our consultancy services

PAI offers a comprehensive range of consultancy services, particularly for governments and related organisations undertaking programmes of reform, democratisation and poverty reduction. This embraces central, regional and local government, as well as relations between the public sector and civil society organisations.

Our consultants and associates are highly professional practitioners and academics offering a wide range of expertise and international experience in designing and implementing consultancy projects and programmes.

We are familiar with all stages of the consultancy process – preparation, design, implementation and evaluation – and the relevant methodologies for bringing best practice to clients. We manage large scale and long-term projects as well as short-term assignments. Our consultants also have substantial experience of working with international agencies, both bilateral and multilateral.

our approach

Our approach is to develop co-operation and collaboration with counterpart organisations, and to develop their sense of ownership of the outcomes. PAI consultancy teams focus on local needs and priorities and ensure that they are aware of the political and cultural environment in which projects take place. Our methods are participative throughout. Project design also takes into account the importance of strengthening capacity within counterpart organisations to ensure that skills are transferred and new developments are sustainable.

We work closely with key policy makers and managers within the framework of national policies. In many cases, we work with Government steering committees, which provide guidance and co-ordination at the policy level. Effective liaison with other projects and donor organisations forms an important part of our approach.

In resourcing projects we can draw on a variety of UK and international expertise. PAI Directors and Advisory Group Members all have substantial experience of consultancy and training. Our Associates include full-time international consultants in public administration, specialists in particular fields of public sector management and UK public servants with an interest in international development programmes.

In addition to our commitment to designing programmes to meet local needs and sensitivities, we are able to field multinational teams with relevant specialist skills and, in many cases, with expertise in the specific region or country concerned. We also have extensive experience of organising tailor-made study programmes, workshops and seminars, which are often important elements within projects.

our experience

Afghanistan

• A three-year project in support of the Independent Administrative Reform and Civil Service Commission (IARCSC) to implement the Government’s new pay and grading policy. A team of consultants are tasked with re-grading junior and senior positions in all the ministries in Afghanistan and supporting the job evaluation of a significant proportion of the existing 280,000 public sector non-uniformed employees. The job evaluation process will place current job-holders in positions in a new eight grade system with corresponding responsibilities. The assignment is funded by the World Bank and implemented in consortium with ASI (2008).
• Programme of assistance to the Government of Afghanistan in drawing up and implementing a reform programme in the key justice institutions, the Supreme Court, the Attorney's General Office and the Ministry of Justice in order to contribute to the development of an effective, efficient and equitable justice sector in Afghanistan. Project is funded by the European Commission and implemented in a consortium with ASI (2007).
• Reviewed and assessed the DFID-funded Support to Strategic Planning for Sustainable Livelihoods (SSPSRL) project. This review process took stock of progress on the project in order to design a second phase (2006).
• Provided advice on the draft Civil Service Law, particularly regarding the Independent Civil Service Appeals Commission, the Civil Service Appointments Commission, the Civil Service Employment Authority and the Civil Service Code of Conduct. Assignment funded by the British Council (2004).

Albania

• World Bank funded project in support of the Department for Public Administration (DOPA), Government of Albania. The consultancy involves reviewing the implementation of Albania’s Law on the Status of Civil Servants; laying out reform options for addressing challenges identified in the Civil Service Law and assist Government in the implementation of these reforms (2008).
• Preparation of tender dossiers for projects to be financed under the European Commission CARDS 2003 National Action Programme for Albania in the area of police and organised crime (2003).
• World Bank funded project in support of the Department of Public Administration, Government of Albania. Advised on developing a consistent approach to organisational structure in all central government ministries. The project was also designed to improve the efficiency and transparency of ministries and to facilitate interaction between government and the public (2001).

