Consultancy for Development of Youth-Friendly IEC Materials

Apply By Friday, 23rd October 2026 at 5:00 PM (E.A.T)

CONSULTANCY OPPORTUNITY - Restless Development Uganda

Call for Consultant (Individual/Firm): Development of Youth-Friendly IEC Materials on Local Government Planning and Budgeting.

About Restless Development

Restless Development Uganda is an agency for youth-led development that supports Young People to demand and deliver a just and sustainable world for all. The agency strives to ensure that young people have a voice, education and livelihood, sexual and reproductive health rights, and are at the forefront of promoting climate justice. Restless Development has been operating in Uganda since 1997, We currently work in 26 districts across Northern, North-Eastern, Central and Eastern Uganda, with offices in Kampala, Jinja, Moroto and West Nile. Our work is delivered with active young leaders, including peer educators, advocates and researchers, and an alumni network of more than 1,200 young people. For more information, please visit www.restlessdevelopment.org.  

Our approach to safeguarding

Restless Development considers the welfare and protection of children, young people and vulnerable adults to be an organizational imperative with primacy over the success of programmes or strategic objectives. We recognize that safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility and we expect all of our staff, volunteers and partners to ensure we protect the communities in which we operate from harm and abide by our Safeguarding Policy.

Consultancy Overview:

Assignment: Development of  Youth-Friendly IEC Materials on Local Government Planning and Budgeting.

Project Background

Restless Development in partnership with Media Challenge Initiative (MCI) and Karamoja Youth Effort to Save the Environment (KAYESE) is implementing a 3-year project “Promoting Youth Inclusion in Governance and Decision-Making (YIGA)". The project is being implemented under the Partnership for Accountability, Civic Engagement and Rights (PACER) programme, supported by the Embassies of Sweden, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Ireland and Denmark. The project aims to achieve it goal of:Improved youth inclusion in governance and decision-making in Karamoja, West Nile in Uganda by through two broad outcomes: 1) Strengthened youth civic competence for effective engagement in governance, decision-making and service delivery processes, and 2), Enhanced responsiveness of local governments and community structures to effectively address youth demands, ensuring inclusive and timely service delivery.

Purpose of the Consultancy

Restless Development through a number of feedback platforms is strengthening young people's ability to take part in local government planning, budgeting and accountability processes. However, many young people lack accessible information on how local governments plan and budget, when and how citizens can contribute, and what rights and responsibilities they hold. Official documents are always technical, lengthy and written in formal language, which limits interpretation and meaningful youth participation.

Restless Development seeks to develop and disseminate simplified, infographic, user friendly and illustrative Information, Education and Communication (IEC) materials explaining the local government planning and budgeting, budgeting cycle, citizens rights and responsibilities in budgeting processes and entry points on the budgeting cycle for youth participation. 

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Duration of assignment and Budget

• Duration: The consultancy is expected to last Four (4) weeks from the date of contract signing.
• Total Budget: UGX. 4,000,000 (Inclusive of all taxes and professional fees).

Objectives of this consultancy

The overall objective of this consultancy is to develop accessible and engaging IEC materials that help young people understand and take part in local government planning and budgeting processes.

Specific objectives:

• Simplify local government planning and budgeting content into clear, Infographic, youth-friendly formats.
• Explain citizens' rights and responsibilities in planning and budgeting.
• Show concrete entry points through which young people can participate in the local government planning and Budgeting Processes.
• Produce materials that are visually appealing, inclusive and adaptable for different audiences and channels.

Required Qualifications and Experience

The consultant (individual or firm) should have:

Required

• Degree in communications, public administration, graphic design, social sciences or a related field.
• At least 5 years' experience developing IEC and behaviour-change or civic education materials.
• Demonstrated understanding of local government planning, budgeting and citizen participation.
• Proven skills in graphic design, illustration and infographics (portfolio should be included in the application).
• Experience working with young people and producing youth-friendly content.

Desirable

• Experience in social accountability, governance or civic engagement programming.
• Skills in video/animation, social media content or audio production.
• Experience with accessibility and inclusive design.

Application Requirements

Interested consultants or firms should submit:

• Technical proposal (maximum 5 pages outlining the understanding of the assignment, approach and work plan.
• A financial proposal with a breakdown of professional fees and any other costs.
• CV(s) of the consultant or team members.
• A portfolio with at least three (3) samples of similar youth-friendly or IEC materials.
• Contact details of at least (2) referees.

Submission Deadline: Friday, 23rd October 2026 at 5:00 PM (E.A.T)

To Apply: use this link to apply.

Note: Restless Development does not charge fees at any stage of the recruitment process.

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