Call for Grant Evaluators

Closing Date: 31 July 2025

1. Background

The African World Heritage Fund (AWHF) was created in 2006 to support the effective conservation and protection of cultural and natural heritage of outstanding universal value in Africa. The main objective of AWHF is to address the challenges faced by African States Parties in the implementation of the 1972 Convention, specifically the underrepresentation of African sites on the World Heritage List and the insufficient conservation and management of these sites.

 As part of AWHF’s contribution to enhance conservation and management of World Heritage properties, an annual application for Conservation Grants has been set-up. In general, the Conservation Grants have assisted African States Parties to undertake projects and activities enhancing the sustainability and state of conservation of World Heritage properties, as well as enabling States Parties to prepare sites on national heritage lists, supporting their inclusion on Tentative Lists and the development of nominations for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

 To encourage young heritage professionals undertaking Masters and Doctoral research in the field of natural and cultural heritage in Africa the Fund set up an annual application for Moses Mapesa Educational Research Grant. This Grant seeks to further research (particularly supporting fieldwork) on issues of conservation, management, and sustainability of World Heritage properties and sites on Tentative Lists in Africa.

The AWHF is welcoming applications from heritage professionals to evaluate the 2026/2027 Moses Mapesa Research and Conservation Grants.

Applications to be received and evaluated in 2024 will be awarded for implementation in 2026/27.

2. Technical Evaluation of AWHF Grant

Within the framework of AWHF Grants, the selected applications should be evaluated by two (2) independent experts (hereafter Consultants) in the field of cultural and natural heritage who will produce and submit Technical Evaluation Reports to the Secretariat of the Fund. The reports from the Consultants will be analysed by the AWHF Grants Evaluation Panel comprised of experts who will make recommendations to the Fund’s Board of Governors.

3. Responsiblities of the Consultants

• To evaluate each application for the Conservation and Moses Mapesa Educational Research Grants according to the defined Criteria for Funding Awards defined and the Project  Assessment Sheet provided by the
• To populate the excel spreadsheet with critical details of the
• To produce draft technical evaluation reports of the Conservation and Moses Mapesa Educational Research Grants for the AWHF Grants Evaluation Panel according to the agreed format (guidelines provided by AWHF).
• To attend as part of the secretariat the virtual meeting of the AWHF Grants Evaluation
• To revise the technical evaluation report according to AWHF Grants Evaluation Panel discussions and the recommendations adopted.

4. Deliverables

• Draft technical evaluation report and completed project assessment sheets for all of Conservation and Moses Mapesa Educational Research Grants applications (by 1^st September 2025).
• Minutes of the AWHF Grant Evaluation Panel meeting on the (30 September -02 October 2025).
• Revised/final technical evaluation report of the Conservation and Moses Mapesa Educational Research Grants applications in Annex 1 and 2 (by 10^th October 2025).

5. Eligibility

• • Skills:
    • Knowledge and understanding of World Heritage Convention and issues concerning World Heritage in
    • Competent writing skills and familiar with report
    • Knowledge of either English or French
    • Able to process high volumes of applications in a short
  • Experience:
    • Skillful in Grant project evaluating, including a demonstrated ability to analyse and summarise
    • Applicants must have experience using Microsoft Excel and managing data in
    • The ideal candidate will also have working knowledge of the research protocols with a focus on African heritage and conservation.
    • Applicants MUST be familiar with UNESCO’s African World Heritage Sites and the

  African tentative list as well as the State of Conservation (SoC) reports and the decisions made by the World Heritage Committee.

  • Education Preferred:
    • Master’s degree in grant monitoring, writing, and evaluating, or a related
    • Working experience in African World

6. Work Plan

7. Specific Terms and Conditions

7.1 Period Of Contract

From 18^th of August to the 17^th of October, 2025.

7.2 Payment to the Consultants

The Consultants will be paid a professional fee directly by the African World Heritage Fund.

7.3 Address of the Fund

African World Heritage Fund Development Bank of Southern Africa

1258 Lever Road, Headway Hill, Midrand 1685 South Africa Tel.: +27 11 313 3500

Attention: Mr. Tebogo Makgati

 7.5 Application Process

Kindly submit your cover letter, curriculum vitae by 31^st July 2025 via email to info@awhf.net with tebogom3@dbsa.org in copy.

 7.6. Contact for any other inquires

Tebogo Makgati

Programmes Assistant Officer

Email: tebogom3@dbsa.org

+27 66 1726935