Armenia

• Major project on Public Sector Reform in Armenia. Advised the Government of the Republic of Armenia on public sector reform, civil service law, human resource management policy and practice, structural reviews across ministries and project management. Funded by the UK Department of International Development (DFID) (1999 to 2001).
• DFID programme of support to the Prime Minister’s Office in Armenia. Focused on advising Government on reviewing and restructuring the Prime Minister’s Office, strengthening the capacity of the Prime Minister’s staff and establishing a system of Cabinet Committees (1999 to 2001).
• Functional and staffing reviews of the Office of the President and the National Assembly. Funded by DFID (2000 to 2001).

Bangladesh

• A policy study and research to determine the scope, role and effectiveness of the civil service in the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The project was funded by UNDP (2006).

Bermuda

• The Bermuda Police Service carried out a recruitment exercise in the UK for a senior police officer to manage a project to implement the new Police and Criminal Evidence Act. Our consultant acted as an independent chair of the assessment/selection interview, devised the arrangements for the interview (structured approach, marking scheme etc.) and gave expert advice on the necessary project management competencies (2005).
• At the request of the Head of the Bermuda civil service, PAI designed tailor-made programmes for two groups of civil service officers. The first programme, which was concerned with media relations and speechwriting, was for public affairs officers from the Department of Communication and Information. The second programme was for Departmental Heads and concentrated on working with the media, crisis handling strategies and communication planning (2003).

Bosnia

• Providing support for implementation of functional review recommendation in the agriculture sector at a state level leading to the establishment of a Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. The project is being implemented in a consortium led by Vakakis International (Greece) and funded by the European Commission (2006 to 2007)

Bulgaria

• Technical Assistance to the Institute for Public Administration and European Integration (IPAEI) for the design and implementation of development and assessment programme for senior civil servants. Project run in a consortium with Nomisma (Italy), ROI (The Netherlands), New-I (Bulgaria) and Sofia Consulting (Bulgaria). Funded by the EC Phare programme (2006 to 2007).
• Restructuring of the Business Processes for a Unified Collection of Tax and Social Security Contributions for the National Revenue Agency. Project run in consortium with KPMG Bulgaria and Ordina Public BV (Netherlands) and funded by the World Bank (2005 – ongoing).
• Technical Assistance Project in the Council of Ministers specifying the requirements of a Human Resources Management Information System and its associated Information Technology System to serve the whole state administration. The project was funded by a Japanese Grant under the auspices of the World Bank (2004).
• Human Resource Policy Development Project for the National Revenue Agency. In support of the newly-established National Revenue Agency, advised on policies including recruitment, selection, appointment, career progression and dismissal; pay policy; staff planning procedures; job descriptions; developing a human resource management handbook and monitoring and evaluation of policies and procedures. Project funded by DFID (2004 to 2005).
• Three-year project on Performance Appraisal, Pay and Career Progression in the State Administration, Government of Bulgaria. Institutional development of human resource management policies and practices, including introduction of a performance management system, performance appraisal and a pay and grading review. Funded by DFID (2001 to 2004).
• Strengthening of the Public Administration - Implementing Public Administration Reform at the Council of Ministers, Government of Bulgaria. The project focussed on strengthening the capacity in public administration at central and local level to implement the legislation on public administration. Funded by the European Commission Phare programme (2003 to 2005).
• Technical Assistance for the preparation of recruitment and training strategy for the Judiciary led by the British Council and funded by EU. That project will establish the basis for a continuous training system for magistrates and administrative court staff members, and for an effective judicial service, capable of meeting the legal standards and practices of the European Union (2003-2005).
• Consultancy project based in the National Social Security Institute in Bulgaria. Advice and training on social security policy management, project management and human resource management capacity building. A second phase of the programme completed the personnel work initiated in the first phase and ensured that the reforms were sustainable. DFID funded both phases of the project (1998 to 2001).
• With Cranfield University, UK, provided public administration and economic reform advice for a range of Bulgarian government and academic institutions. Funded by the UK Know How Fund (1997).

