Title: Train on the development of research and
consultancy skills
Client: Institute of Finance Management (IFM)
Country: Tanzania
Year: 1999 - 2000
Financing: World Bank
Description of project and services rendered
The objective of this consultancy is principally to impart practical skills and knowledge to local staff on how to solicit and pursue a consultancy and/or research assignment. It is also intended to make use of this avenue to generate income from research and consultancy projects undertaken by IFM. A certain identifiable group of members of local staff to be able to undertake research and consultancy skills on their own. It is expected that the consultant shall use most of the time to lead the local staff on hands on training. Generally the consultant is to take practical situations and lead the local staff on how to prepare project proposals, solicit assignments, conduct researches and consultancies, write research findings and advise participants on how to use the findings, including how best a client may enjoy benefits of a research/consultancy project. The whole assignment shall be results oriented with several practical cases as may be agreed with client. In particular:
Advise on better:
- Organization set up for consultancy works/activities and how to motivate consultants;
- How to market and win a consultancy;
- To impart to local staff skill and knowledge on market research and creation of links;
- To undertake team building for consultancy assignments and initiatives;
- To impart skills on how to prepare Technical and Financial proposals;
- To provide research and consultancy skills in banking, financial management, insurance taxation, accounting, social security administration and information technology;
- To provide skills in advisory services in (5) above;
- To provide skills on reporting and consultancy report writing;
- To provide awareness on the best practices/benchmarks in consulting tasks, including standard setting and quality assurances;
- How to draw a consultancy agreement;
- To undertake a common workshop with all (course) participants two weeks before the end of the assignment with a view of assessing extent of knowledge transferred to the local staff;
- The course findings are to be summarized in a final report to the client and theýInter- Institutional Steering Committee incorporating participants' position on the knowledge so acquired.
