Evaluation Consultant – Jewish Museum London

Project Summary

This project’s ambition is to improve JML organisational resilience through the creation of a new operating model around collections engagement and learning programmes in temporary cultural and Jewish community venues after leaving the Camden Museum site. The project aims to build up the skills and expertise of the organisation leadership, including a new Head of Learning position and 3 new trustees with identified skills through board skills audit to lead the Museum’s next phase of development. Development of a fundraising strategy through the first year of the new model and estalishment of key donors and grant opportunities by the fundraising consultant will help secure a sustainable financial future for the Museum.

The project will provide new ways to share the JML collections through displays, online and loans. The majority of the main collections are being transferred to museum conservation storage with limited access to allow the collections team to continue collections work. A new temporary display programme showcasing some of JML’s collections will be located in selected London venues and some regional partnership venues, including synagogues, other cultural heritage organisations and community centres/libraries in London, Bradford, Brighton and Manchester. Alongside these displays there will also be loans of JML collections to other heritage sector organisations to enhance their planned exhibitions such as the National Holocaust Centre and Museum in Nottingham. New collections online platforms on the Museum website will provide images and data about audited collections with online tools to explore and research objects, along with stunning 3D photos of significant detail on the Judaica silverware so that researchers can see all the detail in the round for these significant objects.

The project also aims to develop the core formal and informal learning programmes as part of the Museum’s new model of delivery in 2024. The current learning offer will continue out in the community as outreach to schools and through virtual classrooms and broadcasts from October 2023 to February 2024 with in person workshops starting from March 2024 in partner venues. Family events will be run in partner venues to share objects and stories with family audiences. Reminiscence sessions will take place in Jewish care homes using JML collections to spark memories, connections and improved well-being for residents. This project also seeks to develop and build on the excellent learning expertise within the Museum to create and pilot new innovative programmes for schools and other learning audiences in the community.

Evaluation Consultant Brief

The evaluation consultant will be expected to:

• Create and agree with project staff an appropriate monitoring and evaluation framework for the project at the start based on NLHF Logic Model /Theory of Change
• Create evaluation tool kit for project staff to use with project audiences to capture qualitative and quantitative data and the extent to which funder mandatory and other outcomes have been achieved
• Brief project staff and volunteers on evaluation activities and data collection
• Analyse data, feedback and results of all evaluation activity
• Conduct baseline, 1 x mid term review and a project completion review
• Share review results with project team to ensure lessons learnt can impact on project success throughout the project

Final evaluation report with recommendations for future community engagement based on results and lessons learnt.

How to apply

•  Read through the job application pack: Jewish Museum London on the Move Project – Evaluation Consultant Brief Nov 23
• Send your tender covering your experience and suitability for the role, methodology, a cost breakdown and 2 referees to the Project Manager, JML on the Move Project. Please use the form below.
• Please include a copy of your CV and evidence of your public liability and professional indemnity insurance.
• Deadline : 9am Monday 8 January 2024
•  Interviews will be held in mid January 2024

This post is part of Jewish Museum London on the Move Project funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund.