WWF UK Wholescape Programme, in Norfolk

WWF requires the expertise of a contractor to review community data and evidence (including any relevant consultation undertaken at either regional (East of England), county or community level, since 2017), building data and evidence into an accessible document e.g., a map or database, to inform the Communities and Livelihoods workstream.

The contractor should have an excellent understanding of local stakeholders, their sensitivities and their interests in their local environment; a thorough understanding of community data and evidence and the likely merits of their application on the Wholescape Programme in Norfolk; a general understanding of the benefits of terrestrial, freshwater, transitional and marine restoration at national and local level.

The contractor will be expected to know where to and how to access data on communities and understand the role of the Norfolk and Suffolk Natural Capital Compendium (link below), as a reference document on environmental threats and impacts across Norfolk's scapes. This is a fast-paced project, and the contractor will be expected to work to time, with any subsequent adaptations addressed within the timeframe provided below under 'Expected Deliverables'.

The primary objective of research work is to acquire data and evidence on Norfolk's communities to aid our understanding of the social, economic, and environmental threats and opportunities. A second objective is to interrogate data and evidence to present a complete picture of Norfolk's communities, this will include narrative across agreed comparators and suggested research questions included at Annex 5.

Task 1: work with the WWF wholescape team to establish a research framework and questions that will form the basis of the consultancy.

Task 2: Research project to a) mine all available community demographic data at county and district level plus of visitors to the county; b) interpret data providing high-level findings answering research questions; c) review Local Authority or other relevant consultation undertaken within and across Norfolk since 2017 in-line with the research questions provided; d) present findings as a narrative drawing out information that is relevant to WWF's Wholescape Programme and Better Practice Principles and highlighting key gaps in the data.

Task 3: Research project to a) develop a list of community groups and networks that could help WWF reach local communities; b) provide findings organised by geography and purpose of groups and networks.

Task 4: Research project to identify local communication channel opportunities to assist WWF and partner's outreach.

Task 5: Research local project activity over a pre-agreed timeframe (at least 5 years) and provide a list of projects, with a summarised description, indication of who was involved and signposting to any evaluation material.

Task 6: Provide some insights into areas of high second home ownership and visitor patterns across Norfolk.

Please see ITT for more info.