Advisory, Training and Research Services

We offer holistic support, from tailored advisory to training and research. 

Our advisory services include:

• Scoping and design of programmes, projects, and interventions
• Development of sustainability strategy for programmes and projects
• Strategy development and mentoring to support programme staff in developping and managing interventions, and regular external strategic advice to improve implementation
• Participatory and inclusive process design
• Monitoring and results measurement support to demonstrate and improve impact
• Strategic reviews (including annual reviews) to enable adaptive and responsive programming
• Knowledge capitalisation processes and case study development to enable donors and implementers to capture lessons that can inform performance and wider good practice
• Facilitation of small and large events and meetings
• Selection and implementation of e-learning and instructional design platforms and applications

Project Examples

We bring together the evidence from research, implementation and advisory work in a coherent way that is relevant to individuals, teams and organisations working on complex development challenges.

This includes tailored training on:

• Systems Development Approaches
• Monitoring and Results Measurement
• Developing and nurturing Communities of Practice for development
• Skills development and labour market insertion
• Sustainable Tourism Destination Management
• Investment Promotion & Facilitation
• Commodity and value chain mapping

Project Examples

We conduct applied research on development practice and apply it to our own projects and beyond. We work with other leading development research partners to ensure we are always at the cutting edge. And we use our findings to improve our own training and consultancy services and to develop innovative solutions.

Our research includes:

• Market systems analysis to identify opportunities and inform the design of interventions that can catalyse market growth
• Programme evaluations that validate results and draw lessons for future programming
• Feasibility studies to inform the design of programmes and interventions
• Action research and rapid evaluations (e.g. rapid labour market assessments) to support adaptive management
• Impact studies, including ex-post evaluations and rigorous methodologies

Project Examples