Job Application NGO/BEST DIALOGUE Job categories Research, Monitoring & Evaluation

Details

Application deadline 2018-04-24 Business / Employer name NGO/BEST DIALOGUE Job categories
Research, Monitoring & Evaluation
Job Role Experienced Position Type Consultant Organization Type NGO
Location
Kinondoni, Msasani Dar Es Salaam

Description

TERMS OF REFERENCE
ASSESSMENT OF BEST SUPPORT TO PRINT MEDIA

1.0 General background

BEST-Dialogue formerly known as BEST-AC is a program that gives grants to Tanzanian membership organizations from the business sector such as association of farmers, miners or tour operators. The purpose of the grants to the organizations is to help them carry out research to identify factors that make doing business difficult, conduct analysis of the problems and propose evidence based solutions for the government to implement. Organizations also receive tailor made training to help in the dialogue efforts with government.
Since it was established in 2004, the program has supported over 34 Private Sector Organizations (PSOs) or business associations conducting this kind of advocacy work. BEST-Dialogue has invested in print media to ensure a gradual enhancement and sustainability of public-private dialogue as well as of the engagement of the media in public-private dialogue. The assessment seeks to establish a study to assess the extent to which print media contribute in business environment reporting. The study will cover three distinct areas (please refer to Specific Objectives).

2.0 General objective

The objective is to assess the pertinence of the print media in business environment reporting over the past ten years (from 2009-2017).

2.1 Specific objectives:

• To assess the journalistic quality of print media reporting on business environment issues and/or dialogue.
• To assess the incidence (number) and prominence (placement) of print media reporting on business environment issues and/or dialogue, including type of topic and/or sector.
• To assess the support of BEST-Dialogue in increasing business environment reporting.

2.2 Data collection

To quantify and analyze newspapers’ articles of business environment, the consultant shall review English and Swahili newspapers. The data collection procedure will be done on a random selection of no less than 300 articles from the BEST newspaper clipping file (> 3000 clippings).

2.3 Data analysis

Data analysis will be conducted using standardized and quantifiable content and thematic analysis techniques as already developed by partners of the Client, as illustrated here below.
The articles will be analyzed and rated based on the following criteria:
i. Objective: To assess the quality journalistic quality of print media in reporting business environment issues in Tanzania.

Proposals shall be submitted to:
BEST-Dialogue Project Manager
Attention: Hans Determeyer
Email to: hans@best-dialogue.org with Cc tomiriam@best-dialogue.org
For additional information: Ms. Miriam Mshana, +255 22 260 1168