St John of Jerusalem, South Hackney, is a Grade II* listed Gothic Revival church, built 1845 to 1848 to designs by Edward Charles Hakewill. Supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, the PCC's project, St John of Jerusalem: Celebrating 200 Years, will secure the long-term sustainability of the church while opening up its heritage to the local community. Project strands include a community audit, business planning, condition and net zero studies, a fundraising strategy, pilot heritage engagement activities and two small capital works packages.

The PCC is seeking a freelance Evaluation Consultant to evaluate how effectively the project meets its outcomes and outputs, in accordance with the Heritage Fund's published evaluation guidance. Working from an evaluation framework agreed at the outset, the consultant will collect quantitative and qualitative data alongside project activities, through online surveys and one-to-one interviews or focus groups, identify lessons learnt, and prepare a final summative evaluation report spanning all aspects of the project, including the capital works, project management, budget, fundraising and heritage engagement activities. The report is to be submitted to the Heritage Fund in June 2027.

The commission runs from early September 2026 to June 2027. A fee of up to £4,000 (excluding VAT but including all expenses) is available. The number of days is for the consultant to propose; we anticipate around 12 working days spread across the commission, and in any event no more than 20 days (approximately 150 hours).

Evaluation activities involving children or vulnerable adults must be carried out in accordance with the PCC's safeguarding policy.

To request the Invitation to Quote, please email the Project Manager, Caroline Johnson, at [email protected]. Quotations must be received by 12 noon on Monday 24 August 2026.