Summary
YEF is commissioning a team or individual to provide insights and recommendations to inform thinking about the second year of the Area Leaders Programme (ALP). Focusing on two key aspects:
- How can we define and position a ‘local partnership coordinator’ role to lead on actions aimed at strengthening local violence prevention strategies and partnerships?
- How can senior leaders be encouraged to adopt YEF’s evidence-based recommendations for governance and accountability on preventing children’s involvement in violence?
Project Goals
Learning from year 1 of the programme suggests that the local coordinator role has been a critical enabler of translating identified areas for development into action across each multi-agency partnership. However, the ability of coordinators to influence change has varied depending on their agency, role, experience and fluctuations in other workload and priorities.
Our learning also suggests that senior leadership bandwidth to engage has often been limited. This has sometimes created barriers to progressing identified actions at working level. But more importantly, it may be limiting the full impact of a programme that seeks to strengthen partnership working and accountability for children and violence.
The appointed team or individual will work alongside YEF to develop understanding about how, in year 2 of the programme, we might develop the ALP support model to better strengthen coordination and leadership engagement.
How to apply
We expect the appointed team or individual to deliver a short-written report, and an ideas development session for the YEF team.
Applications should briefly outline:
- Your approach to delivering the requirements for this work
- Your capacity to deliver within the timeframe
- Relevant skills and experience
- Costs
This commission would be particularly well suited to someone with in-depth existing knowledge of the local level multi-agency violence prevention landscape.
The deadline for proposals is Friday 14th August 2026. We intend to have appointed the successful team or individual by Friday 21st August 2026.
We expect the work to be delivered by Friday 25th September 2026. A schedule for deliverables will be agreed between YEF and the successful team or individual.
Please send applications to catherine.fayers@youthendowmentfund.org.uk
Any questions about the tender should be directed to catherine.fayers@youthendowmentfund.org.uk and saphia.youssef@youthendowmentfund.org.uk