Areas of expertise

Drawing on a global network of multidisciplinary experts, we support clients in strengthening their organisations, improving performance and advancing sustainable interventions that promote just and inclusive development.

Our expertise lies at the intersection of organisational performance and programme delivery. Combining technical expertise with an ethical and collaborative consulting approach, we help organisations demonstrate the value of their work, strengthen the way they operate, and better connect with the ecosystems in which they work. This includes governance, management, partnerships and engagement with the communities they serve.

Concretely, we help answer questions such as:

  • How can we strengthen organisational performance and accountability to acheive our objectives?
  • How can we improve the sustainability of our interventions in a changing environment?
  • Are our interventions achieving their intended outcomes?
  • How can we better integrate learning into planning and decision-making?
  • What lessons can be drawn from previous experience to inform future decisions?
  • How can we build stronger partnerships and engage more effectively with the communities we serve?
  • What factors are facilitating or hindering our interventions?

Our fields of expertise reflect our multidisciplinary approach, combining organisational and thematic knowledge to support informed decision-making

We strengthen institutional structures, accountability mechanisms and decision-making processes to improve organisational effectiveness and transparency.

We lead complex organisational and programme evaluations to support learning, accountability and performance improvement.

We supporting organisations in using data, research and evaluation findings to inform policies and strategic decisions.

We advise organisations on planning, result-based management, budgeting and resource allocation for sustainable and efficient operations.

We provide expertise in climate finance mechanisms and integration of climate and environmental considerations into development planning.

We support the management and monitoring of programmes aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and long-term sustainability.

We help organisations integrate gender equality and social inclusion across policies, programmes, evaluation and budgeting frameworks.

Deep contextual experience working across Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa, Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) and the Indian sub-continent.

We provide advisory services across a wide range of sectors, drawing on a global network of multidisciplinary experts to provide tailored guidance adapted to each client’s unique context and needs.

In recent years, the firm has worked extensively in development cooperation, sustainable and inclusive development, management, governance and strategic planning, public financial management and climate and environmental challenges. We have also supported assignments in gender equality, international trade and value chains, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), artificial intelligence (AI), culture, education and health, among other areas.

Development cooperation

Sustainable and inclusive development

Management

Governance and strategic planning

Public financial management

Climate finance

Climate change mitigation and adaptation

Environmental governance

Gender equality

International trade and value chains

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)

Culture

Artificial intelligence (AI)

Education

Health

Labour

Urban governance

Regional integration

WASH