Opportunity for freelance evaluator
*NOW CLOSED*
Please note - this opportunity is now closed.
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Please note - this opportunity is now closed. 〰️
Join our shared ambition to reduce loneliness, strengthen belonging and build lasting community connection.
Key points:
Freelance Evaluator
All Together Now – Creative Health Programme
West of England | 2026–2028
Fee: £50,000 over 2.5 years (fee inclusive of VAT where applicable)
Programme runs until: July 2028
Deadline for application: Monday 9th of March, 9am
We welcome applications from individuals, teams of freelance evaluators or organisations. Interested parties are reminded that the fee is inclusive of VAT where applicable.
The Opportunity
All Together Now (ATN) is a multi-year, place-based creative health programme delivered across six communities in the West of England through the Impact Alliance.
The programme brings together cultural, health and VCSE (Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise) partners with a shared ambition to reduce loneliness, strengthen belonging and build lasting community connection.
We are seeking a freelance evaluator to design and support a robust, proportionate and learning-led evaluation programme.
At its core, the evaluation will evidence behavioural change as a primary indicator of sustainable change, including participation, contribution, volunteering and strengthened social relationships, while also understanding wider community-level impacts and the conditions that enable connection over time.
The evaluator will work collaboratively with the ATN team, the Impact Alliance Research Fellow and the Impact Alliance “Understanding Impact” team (University of Bristol, University of Bath and University of the West of England) to ensure alignment with the Impact Alliance Common Evaluation Framework.
What the Role Involves
The appointed evaluator will:
Design and refine the ATN evaluation
Agree core measures (including behavioural indicators and a recognised loneliness measure)
Support practitioner reflection and learning
Ensure alignment with the IA Common Evaluation Framework
Produce an interim learning report and final evaluation report
Contribute to learning and dissemination events
Data collection will primarily be undertaken by ATN staff, practitioners and volunteers. The evaluator’s focus will be on framework design, synthesis, insight and learning.
We’re Looking For Someone Who:
Has experience evaluating creative, community or place-based work
Is confident working with behavioural and relational indicators
Can design proportionate mixed-methods approaches
Is comfortable with complexity and collaborative working
Application Process
Stage 1 – Application (Deadline: Monday 9th of March, 9am GMT)
Please submit:
A short CV (2–3 pages)
A brief written response (up to 1,000 words total) covering:
your interest in the role and in All Together Now
relevant experience of evaluating creative, community or place-based work
your approach to learning-led, participatory evaluation
An indication of your day rate and availability over the programme period
We welcome applications from individuals, teams of freelance evaluators or organisations. Interested parties are reminded that the fee is inclusive of VAT where applicable.
Stage 2 – Interview (Currently held for: Thursday 19th of March)
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to a one-hour interview (online or in person) and asked to prepare a short outline (approx. 3–4 pages or circa. 10–12 slides) setting out their proposed approach. A £250 fee will be paid to shortlisted candidates for preparation time.
Together, we’re reimagining community, connection, and care. Join us in this journey to make a real difference.