Institutional Development and Capacity Building

ID/OD & Capacity Building Concepts

Institutional Development (ID) focuses on the strengthening of organizations on how they are positioned within their context in relation to other stakeholders. Multi stakeholder meetings, dialogue and negotiation are crucial for the acknowledgement and credibility of the organization.

Organizational Development (OD) concerns the strengthening of the organization internally regarding strategic planning, human resource as well as financial and general management, the administrative as well as business processes, structure, ethics and culture of the organization, etc.

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In both approaches, capacity building and documentation of successes are important elements of the support.

Past Assignments

Institutional and Organisational Development:

Assignment	Client	Core Tasks	Year

Support to the newly established regional government entities on Integrated Water Resources Management (Gestation Intégrée des Ressources en Eau dans le cadre du développement des Régions Rurales.	Direction Générale du Génie Rurale et de l'Exploitation des Eaux	Collaboration with SHER, main contract with GFA: Support to the newly established decentralised government departments on integrated water resources management (water supply and irrigation)	2018 - ongoing
Strategic planning for the Tanganyika Christian Refugee Service (TCRS)	Tanganyika Christian Refugee Service/ TCRS	Support the development of a new strategic plan for the organisation	2018
Organizational capacity assessment	TCRS	During a four-phase assignment, a desk study, scoping and in-depth phase including online survey and field visits, the team assessed the institutional (governance and stakeholders), organisational (SP and result framework), Operational (HR, Finance, processes and systems). The team provided as well capacity backstopping on key areas	2017
Water for Growth program, introducing an IWRM approach for Rwanda	Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands	Institutional assessment of the Rwandan Natural Resources Agency / water department, to ensure embedding of the IWRM approach in the department.	2016-2017
Review of back stopping services to MVIWATA	SDC	Assess the newly developed and other adapted manuals for procurement, financial management, Human Resource Management and operations in relevance and effectiveness to address risks	2016-2017
Review of the institutional embedding of Integrated Water Resource Management in the Agency and decentralized bodies	Rwanda State Agency of Natural Resources Rwanda	Based on Review, development of a capacity building program. Support to the institutional arrangement and funding modality for an IWRM Investment Fund.	2015-2017
Support to establishment of UNGC local network in Tanzania	SDC/ UNDP	Facilitation of strategic planning, content development for the businesses on two selected principles, namely anti-corruption and environment, set up of website, registration and soft launch of the initiative.	2015-2016
Institutional and Organizational Development and Capacity building of LGA in CBNRM	BTC	Assessment of and recommendation for institutional and organizational strengthening plan including capacity plan for local government authorities to improve Community Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM)	2014
Organizational development: internal controls and financial management	TFCG	Development of Human Resource Management manual as well as a financial processes manual	2014
Organizational development	ANSAF	Strengthening the Agriculture Non-State Actors Forum to improve internal capacities by improving: (i) M&E through Outcome Mapping; (ii) Teambuilding; (iii) Report writing; and (iv) Human resource management	2013-2014
Institutional and organizational support	Forum Syd	Quality Control Strategic Planning and preparation of concept papers	2012
Support to Change Management process for reorganization of St. Francis Hospital	SDC	Preparation of Action Plan and formulation of reorganization project for St Francis Hospital from district to regional referral hospital	2011
Human resource and organization development in the water sector	GTZ	Organizational and strategic development support for the water institute, to develop in a market responsive water training institute.	2009-2011
Institutional needs assessment of Zanzibar State University	Copenhagen School of Global Health	Institutional needs assessment of Zanzibar State University and development of short course in environmental health	2010
Institutional review and strengthening plans for Zanzibar Municipal Council and 3 town councils of Pemba	World Bank	Identify and analyze current human resource, internal management procedures, material and logistics, as well as financial and fiscal capacity constraints, for the three town councils in Pemba: Chake-Chake, Wete and Mkoani Town Councils.	2009

Strategic Planning and Project Formulation:

Assignment	Client	Core Tasks	Year
Support to establishment of UNGC local network in Tanzania	SDC/ UNDP	Facilitation of strategic planning, content development for the businesses on two selected principles, namely anti-corruption and environment, set up of website, registration and soft launch of the initiative.	2015-2016
Strategic Planning	Action Aid	Assist ActionAid in reorientation of their strategy	2012
Development Guidelines for Study and Consultancy Fund	BTC	Due to change in focus of the SCF the guidelines have been adjusted to align with the IDCP and reorient along the sectors	2012
Identification and Formulation scholarship program	BTC	As team member participation in formulation of the new scholarship project aligned to the IDCP sectors	2010-2011
Strategic Planning	Femina HIP	Support to the team in developing the new strategy and preparing the strategic plan	2010
Formulation of the synergy project	BTC	Support to agree on overlapping mutual reinforcing opportunities for collaboration between the BTC funded projects	2009
Support to the formulation of indicative development cooperation program	BTC	Guiding the team through the analysis of implementation of previous plans and formulation of new strategic plan	2009

Capacity Building:

Assignment	Client	Core Tasks	Year
Capacity building program development for national and district level officials in support of sustainable charcoal and timber value chain development.	SDC/ TFCG Tanzania	Based on a participatory capacity needs assessment (following the “five Capabilities model”) of key government institutions with roles and responsibilities in the charcoal and timber value chain, development of a 3-year capacity building programme for 100 officials of priority government partners	2016
Outcome mapping mainstreaming	SNV	Training, coaching and follow up of the SNV advisors to develop the model and to set up the system within the organization	2012-2014
Capacity building funding flows LGAs	SNV	Assessment of the capacity of LGAs to use the funding for capacity building effectively	2008

Other:

Assignment	Client	Core Tasks	Year
Case study HakiElimu	IBP	Assessment of Theory of Change of HakiElimu and a dvocacy strategy impact on policy and budget allocation for quality of education	2010-2012
Case Studies review	SNV	Upgrading 12 case studies for publication and support advisors to improve writing skills	2008