You are invited to submit a proposal for the final evaluation of Christian Aid Ireland’s ICSP Development and Humanitarian programmes.
Programme and institutional: 2026 is the penultimate year of CAI’s 5-year programme, funded by Irish Aid under “Ireland’s Civil Society Partnership (ICSP) for A Better World”. The programme commenced January 2023 and will end December 2027. The ICSP is implemented by our 37 partner organisations in ten countries.
Relevant to this Terms of Reference are Streams 1 – 3 of four funding streams:
- Stream 1: a 5-year development programme
- Stream 2: a 5-year humanitarian programme
- Stream 3: short term humanitarian responses to acute crises
- Stream 4: a 5-year Global Citizenship Education programme on the island of Ireland
CAI wishes to commission two independent evaluations exploring the relevance and effectiveness of our ICSP programme, to be completed in 2026. Specifically;
- Lot A: An evaluation of our 5-year development programme (Stream 1)
- Lot B: An evaluation of our 5-year humanitarian programme and recurring annual short-term humanitarian fund (Streams 2 and 3)
CAI seeks proposals from qualified evaluation teams to conduct either or both lots.
Following completion of both evaluation reports, CAI will commission a final consultancy which will bring together findings from both evaluations (plus findings from an additional evaluation of Stream 4 – see above) into a single report. This Portfolio-level report deliverable, and associated budget are outside the scope of this Terms of Reference. The successful evaluation team for Lot A and/or Lot B is required to commit 1–2 days to provide inputs for the cross-stream report. These teams will also be invited to bid for the full cross-stream report, which will be managed under a separate tender, Terms of Reference, and contract.
How to apply
For full information including Terms of Reference and all supporting documentation, please visit this link ICSP Invitation to Tender | Christian Aid Ireland and submit by 5pm on 31 March 2026.