Production of Street Mural – National Transitional Justice Working Group (NTJWG)

Job Summary

Deadline: 30 May 2022

Background
The National Transitional Justice Working Group (NTJWG) is a platform established to provide the interface between transitional justice stakeholders and the official transitional justice processes in Zimbabwe. Memorialisation is a tenet of transitional justice and a cultural depiction of the past. Memory-related initiatives can serve as a platform to transform hegemonic discourses where past experiences come from rather than being limited. Memorialisation supports the identification of current legacies with past constraints and works as a precondition for social acceptance and future processes of forgiveness and reconciliation.

Street art is a symbolic tool for historical knowledge. Whereas the building of public monuments is important, unofficial projects may serve an equally important role. An arts-driven approach to drive memorialisation in Zimbabwe may be an effective strategy to facilitate and reimagine reconciliation in our country. Street art may be a tool to educate the public and ignite social dialogue about the past.

Therefore, we seek the services of a well-qualified consultant to undertake the following tasks: Identify a public location in Harare to put the street mural where it’s visible to a lot of people; Attain the necessary approvals and clearances to paint the street mural; Provide a sketch mural for approval by the organisation and the proposed dimensions; Paint the mural; Seal the mural after painting until its unveiling.

Time frame of deliverables
The mural should be painted and completed over 30 days or less. Specific work plan to be agreed upon between the consultant and the organisation.

Duties And Responsibilities
Outputs and deliverables
The following specific outputs are expected: A painted street mural in Harare with a justice and accountability theme.

Terms of references of consultant
It is against this background that the NTJWG seeks to engage a consultant who will provide and perform the following services: Identify a public location in Harare to put the street mural where it’s visible to a lot of people; Get the necessary approvals and clearances to paint the street mural; Provide a sketch mural with a transitional justice theme for approval by the Forum and the proposed dimensions; Prepare the wall on which the mural shall be painted; Paint the mural; Seal the mural after painting until its unveiling

Qualifications And Experience
Qualifications
The suitable consultant must possess the following: Demonstrable experience in painting murals; Relevant qualifications in arts and design programs would be an added advantage; The consultant should have at least five years of experience in creative design