Cayman Islands

• Consultancy advice to the Cayman Islands Government to discuss and assess plans for introducing Freedom of Information legislation. Funded by the Cabinet Office, Cayman Islands Government (2006).

Croatia

• Assessment of the Pay and Benefit system in the public service. Services included assessment of the current legislation and recommendations on design of a new public service pay and benefit system and improvements to the collective bargaining process for public service. Funded by the World Bank (2007)
• Strengthening the Public Internal Financial Control structure in line with international and EU standards. Provision of assistance to the central government institutions including the Central Harmonisation Unit as well as the regional and local government budget users. Implemented by a consortium led by Sofreco (France). Funded by the European Commission (2006 – 2007).
• Support to the Ministry of Interior with further development of the National Border Management Information System to extend it on seven border crossing points. Services included project management, system integration, quality assurance, test and acceptance of the system. Funded by the European Commission (2006 to 2007).
• Social Protection Project in Croatia providing advice on social assistance to the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare. Funded by the World Bank and DFID (2002 to 2003).
• Legislative Drafting Workshop for British Council led project of Support to the Reform of the Civil Service. Funded by the European Commission (2004).

Czech Republic

• European Commission Phare funded project on Strengthening Internal Public Financial Control at the Regional Level. The scope of the project included preparing a manual and delivering training to all fourteen pilot regional Internal Audit Units in conducting audit, public internal financial control and the use of specialised auditing software (2004 to 2005).
• European Commission funded project on Strengthening of Institutional and Administrative Capacity for the Implementation of the Acquis Communautaire. Review of the structure and functions of government, human resource management policies, job descriptions, job analysis, recruitment and selection (2000).

Egypt

• Series of lectures and seminars on the UK Public Sector Reform Experience for Egyptian academics, students and practitioners. Held at Cairo University and funded by the British Council (1997).

Estonia

• Strategic and policy formulation, management functions and preparation for EU accession project in support of the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs. Funded by the European Commission Phare programme (1996 to 1997).

Ethiopia

• Advice to the Government on the introduction of a Senior Executive Service as the most senior cadre of the Ethiopian civil service (at both federal and local levels). In addition to preparing a Concept Paper for consideration by the Council of Ministers, PAI is developing a full set of procedures including those relating to recruitment and selection, appointments, training and leadership development; performance contracts, and pay (2008).
• Parliamentary Scoping Mission to assess the needs of the new Federal Parliament and make recommendations about areas of support. Funded by the United Nations Development Programme (2005).

The Gambia

• Staff audit and a staff development project for the Management Development Institute, The Gambia Technical Training Centre and Gambia College. Funded by the Commonwealth Secretariat (1998).

Georgia

• Within the framework of the EC funded project on Capacity Building of the State Ministry for Conflict Resolution we have provided services of a Human Resource Management Expert to identify the situation and needs of the human resources of the Office and make proposals for introduction of an appropriate management system (2007 to 2008).
• Project identification assignment to assess the needs of the Georgia Parliament and prepare a set of recommendations for possible future projects to support the reform of the Parliament of Georgia under the Tacis Action Plan 2004 and Rapid Reaction Mechanism 2004. The project was funded by the European Commission (2004).
• Technical assistance to Support the Implementation Process for the Partnership and Co-operation Agreement (PCA). Assistance provided to the PCA Governmental Commission, line ministries in the Government of Georgia and the Parliament of Georgia. The project was funded by the European Commission Tacis programme and implemented in association with Altair Asesores (Spain), BCEOM (France) and the Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies (2004 to 2005).

Ghana

• Technical advice and support to the Head of the Ghanaian Civil Service under the Civil Service Performance Improvement Programme. A comprehensive, "homegrown" reform initiative aimed at building capacity and instituting a good governance culture throughout the civil service. The project won an Innovation Award from the Commonwealth Association for Public Administration and Management. Funded by DFID (1997 to 2001).

Indonesia

• Workshops on Good Governance in Local Government, held in Makassar and Pontianak. Funded by the British Council/DFID (2001).

