OppsLink

Searchable Consulting Opportunities for LSE Academics

OppsLink Overview

OppsLink is a platform that connects academic experts, PhD students, (early career) researchers and alumni with funded consulting opportunities. These range from UK and local government to the European Commission and international organisations. It offers a searchable database of current tenders that are open for applications.

The projects span a wide range of disciplines and research areas, often involving complex challenges that require individual academic input or collaboration across multidisciplinary teams. If you see a project you like, please do express interest and we’ll follow up.

Access to OppsLink is restricted to members of the LSE academic community. If you're eligible and haven't yet registered, we encourage you to sign up and start exploring the latest opportunities.

Search Selected Job Opportunities

European Data Market study 2027-2028
DG CNECT - Communications Networks, Content and Technology
The study will provide facts and figures and stories on data-driven innovation to underpin a range of targeted policy measures addressing the EU data economy. In addition, activities will be dedicated to providing information about various aspects of the European data market including the development of data spaces. The study will assure continuity on the data collected on the data market since 2014, contributing to a set of indicators which have been used for defining data policies, are used for monitoring of the data market and especially the Digital Decade programme.
Research, Evaluation and Surveys
Reforms for Growth in Pakistan (RFG)
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) is developing a business case for a seven-year economic governance programme in Pakistan, titled Reforms for Growth in Pakistan (RFG). RFG aims to build on the significant progress on economic reforms achieved over the past three years through predecessor programmes, capitalising on proven ways of working for this long-term agenda. RFG will use agile technical assistance, policy-driven research and economic diplomacy to support reforms to foundational federal and provincial fiscal policies, as well as policies that improve the business environment. It will focus on building institutions, to ensure sustainability after the end of the programme. This is ODA programme designed to provide agile, flexible and adaptive technical assistance and research support to the federal government, with support to the provincial governments of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab and Sindh. The programme will primarily be funded through Resource-DEL...
Government, Regulation and Public Administration Development and International Programmes Environment and Energy
Promoting an enabling civic space
EU Commission
Promoting an enabling civic space (CERV-2026-CHAR-LITI-CIVIC) A thriving civic space requires an enabling legal, administrative and regulatory environment in which civil society organisations (CSOs) are supported and empowered, protected from threats, and able to operate freely. This call therefore aims to reinforce the conditions for such an environment by supporting actions that strengthen both the monitoring of civic space and the protection and resilience of CSOs and human rights defenders working to uphold EU values. Monitoring of civic space Projects should establish or enhance systematic and comprehensive monitoring systems to regularly assess the environment in which CSOs operate at national level. These should build on and align as closely as possible with existing frameworks—such as the indicators developed by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights and data from international organisations—as well as national monitoring systems, to ensure comparability and...
Policy Support Framework Contract 2026-2030
DG ECHO
The objective of the Framework Contract is to provide support and assistance to DG ECHO policy development and analysis, through the deployment of short-term expertise.
Development and International Programmes
End-term evaluation of 14 outcomes of the 2022-2026 DGD-funded programme implemented by Broederlijk Delen and Studio Globo
Broederlijk Delen VZW
Broederlijk Delen and Studio Globo invite tenders for the final external evaluation of their joint programme System Change for Sustainable and Just Societies (2022–2026), funded by the Belgian Directorate-General for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid (DGD). The programme is implemented in eleven partner countries (Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Colombia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Guatemala, Haiti, Palestine-Israel, Peru, Senegal and Uganda) and in Belgium. It consists of fourteen programme outcomes covering three interconnected domains of change: * sustainable food systems and natural resource governance; * global solidarity, citizenship and movement building; * political voice, participation and policy influence. The primary purpose of the evaluation is accountability. The evaluation will assess the effectiveness of the programme by examining the extent to which the intended outcomes have been achieved, the programme's contribution to the changes described in its...
Development and International Programmes
ESPON ARISE - Adaptive Resilience and Inclusive Strategies for Europe’s Structurally Declining Territories
ESPON EGTC
The project will develop a coherent framework for understanding how territorial cohesion and resilience operate under conditions of persistent low growth, demographic contraction and structural decline. Based on European-wide territorial mapping, it will elaborate typologies of territories facing persistent low growth and demographic contraction, and produce territorial maps of vulnerability, adaptive capacity and resilience. Through comparative qualitative case studies across different territorial contexts, it will document adaptive territorial practices and governance innovations. Finally, the project will offer practical policy guidance suggesting how cohesion policy, territorial governance and resilience planning frameworks may need to evolve in response to persistent low growth and structural territorial contraction.
Urban Planning, Infrastructure and Transport Housing and Built Environment
Innovation Marketplace (FWC)
Government Commercial Agency
Description The Commercial Innovation Hub (CIH) is a cross-government centre of excellence that is pioneering new approaches to service design and procurement, established to drive procurement of innovation across government and the wider public sector. The CIH was created in the context of the Procurement Act 2023 coming into force and is framed as a joint DSIT-GCA initiative announced as part of the National Procurement Policy Statement. The CIH will tackle a persistent set of barriers that limit procurement-led innovation Traditional procurement approaches are not suited for acquiring novel technologies and not always accessible for SMEs and Start Ups" and there is a perceived risk culture that limits "psychological safety to 'fail fast'". The CIH rationale highlights the need to improve awareness and practical use of "commercial innovation opportunities" through briefs, tools and templates, and to help departments pilot innovations and contract with new supply chains. This...
Government, Regulation and Public Administration Technology and Innovation
EU-UN joint courses – Plan, organise and support the delivery of training courses in cooperation with JET, WHO, WFP and OCHA/INSARAG
DG ECHO
The purpose of this call for tender is to select the contractor that will plan, organise and support the delivery of training courses in cooperation with JET, WHO, WFP and OCHA/INSARAG
Education and Skills Development and International Programmes Health Organisations and Management Consulting Media, Communications and Creative Workforce, Employment and HR Services
Advancing Climate Finance for Global Transition Pathways Towards Carbon Neutrality and Climate Resilient Development
European Commission, DG CLIMA - Climate Action
Achieving the transition towards carbon-neutral and climate-resilient development necessitates a comprehensive understanding of the financial needs, targeted investment areas, and the deployment of effective financial instruments on a global scale. Moreover, reforming the international financial architecture is crucial to facilitate and support this transition. The action should explore these critical dimensions of climate finance, including the identification of tools to monitor climate financial flows (public and private, international and domestic) as a foundation for evidence-based decision-making. The action should cover the following elements at global level with differentiation by geographic area with a focus on SIDS and LDCs: 1) Identification of Financial Needs for Climate Transition 2) Targeted Areas for Investment 3) Financial Instruments and Mechanisms 4) Reforming the International Financial Architecture 5) Monitoring Climate Financial Flows 6) Mobilizing Private Sector...