"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, Acting 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.

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.

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 practitioners. 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 in the field
•    Situational negotiation and co-ordination

Developing effective organisations

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

•    Developing a rich picture of the current reality
•    Working with leaders to forge a vision for the future
•    Formulating strategies to implement and embed change
•    Mentoring and developing change teams and individuals
•    Evaluation, follow-up and support

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. This first hand field insight underpins all our core work, while supporting the sector’s demand for surge capacity during major crises.

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For more information about these services, please contact us

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