Jamaica

• World Bank funded project to transform the Fisheries Division and the Forestry Department of the Ministry of Agriculture into Executive Agencies. Provided advice on public sector modernisation and public finance provided (2006 to 2007).
• Strategic Review of the Jamaican Cabinet Office to clarify its mission and objectives and to confirm the role and functions on which it should be focusing. The project was managed by Atos Consultancy Services and funded by Government of Jamaica (2006).
• Project to assist the Government of Jamaica in establishing and developing a Public Sector Reform Unit in the Cabinet Office. The Reform Unit provides leadership, co-ordination and monitoring of the Government’s Public Sector Modernisation Strategy. Funded by DFID (2002 to 2003).

Kosovo

• Organised and ran an intensive training programme on media presentation skills for staff members of the United Nations Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) Pillar IV. Funded by the United Nations Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) (2006).
• Assistance to the Office of the Prime Minister of Kosovo in the examination and revision of the draft legislation in relation to its compliance with the Acquis Communautaire. Project funded by the EC (2005 to 2006).
• Support to central level administration. Development and Reinforcement of Internal Audit (IA) and Public Internal Financial Control (PIFC) Systems. A project designed to develop a policy paper on PIFC and the design and delivery of training programmes on PIFC and IA. Implemented in a consortium led by SOFRECO (France) and financed by the EC (2004 to 2005).
• Development of Policy and Planning Capacity in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) of Kosovo. Specific advice provided to OPM of the Provisional Institutions of Self Government (PISG) on creation of new organisational structures, the creation of a Government Co-ordination Secretariat and clarification of the respective roles of political advisers and civil servants. The project has also advised on many other centre-of-government issues, including the creation of new ministries, senior appointments, archives and records management and human resource management. In addition, it has supported the monitoring and implementation of the Standards for Kosovo, both in central government ministries and in the municipalities. The project is funded by DFID (2003 to 2007).
• A six-month assignment to review the existing classification and reward structure and methodology of the civil service in Kosovo and to develop a modern and coherent pay and grading system. The project was implemented in collaboration with HELM Corporation and was funded by the European Agency for Reconstruction (July 2003 to February 2004).
• Legislative drafting expertise to assist the United Nations Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) with drafting the Basic Public Service Law in order to present the law for approval to the United Nations headquarters in New York and the Special Representative of the Secretary General in Kosovo. Funded by DFID (2001).

Kyrgyzstan

• European Commission funded project to support the Ministry of Justice in improving inter-ministerial legislative drafting practices. Specific assistance provided in legislative drafting, training in the use of a database of draft laws and best practice in compiling an inventory of legal normative acts (2004 to 2005).
• European Commission funded project of Support for the Centre for Parliamentarism and Legislative Drafting (CPLD). It is aimed to strengthen the institutional capacity of the CPLD and improve the legislative drafting skills and procedures at the CPLD and in the Government and the Office of the President (March to June 2003).
• Evaluation of plans for restructuring two pilot Ministries in accordance with benchmarks of international best practice, on behalf of the United Nations Development Programme’s Programme Management Unit for Political and Administrative Central Governance (2002).

Latvia

• Development and implementation of a public relations strategy in the context of Latvia's preparations for EU accession for the European Integration Bureau, Government of Latvia. Funded by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (1999).

Lebanon

• Human Resource Development Workshop held in Beirut. Organised and funded by the Office of the Minister of State for Administrative Reform. Participants were drawn from the Lebanese Government, Parliament, the Civil Service, academic institutions and the media (2000).

Lesotho

• Assistance provided to the National Authorisation Office and the European Commission with developing a strategy for support to the Government of Lesotho in the area of governance, primarily focused on support to the judiciary, anti-corruption and money laundering as well as national audit. Funded by EC (2007).
• Election management, strategic and human resource management guidance and communications and media relations advice for the Independent Electoral Commission in their preparations for the election which took place in Lesotho in May 2002. Funded by DFID (2001 to 2004).

