Call for Proposals: YEF Children’s Services Consultancy
YEF is seeking an external consultant to produce a report that answers the following questions:
- When providing guidance to Directors of Children’s Services on how they can protect children from involvement in violence, what areas should YEF prioritise? Has YEF currently prioritised the correct areas?
- What new research should YEF commission to better understand how children in care can be supported to reduce their risk of involvement in violence?
- What new research should YEF commission to better understand how parenting programmes and family therapy may be used to reduce children’s involvement in violence?
YEF will use the report to commission research in January 2025, that will aim to conclude in December 2025. This research will then be used to write guidance for Directors of Children’s Services and policy makers on how Children’s Services can best protect children from involvement in violence.
We expect the work to take a consultant or consultancy team 15 days, and to be undertaken between October and December 2024. We can pay a day rate of £650. The work will be contracted in stages (with an initial 5 days focused on question 1).
Download the tender to find out more:
How to apply
To apply, please provide no more than 1,500 words that answer:
- Why do you want to conduct this consultancy work?
- What experience do you or your team have with regards to the Children’s Services sector?
- What is your experience of identifying evidence gaps and opportunities for robust research that can drive policy and practice changes?
Applications will be scored on:
- Commitment to YEF’s mission
- Experience and expertise on Children’s Services
- Experience and expertise on identifying evidence gaps.
You may also provide yours/your teams’ CVs; these will not be included in the wordcount.
Please email your 1,500 words to joe.collin@youthendowmentfund.org.uk by 9am on 30th September 2024.
