Invitation to Tender: Learning Partner for Youth-Led Creativity programme

We are looking for consultants or an organisation with expertise and experience in: co-production or co-design; evaluation or learning in not-for-profit organisations; experience of working inclusively with a diverse range of young people; and working in the arts or creative industries.

• The outline annual budget for the project is set at £25,000 (including VAT), but exact costs will depend on the co-design process. More information is in the full invitation to tender.
• The deadline for submissions is 5pm on 18 November 2024

The Youth-Led Creativity programme is a ring-fenced fund, which has been co-designed with our Involving Young People Collective, who led on the assessments and decision-making alongside Esmée colleagues. In September, we made 10 three-year grants to organisations totalling just over £1m.

The Learning Programme

The Learning Programme will run alongside the funding; it will be co-designed by funded organisations and facilitated by a Learning Partner. The Learning Programme will run for three years and will:

1. Support the funded organisations to develop and share their models of practice
2. Enable peer support and learning in and between the funded organisations, and the young people they work with
3. Inform Esmée’s future support of Youth-Led Creativity
4. Share learning from the Programme with the wider arts and youth sectors.

What we’re looking for in a Learning Partner

• Co-design: experience of co-production and/or co-design with organisations and young people, facilitating and convening people to work together in a creative and inclusive way
• Evaluation: skills in evaluation for not-for-profit organisations, or experience of holding a learning partner relationship – we are particularly looking for experience of facilitating collaborative or shared learning
• Inclusivity: a demonstrable commitment to accessibility and inclusivity in their work – in particular: experience of working with people with neurodiversity; working with a diverse range of young people; able to create a trusting space for people with different needs; producing inclusive communications
• Creativity: evidence of understanding of, and connection to, the arts or creative industries
• Influence: evidence of sharing findings in a way that can influence changes to practice or policy

Read the full invitation to tender for more information including how to apply.

Q&A webinar about the tender

You can watch the recording below.

• Download the presentation slides
• See additional Q&A given written answers during or after the webinar
• See the transcript of the recording via Otter.ai

If you still have questions or need clarification on anything, please do send us an email to communications@esmeefairbairn.org.uk.