Partos is looking for experienced consultants to conduct the End-Term Evaluation of the Partos Learning & Innovation Programme 2021-2025. The programme aims to support and enhance the learning and innovation potential of Dutch civil society organisations and their Southern partners, in support of inclusive, locally owned sustainable development.
More extensive information on the ETE and the application can be found in the Terms of Reference.
About Partos Learning & Innovation Programme
The Partos Learning & Innovation Programme is a five-year programme funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), running from 2021 until the end of 2025. The objective of the programme is to support, enhance and mobilise the learning and innovation potential of Dutch civil society organisations and their Southern partners, in support of inclusive, locally owned sustainable development.
Through the programme, we aim to accelerate and support learning and innovation within the international cooperation sector, with the aim of getting the sector ready for the future and increasing its impact. This is how we contribute to a resilient, inclusive and adapted sector, in a constantly evolving world facing an accumulation of intertwined global challenges.
We facilitate learning and innovation trajectories in different thematic areas, which are adjusted throughout the programme based on the needs of our members and partners. Currently, these are:
- Strategic Partnerships
- Data & Digitalisation
- Feminist MEL
- New ways of organising and working together
- Climate justice
- Inclusion and leadership
End-Term Evaluation
The End-Term evaluation aims to evaluate the Partos Learning and Innovation Programme 2021-2025. In 2023, a Mid-Term Evaluation was conducted of the Partos Learning & Innovation Programme. The End-Term Evaluation will cover the whole period of the programme. The objective of this evaluation is threefold:
- Learning – Assess to what extent the programme has met its objectives and contributed to its overall goal, as outlined in the Theory of Chang (Knowledge objective).
- Strategic use – Draw out actionable lessons and best practices to inform future programming and organisational strategy (Action objective).
- Accountability – Provide accountability and transparency to our main funder, the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as to the participants of the programme.
This evaluation has to be conducted with the requirements of the Policy and Operations Evaluation Department of the MoFA in mind (IOB-criteria2024) and use the lenses of the OECD DAC Criteria.
How to apply
For the application process, we work with a phased approach. To be considered for this opportunity, we ask interested parties to provide us with an expression of interest. The most promising expression of interest will be asked to prepare a more elaborate proposal, including a technical offer and a budget. We hereby aim to reduce the burden on interested consultants and improve the equality of the proposal.
Phase 1: The expression of interest should be 1-2 pages and include:
- suggest a methodology and approach,
- provide CVs of those who will conduct the evaluation,
- proposed budget and level of effort (hours/days of work) for this budget.
The deadline for the expression of interest is 15 June 2025.
We are looking for an independent consultant. The deadline for the End-Term evaluation is 1 February 2026. We have a budget available of 25.000 – 31.000 euros.
Please submit your expression of interest to alba@partos.nl using the subject line “Expression of interest – Evaluation Partos Innovation Hub”. Please send in your application no later than June 15th 23:59.
We aim to get back to the chosen most promising parties by June 20th. We will then give those parties two weeks to provide us with a more elaborate proposal.
More extensive information on the ETE and the application can be found in the Terms of Reference.
