Peterborough Presents External Evaluator

Peterborough Presents External Evaluator

Peterborough Presents Closing date: Fri, 08 May 2026

Role: Research
Contract: Contract
England

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 "> published -

Job Summary

Peterborough Presents is inviting freelance evaluation consultants or organisations to tender for the position of Peterborough Presents External Evaluator. As a Creative People and Places programme, we are seeking a socially-engaged mindset and understanding of importance of evaluation.

Job Description

What we are looking for from our evaluators:

To provide evidence which allows the staff team and consortium to:
reflect on the effectiveness of the model / approach
make informed decisions and changes as we progress through Phase 4.
To test Peterborough Presents models of engagement in terms of: levels of arts engagement, diversity of engagement, artistic relevance and social / wellbeing impact and investment.
To track the scale and impact of community decision-making and mechanisms to sustain creative engagement
To track the reach, breadth and depth of engagement for participants, audiences, artists and partners
To implement systems and track the impact of the programme against our longer-term impacts
To support the reporting to Arts Council England and other funders
Budget
There is a total budget of £24,575 inclusive of VAT and expenses. This will be split into instalments across the period of contract until May 2029.
The exact working hours will flex as the nature of the programme ebbs & flows, but we expect approximately 70-75 days over 3 years, averaging 2 days a month. However, we would be open to an alternative arrangement based on the budget available. Please detail this in your budget breakdown as part of your application.

Once the successful contract has been awarded you would need to lead on the development of the evaluation framework in collaboration with the Peterborough Presents team.

NB: Phase 4 for Peterborough Presents will start in April 2026. As such, we are looking for someone who can hit the ground running. We will continue to capture data and feedback from participants, audience and partners during any interim period.

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Job Overview

  • Job Title: Peterborough Presents External Evaluator
  • Salary: £20k-£25k
  • Hours: Part time
  • Role: Research
  • Contract: Contract
  • Closing date: Fri, 08 May 2026
  • Location: England | view on Google Maps

Job: Peterborough Presents External Evaluator

Job: Peterborough Presents External Evaluator

Organisation: Peterborough Presents

Postcode: PE1 1LF

How to Apply

To apply, please send us an Expression Of Interest, and fill in our anonymous Equality Monitoring Form.

You expression of interest would need to include:

Your proposed approach detailing how you would meet the needs of the evaluation brief and timescales
A CV or text that outlines
Your experience of creating evaluation frameworks, support in implementing and analysing results
Your experience of evaluation in the field of arts and community engagement / empowerment
A budget breakdown
Details of those who would be involved in the delivery
2 – 3 examples of reports and case studies you have produced
2 references
Deadlines for expressions of interest: 8th May 2026 at 5pm

Interviews: 28 / 29 May or 1st week in June 2026

Contract starts: June 2026, runs until May 2029

Please send an expression of interest to [email protected]