Operations and contracts

After 40 years working in international infrastructure development, Mark Harvey reveals that the real key to successful projects isn’t just about engineering. It’s about understanding people, systems, and disciplines, as well as learning by doing – all captured in a new toolkit.

Mark Mapemba, Self-Advocacy Coordinator at Inclusion International, on why development organisations should work with disability organisations as equal partners from the start of projects if they want them to be truly inclusive.

This hybrid model frees up in-house staff from the reactive, unpredictable ‘noise’ of IT support, allowing them instead to focus on delivering the organisation’s IT strategy.

There are many ways to ‘do human resources’. Hafton HR looks at the different models available which combine internal and external expertise. Would outsourcing HR benefit international NGOs?

The issues raised in a recent Bond blog are important and its recommendations sound. But not all international volunteering is voluntourism – and failing to recognise this risks a valuable aspect of development work.

Filling in the same due diligence forms over and over again for different funders is frustrating and time-consuming for local organisations. ‘Passporting’ means doing it just once – with approval transferable to other funders. But, says, Dominic Vickers this doesn’t mean funders do less – in fact, they may have to do more.