Pilot Phase Review Consultant

The Humanitarian Practice Network (HPN), hosted by the Humanitarian Policy Group (HPG) at ODI Global is seeking a consultant to provide an independent, practical review of HPN's pilot phase and facilitate a collective partnership review with HPN's partners.

The consultant or consultancy team will:

• Assess progress against the pilot’s original intentions, using the 2024 principles and modus operandi, the 2025–2028 vision and the partnership model KPIs as starting points, while taking account of how the model has evolved.
• Examine the quality of partnership, including partners’ influence over strategy and decisions, the distribution of work and resources, mutual benefit, clarity of roles, and the accessibility of participation.
• Assess whether HPN is fit for purpose for its intended practitioners and partners, including its added value, independence, governance, team capacity, knowledge products, language provision, communications and ability to connect practitioner knowledge with policy and practice.
• Identify what should be retained, changed or discontinued as HPN moves beyond the pilot, with feasible recommendations for the partnership model and the next strategic period.
• Design and facilitate a one-day partnership review meeting in Nairobi that allows partners to examine the evidence, discuss difficult questions openly and shape the recommendations and future model

Interested consultants or teams should submit to s.abikhalil@odi.org while CCing hpn@odi.org and s.moore@odi.org before the 22 October 2026:

• A brief technical proposal describing their understanding of the assignment, methodology, approach to partner participation and proposed Nairobi meeting design.
• A workplan and allocation of days by team member.
• CVs and relevant examples of comparable reviews or facilitated processes.
• A financial proposal showing professional fees, travel and any proposed interpretation or translation costs separately.
• Availability for the anticipated review period and Nairobi meeting.