Public Sector Governance
Our public sector governance practice works with national and provincial government, city municipalities and local chiefly representatives in partnership with international and regional development organisations. Our team provide advisory and strategic support across key sectors, such as energy, health and finance, to help our clients meet their most significant challenges.
Achieving and sustaining successful development outcomes requires strategies that address key governance issues and promote the development of capable, accountable and responsive public systems. In addition, it requires approaches to help strengthen the capacity and confidence of citizens to hold those who plan, finance and deliver their services accountable. We strengthen and improve government performance by providing technical advice, strategic guidance and support to public institutions. Our firm supports participatory governance processes that empower citizens and promote accountability and transparency across sectors. Our impact is felt in responsive and inclusive institutions, equitable access to public services, improved mobilisation and management of financial resources, and enhanced enabling environments for economic growth and opportunity.
Public Financial Management
We aim to reform strategies and build institutional capacity through macroeconomics, planning and budgeting, fiscal forecasting, and oversight and accountability. Strong public financial management systems underpin inclusive state institutions that better deliver public services and promote long-term poverty reduction and sustainable economic growth. We design context-specific PFM support to translate governments’ ambitions into outcomes. Adopting a problem-driven approach, we work on assignments ranging from the design and implementation of planning and budgeting reforms in Central Finance Agencies, to evaluations and value for money assessments of PFM projects and programs.
Public Sector Reform and Change Management
Institutions, and the legal and regulatory environment within which they operate, are at the very core of development. We work with all levels of government, civil society, and the private sector to support the development and implementation of sustainable public sector policy. Our firm strengthens public institutions to deliver better public services to citizens in an inclusive and equitable manner. Our work includes improving the policy and regulatory environment; public financial management; strengthening administrative systems; and promoting transparent and accountable governance processes and capacity. Our specialists and experts guide clients on how to effectively deliver organisational change management solutions. Through the application of change management best practices, our team can help manage the process and guide you to a successful outcome no matter what changes your organisation faces.
Public Procurement
Our procurement specialists utilise their knowledge of applicable laws, regulation and policy, as well as international best practice, to delivery full-scale public procurement consulting services for our clients. We approach procurement related issues from legal, managerial and economical viewpoints in both national and regional contexts. Our aim is to help our clients navigate complicated public procurement procedures and ensure the professional and legal implementation of their initiatives and projects.
Public Policy
We provide evidence-based insights that create impact for leading companies, government and civil society organisations. Our firm supports clients develop evidence-based solutions to public policy challenges, based on robust evidence, expert insights and data analysis. Our specialists collaborate with clients to translate broad policy ideas and concepts into public policy and initiatives that reflect international and regional best practice, meet government and develop partner preferences, and align with the needs of local communities. Our evidence-based approach to policy making draws on a range of information sources, including needs assessments, evidence from research literature, statistical data, and stakeholder consultations. Ultimately, we support our clients in development of effective and resilient public policy, and to monitor and communicate success.
Decentralisation and Local Governance
Decentralisation requires local governments to be institutionally capable of mobilising revenue, establishing and monitoring progress towards policy objectives, and delivering high-quality public services reliably and cost-effectively. We work with clients to provide international and regional best practice coupled with a first-hand understanding of country-specific conditions and political circumstances to support decentralisation and local governance initiatives. Our work promotes policies that ensure equitable distribution of national resources to subnational government and local communities.
Aid Coordination
We work with clients form all segments of the economy to help secure, manage and coordinate foreign development aid in the Pacific. Our team assists governments with forming policies on development assistance, managing grants, overseeing implementation and ensuring commensurate capacity building that will sustain development outcomes. Additionally, we provide technical support to those providing or administering aid, including donor agencies, institutional development organisations and multilateral development banks.