"The involvement of Impact’s Relief and Development Group… has been hugely valuable for us not only for the crucial professional insights and recommendations they were able to offer the training process and the programme as a whole, but also as their consultants bring such great energy and enthusiasm. It is uplifting and exciting to work with them!"
Gareth Owen, Director of Emergencies
Save the Children UK

Overview

Our commitment is to help build the effectiveness of teams, leaders and organisations serving humanitarian and development missions worldwide.

Our people are practitioners who bring deep skills from a broad range of backgrounds, from organisational consulting to managing humanitarian field operations and developing government policy.

The approach we take is participatory and empowering. We resist the temptation to conduct isolated interventions, reviews or evaluations unless woven into a genuine programme of change that will generate leadership action to improve the lives of people in crisis.

We offer integrated solutions in which analysis, design, people development, change management, leadership coaching, and reporting are bound into a process of change that is driven by the people we work with.

Developing high performing teams and effective leaders

We design tailored programmes for professional relief and development teams and leaders. Our methods include sophisticated simulations, experiential challenges and world-class coaching. Our expertise lies in delivering practical learning solutions to develop core capabilities such as:

•    Effective leadership
•    Team and operational management
•    Conflict limitation and problem resolution
•    Inter-cultural effectiveness
•    Coaching and mentoring skills
•    Situational negotiation and co-ordination

Developing effective organisations

We are committed to inspiring organisational change and development in ways that generate participation, momentum and ultimately action. Our consultants bring a holistic approach to change which goes beyond limited, isolated interventions to include:

•    Developing rich analyses of existing realities
•    Crafting a coherent, viable vision for the future
•    Formulating strategies to implement and embed change
•    Coaching leaders and strategy teams as they implement change
•    Reviewing and assessing progress

Strategic reviews and evaluations

Our reviews and evaluations combine rigorous analysis, benchmarking, data capturing and reporting with participatory approaches that place staff at the heart of the process:

•    Monitoring missions
•    Performance assessments
•    Strategic programme and operational reviews

Operational support

The Relief and Development Group’s consultants are experienced relief and development practitioners. Our staff provide operational support on short-term assignments (up to 3 months) for humanitarian emergencies or development initiatives. This first hand field insight underpins all our work, while supporting the sector’s demand for extra capacity while tackling major crises and emerging issues.

Contact us

For more information about these services, please contact us

Click here for examples of our recent work in the Relief and Development sector.

Photo: Child by the flooded Baro river in SW Ethiopia
Impact supported Christian Aid’s flood response in the region