Liberia

• Advice on assessment and selection methods for recruiting the Senior Executive Service, Government of Liberia. The aim is to develop a cadre of senior public servants to help transform the Civil Service into a more professional, effective and accountable institution. The project will support the Civil Service Agency, run in collaboration with CoEn Consulting (Ghana) and funded by the Government of Liberia (2007 to 2008).

Macedonia

• Technical Assistance for the Sector for the Implementation of the Ohrid Framework Agreement. Specific advice provided on setting up the Sector and the process of assuming its responsibilities. Project was funded by the European Commission (2005).
• Two substantial and closely-linked consecutive projects in support of public administration reform in Macedonia. PAI implemented measures to strengthen the public administration and support the reform process in a) policy coordination and strategic planning b) institution and capacity building and c) human resource management. Projects worked closely with the General Secretariat of the Government, Civil Servants Agency and all central government ministries. It was designed to complement the World Bank programme of support to Macedonia. Implemented in a consortium with HTSPE and funded by DFID (2000 to 2006).

Malawi

• Freedom of Information Workshop for representatives from the civil service, parliament, the judiciary, parastatal organisations, academic institutions, political parties and non-government organisations. Funded by the British Council, Malawi (2005).

Moldova

• Provision of assistance to the Academy of Public Administration in establishing operational capacity to deliver personnel management training to civil servants. A personnel management course was designed, a small group of national trainers was trained and a pilot programme delivered. The project was funded by the World Bank (2006).

Montenegro

• Implementation of budgetary and salary system reform with the objective of increasing fiscal transparency and achieving better-informed decision-making with the budgeting process, as well as strengthening the capacity of the State administration in recruiting, maintaining and rewarding skilled staff. Project is funded by the European Commission and is implemented in a consortium led by Human Dynamics (2006 to 2007).

Namibia

• Advice to the Namibia Water Resources Management Review Team, Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Rural Development, on setting up the Namibia Water Resources Management Agency, the first Executive Agency in the Namibian public service. Funded by the Government of Namibia and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) (July/August 2003).

Nepal

• A mid-term review of the Secondary Education Support Programme, Government of Nepal, funded by Danida. The assignment included reviewing progress, drafting a Memorandum of Understanding and advising the Ministry of Education and Sports and the Department of Education on structuring and formation of the budget and accounting procedures (2006).

Nigeria

• Mid-Term Review to assess the performance of the EC programme of support to the Nigerian Electoral Cycle 2006 - 2011 in terms of relevance, efficiency, effectiveness and sustainability. Funded by the European Commission (2007).
• Provision of advice on setting up a joint donor-funding mechanism to support the election in 2007. Work included drafting a Contribution Agreement for the donors and guidelines for managing their Basket Fund. Funded by the European Commission (2005 - 2006).
• A short assignment to advise the Head of the Nigeria Civil Service and the Bureau of Public Service Reforms on the preparation of a strategic plan for public service reform in Nigeria for submission to the World Bank. Funded by the Commonwealth Secretariat (2004).
• Part of a consortium for a major State and Local Government Project in Nigeria. Four pilot states, Benue, Enugu, Ekiti and Jigawa, have been selected with the aim of extending the programme of advice and support to other states as the project develops (2000 to 2007).

Philippines

• Tailor-made professional development programme on “Putting People First : the key to improving service delivery”, commissioned by the Asian Development Bank and run in Manila. Participants included representatives from central and local government and non-government organisations in Bangladesh, India, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam. Run in collaboration with the International Development Department of the University of Birmingham and the UK Audit Commission (2003).
• Design and feasibility study to formulate a project focused on strengthening government agencies involved in fighting corruption in the Philippines. Support was provided to the Office of the Ombudsman and the Inter-Agency Anti-Graft Co-ordinating Council. The project was funded by the European Commission (2002 – 2003).

