International Cooperation Consulting
“Working together for sustainable change in international situations where both organisations and projects reach their limits”
Working in international cooperation situations does not just require inter-cultural and linguistic qualifications, but rather demands a whole new way of working. It is not possible to import wholesale the techniques and tools of commercial management consultancy, for the hierarchical glue provided by classical organisations is just not present.
The challenges of international cooperation are so large and complex (sustainable societal change) that no one organisation can deliver it. This means that coalitions of actors (individuals, organisations from the governmental, civil society as well as the private sector), networks and political systems must come together in a way that allows such a diverse group to move together towards consensus on issues of crucial importance to the future of the country, region and indeed world.
Supporting these societal projects as they lay the groundwork for the future, helping them find and implement strategies acceptable to all, assisting them in the definition and maintenance of project structures and processes that enable the future to take place is the role of the frankfurt corporate development group.
Our consultancy focus includes:
- Project Evaluation and Feasibility Studies – assessing the viability or the success of project approaches
- Consultancy and Support in Project Implementation – capacity assessment and capacity development strategies, strategy development and implementation, monitoring and evaluation, project and personal coaching, support for the operationalisation of Capacity WORKS
- Training – senior management development, strategy and Capacity WORKS training, project and personal coaching
- Concept and Methodology Development – major contributions to the development of the GIZ’s Capacity WORKS, Capacity Assessment, long and short-term training courses and modules as well as development of academic concepts.
Sectors in which we have worked in the last five years include:
- International sector and global projects
- Health
- Governance, Democracy and Decentralisation
- Regional Organisations (Mekong River Commission, Africa Union, ASEAN, IGAD, SADC)
- Private Sector (including SME and SMME)
- Financial Sector Development
- Rule of Law and Criminal Justice
- Natural Resources
- Education and TVET
- Trade Development
- Climate and Energy
Regions in which we work:
- World-Wide networks and project approaches
- South and South East Asia – India, Pakistan, Vietnam, China, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia and Laos
- Africa and the Middle East – the Palestinian Territories, Iran, Qatar, Egypt, Botswana, South Africa, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Tanzania
- Europe – Germany, Turkey, UK, Albania, Bulgaria, Russia
- Latin America – Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Guatemala, Nicaragua and El Salvador
Clients include:
- The Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
- The German Federal Ministry for International Cooperation and Economic Development (BMZ)
- The German Development Bank (KfW)
- The World Bank (WB)
- The Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Country/Client: | Content: | Activities: |
India – GIZ | Support to the Forestry Sector in Himachal Pradesh | · Project Management · Strategy Development and Implementation · Coaching · Monitoring and Evaluation · Capacity Development |
Germany – BMZ | Country Strategies in Central Asia, eastern Europe | · Design and Moderation of workshop series for strategy development |
Southern Africa – SADC | Trade and Development in SADC member states | · Strategy Development and Implementation |
Emergency Relief – GIZ | Strategy Development | · Development of a strategy for organisational unit |
India – GIZ | Slum Upgrading | · Design and implementation of a monitoring and evaluation system for a project |
Indonesia – GIZ | Training | · Training of project staff and support in the use and implementation of Capacity WORKS |
Vietnam – GIZ | Regional Technical and Vocational Education Platform | · Strategy development, implementation · Operational planning and monitoring of a regional platform for capacity development in the TVET sector |
Worldwide – GIZ | Emerging Markets Sustainability Dialogues | · End of project review |
Germany – GIZ | Commission Management Course | · Conception and re-design of the central commission management course of the GIZ (17,000 employees) for worldwide implementation. |