from diverse backgrounds in KZS to collaborate develop business skills and pitch innovative ideas thereby fostering economic empowerment rebuilding the social fabric and shifting harmful national narratives. By combining the proven appeal of reality television with conflict-sensitive methodologies The Hustle aims to catalyse a tangible shift towards peace and prosperity in North West Nigeria.
With the goal of reinforcing peace and social cohesion in North West Nigeria the reality TV show has the specific objective of ensuring that Youths Develop Activities and Alternatives to Violent Extremism. Below are the expected outputs for the show and these outputs should reflect in the teaser and promotional materials:
Output 1.1: A reality show demonstrating the capacities of young people to develop and lead their own socio-economic initiatives in their communities in KZS states is implemented.
Output 1.2: The public is sensitised to the positive leadership of young people in peacebuilding and their social and economic contribution to their community.
Output 1.3: Young people from the Northern region benefit from network support to develop their own activities.
Application process:
Interested production outfits are invited to submit an expression of interest and profile of their organisations highlighting past experiences and similar work in relation to the deliverables in the TOR. All EOIs and profiles should be submitted before 12noon on Friday 24th October 2025.
A shortlisting process will be conducted on the submitted EOIs and profiles and shortlisted production companies will be invited before COB on Monday 27th October to submit a detailed proposal pitch deck and detailed budget before COB on Thursday 30th October 2025.
The successful production outfit will be contacted before COB on Tuesday 4th November 2025 and required to immediately participate in the expectation and introductory session leading to commencement of the engagement.
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.
Les descriptifs de pouvant ne pouvant être exhaustifs le titulaire du poste pourra être amené à entreprendre dautres tâches qui correspondent globalement aux responsabilités clés ci-dessus.
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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 lexploitation et les abus la protection des enfants les conflits dintérêts et la lutte contre la fraude. Search sengage 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 dune 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 lexpression de genre lâge lorigine nationale (ascendance) le handicap létat matrimonial lorientation 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.