Poland

• Consultancy inputs and special study programmes for the Ministry of National Education under a project on Strategic Measures for Achieving Reform Targets. Worked with senior Polish Government officials to develop and strengthen their Strategic Policy Unit. Funded by the European Commission Phare programme (1997 to 1999).
• Management training in Krakow for local government administrators. Overall aim was to prepare local authorities for managing economic development and attracting inward investment. Funded by the British Council (1998).

Romania

• Provided consultancy advice within the scope of the EC funded project focused on strengthening the training capacity of the National Institute of Administration (NIA) and Regional Training Centres. Assistance included development and implementation of the HR strategy, internal and external communication skills, institutional development strategy, in-service training strategy, training programmes on developing coaching abilities, revision and improvement of the training programmes offered and updating of the documentary funds. Implemented in a consortium led by Ecole National d’Administration (2007 – 2008).
• Project of Support for Public Administration Reform for the Ministry for the Civil Service and the National Agency for Civil Servants. Provision of top-level policy advice on the implementation of the Civil Service Law and the development of strategies for modernising the Civil Service. Funded by DFID (2000 to 2001).
• Civil Service Reform Project based in the Office of the Secretary-General. Main objectives were to develop the Office's capacity to act as a co-ordinator of Romanian Government policy and to assist it in developing a systematic, coherent and professional approach to human resource management in the civil service. Funded by DFID (1997 to 1999).

Russian Federation

• Administrative Reform project to improve the institutional capacity of the government of Russia. Consultancy is provided in the areas of Policy and Legal Advice by strengthening the position of executive bodies and status of the civil service through on-the-job assistance and capacity building. Project implemented at Federal and Regional levels. Funded by the European Commission Tacis programme and run in collaboration with Thales (France) (2003 to 2005).

Serbia and Montenegro

• A short scoping mission funded by DFID to establish with the Federative Republics of Yugoslavia, Serbian and Montenegrin authorities the needs of different parts of administrations in taking forward the process of EU integration. (2002).

Sierra Leone

• A three-year DFID funded project on the Establishment of a Human Resource Management Office and Implementation of a Records Management Improvement Programme. PAI is working in collaboration with the International Records Management Trust (UK) and CoEn Consulting (Ghana) to support the Government of Sierra Leone’s Governance Reform Secretariat (2005-2008).
• In parallel with the above project, PAI and CoEn have also been awarded a second three-year DFID funded project to conduct Management and Functional Reviews Across the Full Range of Government of Sierra Leone Ministries. This project is also designed to support the Governance Reform Secretariat (2005-2008).

Slovakia

• Series of programmes to train Supreme Court Judges about rules concerning protection of competition in the EU and Slovakia with the aim of ensuring accurate implementation of EU Laws on accession to the EU. Funded by the European Commission (2003-2004).
• A project to draft the Ethics Code and the Code of Conduct for journalists and public officials as well as design a training curriculum in ethics, transparency and access to information. Project carried out in collaboration with the Anti-Corruption Unit in the Office of the Government and funded by the European Commission (2001 – 2002).
• European Commission funded project to Support the National Programme for Decentralisation and Reform of Public Administration in Slovakia. Project included a series of seminars for elected representatives to the Self-Governments regional authorities on the process of decentralization at central and local administration level and a series of seminars on human resource management (2002).
• Policy management, budget reform and civil service reform were the main components of the Support to Public Administration Reform project. A PAI-led consortium with the Civil Service College Directorate of the Centre for Management and Policy Studies, UK Cabinet Office, and Northern Ireland Enterprises (NI-CO). Funded by DFID (2000 to 2003).
• Strengthening of parliamentary processes in the Slovak National Council through a programme of workshops in Slovakia and study visits for Deputies and Clerks to the UK Westminster and Scottish Parliaments. Consultancy support provided in a range of specialist areas, including the legislative process, delegated legislation and the organisation of parliamentary business. Funded by DFID (2001 to 2003).

