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Consultancy Firm for Services of Youth Creative Talent Acceleration ProgrammeClosed
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Overview
Consultancy services to design and implement a six-month youth creative talent acceleration and commercialization programme in Eswatini. UNDP Eswatini seeks qualified firms to design and execute a practical programme that develops sustainable livelihood pathways for emerging creatives across music, performing arts, comedy, spoken word, podcasting, digital content, acting, media production, and related ecosystems. The programme will support 30 anchor youth in practical training areas such as creative branding, digital storytelling, audience development, online presence management, content production, creative entrepreneurship, portfolio development, personal brand development, and monetization pathways, with emphasis on practical exposure, market linkages, and industry participation rather than purely theoretical training. Bidders should have proven experience in designing and delivering youth-focused creative economy programmes and facilitating industry linkages and mentorship.
Requirements
- Proven track record designing and delivering six-month or longer youth-focused creative talent programmes.
- Experience across the target sectors (music, performing arts, comedy, digital entertainment, content creation, etc.).
- Ability to deliver practical, market-ready components: branding, digital storytelling, audience development, monetization, portfolio and personal brand development.
- Strong project management, stakeholder engagement, and ability to collaborate with industry partners.
- Familiarity with UNDP procurement processes and donor reporting, plus monitoring and evaluation and safeguarding/compliance requirements.
How to Apply
- Submission deadline: 2026-07-10 14:59.
- Submission method: Email bids to procurement.sz@undp.org (include a clear subject referencing UNDP-SWZ-00254).
- Documents to submit: Technical proposal, Financial proposal, detailed project plan, team CVs, and examples of past work; any required forms per UNDP portal.
- Pre-qualifications/registrations: No specific registrations are listed in metadata; verify on UNDP Quantum portal.
- Briefing/session details: Not provided in metadata.
- Documents to obtain: Documents are available on the UNDP Quantum portal (UNDP-SWZ-00254).
Consultancy Firm for Services of Youth Creative Talent Acceleration Programme UNDP Eswatini seeks to engage qualified firms to design and implement a six (6) month practical creative talent acceleration, professionalization, and commercialization programme targeting youth with interest or demonstrated potential within the broader creative and entertainment industries. The selected firm shall design and implement a practical creative talent acceleration, professionalization, and commercialization programme targeting youth with interest or demonstrated potential within the broader creative and entertainment industries. The programme shall focus on developing sustainable livelihood pathways for emerging creatives within sectors such as music, performing arts, comedy, spoken word, podcasting, MCing, dance, digital entertainment, influencing, content creation, acting, media production, and related creative economy ecosystems. The programme shall prioritize practical exposure, commercialization readiness, market linkage, audience development, and professional industry participation rather than purely theoretical artistic training. The programme shall support a total of 30 anchor youth in identifying, developing, packaging, and professionalizing their creative talents through practical training in creative branding, digital storytelling, audience engagement, digital presence management, content production, creative entrepreneurship, portfolio development, personal brand development, and monetization pathways. The selected firm shall further support participants to establish professional creative identities,improve visibility, strengthen confidence and presentation skills, and position themselves competitively within Eswatini’s emerging creative economy. The programme shall include practical exposure to creative industry operations including talent management, artist development, client engagement, event participation, freelancing opportunities, performance preparation, digital content monetization, bookings management, professional networking, cont... Documents available on UNDP Quantum portal: https://undp.sharepoint.com/sites/Docs-Public/Procurement/Forms/AllItems.aspx?env=Embedded&isAscending=false&FilterType1=Text&sortField=Modified&FilterField1=NegotiationNumber&FilterValue1=UNDP-SWZ-00254
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