Brief for Development of Festival of Archaeology Evaluation Strategy 2025-2027
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The Council for British Archaeology (CBA) is seeking a contractor who will develop a strategy for evaluating the Festival of Archaeology which can be implemented over the next three years – 2025-2027.
Project Overview
The work will look at how we capture evaluation data and measure the impact of the Festival of Archaeology over the next three-year period from 2025-2027.
It will review and build on our previous evaluation strategy from 2020-2024 (available on request). The consultant will be required to develop an approach to evaluation that will ensure successful data capture of:
- Events delivered by the CBA and by external event organisers
- In-person and digital delivery
- Access on-demand resources
- Wellbeing benefits of attending Festival events
We would like to use the information to:
- Understand the experiences of audiences
- Deliver fun and engaging data capture using a variety of mechanisms, adaptable for each event
- Improve data capture
- Demonstrate the social and public value of the Festival
The following outputs should be delivered by the consultants:
- Deliver a series of workshops (minimum of two sessions) with relevant CBA staff to review the previous evaluation strategy and look at opportunities to evolve this and develop a new strategy.
- Develop a new theory of change for the Festival of Archaeology 2025-2027.
- Upon completion: produce a strategy document with a clear methodology, theory of change and a suite of evaluation tools for implementation from 2025-2027 (format to be agreed in collaboration with CBA staff) & deliver a final workshop to staff presenting the methodology.
Skills and experience required:
The contractor should be able to demonstrate most, if not all, of the following experience:
- Successful delivery of consultancy project work on time and to budget.
- Relevant experience of evaluation and impact of a broad audience and a wide range of events
- Experience developing creative approaches to evidence-gathering
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
About the contract:
A fee of £4,000 is available, inclusive of VAT.
Work should commence in late February/early March 2025. The project should be completed by end of April 2025.
Brief
You can find more details of the project in the brief below.
To apply:
Please send an application of no more than three pages highlighting your proposed approach, relevant experience and how your insight could support our organisation, accompanied by a CV or other summary of your expertise/experience.
Applications and any questions should be sent to:
Claire Corkill, Development Manager at [email protected].
Deadline: Friday 31 January 2025
Interviews will be held on: Wednesday 12 February 2025