How many staff positions will the Fund Operator be expected to allocate to the programme?
The Terms of Reference and Programme Implementation Agreement do not lay down any specific requirements regarding number of staff allocated to the programme. However, please note that the capacity of the designated staff, as well as their competence and expertise, will be assessed as part of the award criteria set out in section 5.3 of the Terms of Reference.
Award criterion 1.1 assesses the experience (knowledge of the areas of support) and technical expertise of bidder’s designated staff; experience with building the capacity of civil society in the areas of advocacy, monitoring and policy engagement: adequate capacity of staff designated to the programme; experience in re-granting and/or grant-making, European and/or international cooperation.