External Evaluation – Thematic Framework Partnerships for Human Rights
“Galvanising the global anti-death penalty movement”
Presentation of the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty
The World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, an alliance of more than 180 NGOs, bar associations, local authorities and unions, was created in Rome on 13 May 2002.
The aim of the World Coalition is to strengthen the international dimension of the fight against the death penalty. Its ultimate objective is to obtain universal abolition of the death penalty. To achieve its goal, the World Coalition advocates for a definitive end to death sentences and executions in those countries where the death penalty is in force. In some countries, it is seeking to obtain a reduction in the use of capital punishment as a first step towards abolition.
Mission: The World Coalition Against the Death Penalty’s founding mission, as stated in its Bylaws, is to bring together private, public, international, national, local and regional organizations that share the common objective of universal abolition of the death penalty.
Goals: The aim of the World Coalition is to strengthen the international dimension of the fight against the death penalty. Its ultimate goal is the universal abolition of the death penalty.
Guiding Principles: The World Coalition provides a global dimension to the sometimes-isolated action taken by its member organizations on the ground. It complements their initiatives, while constantly respecting their independence.
Vision: The World Coalition’s vision is that of a reference global network trusted worldwide to coordinate, support and amplify the work of its member organizations towards universal abolition of the death penalty.
By encouraging networking amongst its members as well as an exchange of experiences, the World Coalition is able to propose common international or regional strategies for the abolition of the death penalty, support abolitionists throughout the world and to provide them with information, awareness-raising and mobilization tools.
Background
As part of its new strategy, and in the context of the signing of a 48-month Framework Financial Partnership Agreement (FFPA) with the European Union, the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty is coordinating a Global Consortium for Death Penalty Abolition (the Consortium).
The Consortium is made up of twelve member organisations of the World Coalition: Anti-Death Penalty Asia Network, Comunità di Sant’Egidio, Ensemble contre la peine de mort, Fédération internationale de l’action des chrétiens pour l’abolition de la torture (FIACAT), Greater Caribbean for Life, Harm Reduction International, Parliamentarians for Global Action, Penal Reform International, Reprieve, The Death Penalty Project, The Rights Practice and Witness to Innocence.
It is coordinated by the World Coalition and structured with a Consortium Board, made up of representatives from each Consortium member, and an Executive Committee responsible for the administrative management of the FFPA, for the compliance with EU regulations and mitigating financial risks.
The overall strategic approach of the Consortium is that with a better coordinated action plan at the national, regional and international level, resources will be used where they are most needed and where they can, will maximize impact. This approach leverages existing local resources while engaging new allies to bolster the process.
The overall objective (OO) of the project is to move towards the universal abolition of the death penalty globally and within countries targeted by the project.
In particular, the project aimed at increasing the influence of the abolitionist movement in relevant decision-making processes/decision-making spaces (SO1) and expanding and more diverse abolitionist ecosystem at global, regional and national level (S02).
At the end of Year 1, an independent external evaluator carried out an early internal evaluation to assess the Consortium governance and framework. This report concluded that the project has started on solid ground, drew lessons learnt and suggested recommendations for improvement.
Objectives of the final external evaluation
An independent external evaluator will carry out a final external evaluation at the end of the first grant of the FFPA (May 2026).
The final external evaluation will cover the entire implementation period of the Grant 1 of the FFPA project and all activities, outputs and outcomes defined in the EU Grant Contract. It will provide an independent, evidence-based assessment of the project’s relevance, coherence, effectiveness, efficiency, impact and sustainability across all components and geographical areas. The evaluator will review contractual, narrative and financial documentation, monitoring data, partnership arrangements and governance structures, and will consult key stakeholders such as implementing partners, EU representatives and beneficiaries. The evaluation will analyse the extent to which planned results were achieved, the factors that facilitated or constrained implementation, and the quality of project management and partnerships. It will also identify good practices, unintended outcomes and lessons learned and formulate practical recommendations to inform future programming and strategic decision-making.
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Evaluation questions
Axis 1: To what extent did the project achieve its planned results and indicators as defined in the logframe and contractual documents?
Axis 2: To what extent did the project contribute to broader changes for civil-society actors and networks supported by the FFPA?
Axis 3: What recommendations emerge to inform future programming, including follow-up phases of the FFPA?
In their service offer, consultants are welcome to reformulate and organise these questions to address these lines of thought, based on their understanding of the project, the issues and the objectives of the evaluation that they will have outlined.
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Deliverable
The evaluator will prepare an evaluation report describing the evaluation process and presenting conclusions and recommendations for the project. Where possible, a report will be prepared in English, and a summary will be prepared in French and English for distribution to all partners. A verbal presentation and explanation of findings will be made by the evaluator to the World Coalition members either online or in person depending on the date and the evaluator localisation.
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Scope of the Evaluation
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- The evaluator will review and analyse existing project documents provided by the project coordinator.
- The evaluation process will include a survey to collect Consortium members’ opinions and feedback.
Methodology
The evaluation will be conducted using a participatory intersectional approach, which solicits the opinions and assessments of all parties. Indeed, we expect the evaluator to be careful of the balance of powers by implementing a global methodology respectful of intercultural dynamics and mostly based on a decolonial approach. The evaluation will use the results of the previous internal and external evaluations of this project (Sara Guillet’s Year 1 evaluation, Morris’ report recommendations, Financial Support for Third Parties focus group evaluation, etc.). Other materials may also be consulted depending on their relevance and at the request of the assessor.
Budget
The financial proposals of the experts, for this evaluation, will have to be under a maximum ceiling of 20 000 € Taxes included (twenty thousand euros) and will distinguish the fixed expenses (fees) from the expenses to be justified (expenses related to the mission).
All other unforeseen costs – whatever their nature – will remain at their charge.
Timeline
10 February 2026: Deadline for review
10-15 February 2026: Analysis of offers contact with the evaluator
15-28 February 2026: Framing and documentation phase
March 2026: Consultation phase through remote interviews/survey
15 April 2026: Deadline for submission of a preliminary summary
30 May 2026: Deadline for the final report in English and the summary in French
How to apply
The documents to be submitted are:
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- CV
- A 3-page memo with proposed methodology for the evaluation
- A financial offer which should distinguish between lump sum expenses (fees) and expenses to be justified (miscellaneous expenses).