Call for Evaluators 2025-2027
Léargas wishes to renew its panel of external evaluators for the Erasmus+ and European Social Corps programmes in Ireland for the period 2025-2027.
Erasmus+ is the European Union programme for education, training, youth and sport, running from 2021 to 2027. It has a budget of €26.2 billion for all of Europe to fund learning mobility and cross-border cooperation projects for ten million Europeans of all ages and all backgrounds. Mobility Projects (KA1) are for learners, staff and young people in adult education, school education, vocational education and training (VET), or youth organisations. These groups can travel to other countries to work, train, learn or job-shadow. Partnerships for Cooperation (KA2) fund Irish organisations active in the fields of in Adult Education, School Education, VET or Youth to partner with other relevant groups in different countries to exchange ideas or to develop, transfer or implement innovative practices.
European Solidarity Corps (ESC) funds and supports young people aged between 18 and 30 from EU member states to volunteer or self-organise projects that benefit communities. Young people can volunteer at home or abroad through the Volunteering Projects and Solidarity Projects strands.
We are inviting applications from suitably qualified and experienced independent experts to carry out quality assessments of applications and reports for:
– Erasmus + Key Action 1 (Mobility, all Fields including adult education, school education, vocational education and training, youth and sport).
– Erasmus + Key Action 2 (Partnerships for Cooperation, all Fields including adult education, school education, vocational education and training, youth and sport).
– European Solidarity Corps.
Our experts carry an important role to ensure a fair, impartial, consistent and accurate assessment of applications and projects according to the objectives and policy priorities of the concerned action and field, as well as the criteria set out in the calls for proposals.
To prepare your application, we strongly recommended that you review the Erasmus+ Programme Guide and/or the ESC Programme Guide, with particular focus on the programmes’ priorities.
In order to fully understand the role of the evaluator in the application and selection process in the Erasmus + programme, we also recommend that you refer to the Erasmus+ Guide for Experts on Quality Assessment 2024.
Fees
External evaluators appointed by Léargas to the panel will be paid a fee ranging from €120 to €450 per application or report, depending on type, size and budget. Fees are not paid for annual briefing/debriefing meetings, and expenses associated with undertaking evaluations are not refunded.
Training
Successful candidates will be required to attend mandatory training and briefing sessions as advised by the National Agency during the course of the panel.
Conflict and confidentiality
Evaluators are expected to their appointment to this panel confidential and not to advertise or promote their involvement in the panel of External evaluations in the interests of ensuring the integrity of the external evaluator process. They are required to notify Léargas immediately of any actual or potential conflict of interest that would or could prevent an impartial or objective evaluation of particular applications or reports.
Selection criteria
Applications will be scored against 5 criteria:
- Professional experience
- Evaluator Experience
- Specialist Skills
- Irish Policy
- European Policy
How to apply
Léargas has completed its formal call to establish the panel of External Evaluators for the current Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps programmes. However, to ensure we can meet programme needs throughout the year, suitably qualified experts with proven experience in the relevant fields may submit an application at any time. Applications will be assessed periodically, and those who demonstrate the required expertise according to the selection criteria will be considered for inclusion on the panel which will run until the end of 2027 (with the possibility of extending to 2028 to support a smooth transition to the future programmes). For further information and application form please contact evaluation@leargas.ie