South Africa

• Provided consultancy advice for the EC funded Stocktaking Study of EU-South Africa Governance Programme 2000 – 2006 by developing a comprehensive overview, considering resources allocated, partners and results achieved. (2007).
• Conducted a final evaluation of the EC funded Capacity Building and Institutional Development for the South African Police Service and the Department of Safety and Security project. Funded by the European Commission (2006).

Syria

• Conducted an end-of-project evaluation of the Cultural Tourism Development Programme aimed at supporting the Syrian Government to promote Syria as a cultural tourist destination. The objective of the assignment was to help decision-makers in the Government of Syria and the European Commission to assess the impact and sustainability of the Programme (2007).

Tajikistan

• Within the framework of the EC funded Support to Civil Service Reform project in Tajikistan, our consultant ran two workshops for senior civil servants on legal and human resource management aspects of civil service reform. The project was implemented by a consortium led by Human Dynamics (Austria) (2005).

Turkey

• Awareness raising workshop for the Prime Ministry General Directorate of Local Administration and Department for Improvement of Administration, Turkey, on the UK Citizen’s Charter with an emphasis on the water charter and on water subscription issues. This project was funded by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Global Opportunity Fund (GOF) in Ankara (2007).
• Training design workshop and delivery of training modules for Turkish public servants in “Euroskills” as part of of a UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office Global Opportunity Fund (GOF) project. The project is managed by the British Council in Ankara (2007).
• Training needs analysis and development of a training plan for Turkish public servants as part of a UK Foreign and Commonwealth Global Opportunities funded project on “Euroskills”. The project was managed by the British Council in Ankara (2006).

Ukraine

• Assessment of the progress achieved by the Government of Ukraine in the implementation of the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) Action Plan and assistance to the European Commission in preparing an ENP Action Plan implementation review. Project is funded by the European Commission (2006).
• Support to the Government of Ukraine in the development of EU policy co-ordination mechanism for control and co-ordination of EU policy formulation, analysis, impact assessment and implementation and coordination of donor support for the EU-Ukraine Action Plan implementation. The project is implemented in a consortium led by the British Council (Ukraine) and CPM (Latvia). It is jointly funded by the UK Department for International Development and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (2006 to 2008).

Uzbekistan

• United Nations Development Fund Programme External Evaluation Mission to review the UNDP’s Development Support Services Programme objectives and outcomes and provide recommendations on future activities (2005).

Regional Projects

Africa

• Management Needs Review of seven Irish Embassies in Africa (Ethiopia, Lesotho, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia) funded by the Development Co-Operation Ireland, Department of Foreign Affairs, Government of Ireland (2003).

Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia

• Through the FCO’s Global Opportunity Fund (GOF) Reuniting Europe Programme, funds have been made available to support Regulatory Impact Assessment in Central Europe. The project’s purpose is to support and create the mechanisms of regulatory impact assessment (RIA) within the state administrations of the target countries and to upgrade their practices in order to create a more favourable operating environment for business. The first phase of the project consisted of an RIA workshop in Budapest, Hungary, and the second phase is planned to support the drafting of specific regulations in-country during 2006 and 2007.

EUROMED countries (Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestinian Authority, Syria, Tunisia and Turkey)

• Assessment on relevance, efficiency, effectiveness and sustainability of the second phase of the Euromed Heritage programme. Our consultants provided information to the EC about the past performance of the programme, lessons learned and recommendations for a possible future phase. Project funded by the European Commission (2006).

European Commission Funded Framework Contract on Culture, Governance and Home Affairs (Lot 7).

• In consortium with five other EU-based consultancies, a "framework" contract to provide technical assistance for short-term expertise in the broad areas of Culture, Governance and Home Affairs for countries benefiting from European Commission external aid (2001 to 2008).

United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

• In consortium with several US and UK-based partners, a “framework” contract on International Legislative Strengthening, covering all parts of the world (2004 to 2007)