Consultant – Partnership Review

Introduction

UnitingWorld is the international aid and partnerships agency of the Uniting Church in Australia (UCA). We collaborate with churches across the Pacific, Asia and Africa to address the causes and consequences of poverty, injustice and environmental degradation.

UnitingWorld works to develop and maintain strong, long-term, resilient and equal partnerships with churches in our region, and with whom we are connected through their Australian diaspora. Working in mutually transformative and respectful partnership is central to UnitingWorld’s identity and approach.

In line with these values, UnitingWorld’s 2025-27 Strategic Plan includes the following objectives :

• support partners to implement programs in line with their priorities that deliver sustainable outcomes in strengthening human resilience to climate change and environmental degradation, and humanitarian responses; and
• nurture partnerships that strive for equality, mutual learning, shared advocacy, and equitable power sharing.

The Strategic Plan also commits UnitingWorld to monitor and nurture the health and integrity of our relationships.

Purpose and Scope

UnitingWorld seeks a consultant / team to conduct a review of UnitingWorld’s partnerships and partnership practices. The main objectives of the review will be :

The core of UnitingWorld’s identity and approach is that we work collaboratively with church partners overseas. We do not expect the review to result in any changes to this approach. Rather, findings and recommendations will :

Methodology

Key methodological principles

A detailed methodology will be determined collaboratively with the UnitingWorld team and relevant stakeholders as part of the first deliverable. The methodology will flow from the above principles and may include :

academic and grey literature on healthy and impactful partnerships including within the international development / faith-based context

Stakeholder engagement, analysis and validation can be built into existing and planned engagements with UnitingWorld partners such as partner visits and regional learning forums.

Key Research Questions

The review will gather perspectives from UnitingWorld and its partners and evidence from existing partnerships and collaborative projects to shape and then help answer key questions. These questions will ultimately be informed as part of the review design but may include the following :

Deliverables

Timeline

The following provides an overview of when we expect key actions / deliverables between November 2025-April 2026 :

Selection Criteria

The consultant / team will be able to demonstrate :

Application Process

Please submit your Expression of Interest to Stephanie Dalton

Additional Information

Please contact Stephanie Dalton (

UnitingWorld prioritises the safeguarding of all people, including the prevention of sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment, and the protection of children. Engagement is conditional upon the outcome of appropriate checks. The service provider (individual and / or team members) will also be required to read and sign the UnitingWorld Code of Conduct.