Tender: Project Coordination & Facilitation for “Shared Island, Shared World, Shared Future

Project Overview:
The initiative, led by Dóchas, CADA, and IDEA, seeks to enhance cross-border collaboration on Global Citizenship Education (GCE) across the island of Ireland. It builds on the momentum of the 2022 “Shared Future” conference, focusing on practical challenges and opportunities in implementing an all-island GCE vision, guided by IDEA’s Code of Good Practice for Development Education.


Please see the summary info below. The full terms of reference is here.


Scope of Work:
The consultant(s) will coordinate and facilitate a series of workshops and events between January and December 2025, aiming to:

Address obstacles to cross-border GCE implementation.

Foster dialogue on GCE practices and their impact on border communities.

Use IDEA’s Code of Good Practice as a structured framework for discussions.


Deliverables:

Organise and facilitate six workshops/events (online and in-person).

Develop materials, promotional content, and a final report documenting activities, outcomes, and recommendations for practitioners and policymakers.

Engage stakeholders, manage logistics, and monitor timelines and budgets.


Qualifications Required:

Proven experience in project coordination and facilitation, particularly in GCE or cross-border projects.

Strong organisational, communication, and virtual platform skills.

Familiarity with the GCE sector and IDEA’s Code of Good Practice.


Budget:
The maximum budget for this project is €15,000, inclusive of VAT and any applicable taxes. Additional expenses must be agreed in advance.


Application Details:


Please read full terms of reference before applying: here 

Submit an expression of interest, including skills, experience, methodology, and rates, by 9.00 am, 05 February 2025 to anna@dochas.ie.


The project will commence in mid-February 2025.


April 7, 2025
Last week, IDEA hosted the second webinar from our 2025 series, ‘Exploring Contemporary Crises and Issues through Global Citizenship Education, ' focusing on Palestine. If you missed out, you can watch the full video below!
April 4, 2025
At the end of March, IDEA staff and representatives from three IDEA members travelled to Riga, Latvia, for a two-day event marking the launch of IDEA’s Erasmus+ project with our partner LAPAS (Latvian Platform for Development Cooperation) focused on the IDEA Code of Good Practice The project’s core objective is to enhance the quality of global citizenship education (GCE) at local , national and European levels. Central to this work is the creation of a Code of Good Practice for Latvia based on learning from the IDEA Code that will support Latvian GCE practitioners, including teachers, NGOs, youth workers and others, by fostering a common understanding and approach to GCE. This represents the first piloting of the IDEA Code in an international context. The new IDEA task group for the project, made up of Code members, alongside IDEA staff, are supporting LAPAS members to adapt the Code for the Latvian national context by sharing our own experiences and learnings from the Code and GCE in Ireland. The event in Riga was the first in-person gathering of the project, bringing together LAPAS and IDEA members. This face-to-face interaction allowed us to begin the process of knowledge exchange, and mutual learning which will spread the Code’s reach and strengthen our GCE practice. IDEA was represented in Riga by Dean Oke (CDYS (Cloyne Diocesan Youth Service), Georgina Eastaugh (Concern Worldwide) and Claire Glavey (Global Village), alongside IDEA staff Elaine and Aine.
March 31, 2025
06 May 10.30am – 4.30pm IDEA offices, 6 Gardiner Row