Effective Consultancies in Development and Humanitarian Programmes: A Practical Guide (Oxfam Skills and Practice) - Softcover

Rowley, John; Rubin, Frances

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0855985003 ISBN 13: 9780855985004

Publisher: Oxfam Professional, 2006

Synopsis

This guide to good consultancy practice is unusual in two respects: its focus is consultancy work in the international development sector; and it describes the process from the perspectives of both clients and consultants, helping each side to understand what the other does. Using detailed checklists, the authors explain the stages of a typical consultancy, paying close attention to the practical, ethical, financial, and legal aspects of the process. Drawing on their own extensive experience and a wide-ranging survey of international NGOs and freelance consultants, they discuss how to develop more effective working relationships with all the relevant stakeholders, including donors, partners, programme managers, local staff, and local communities. They also show how development agencies can manage particular consultancies in order to promote long-term learning and thus improve the general quality of their programmes. As both managers and freelance consultants,

About this title

About the Author

John Rowley has worked both as a manager and freelance consultant for national and international NGOs, bilateral and multilateral agencies and commercial companies in the UK, Latin America, Africa and Asia.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxfam Professional
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0855985003
• ISBN 13: 9780855985004
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 112