Effective Consultancies in Development and Humanitarian Programmes

This is a practical guide showing how non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and other stakeholders can work together to achieve the best results from consultancies. It focuses on consultancy work in the international development sector and describes the process from the perspectives of both clients and consultants, helping each side to understand what the other does. It also includes a poster wallchart summarising the key stages of an effective consultancy.

Table of Contents

• Some Definitions
• Introduction
• Consultants, clients, and stakeholders
• Approaches to consultancy
• Stages of consultancy
• Deciding on a consultancy
• Planning a consultancy
• Finding consultants
• Assessing consultants
• Costing a consultancy - and other financial matters
• Contracts and other legal matters
• Managing a consultancy: from preparation to feedback
• Ethical concerns 
• Being a consultant 
• Checklists for managers
• Conclusion
• Annexes
• Sample contract clauses
• Example of a letter of agreement
• Cancellation fees
• Consultancy contract or staff contract?
• Sample contents of a call for tenders
• Fee-calculation tables

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