Consultancy
Both in development and emergency contexts, strategic, thematic and process competencies are crucial for project effectiveness and sustainable outcomes. SKAT delivers targeted expertise through evaluations, scoping studies, strategic reviews and guidance, as well as advisory and backstopping services. This includes technical assistance, project management support, capacity building, facilitation of knowledge management and learning, using innovative and participatory methods.
Our clients include bilateral and multilateral development agencies, private companies, foundations, associations and NGOs.
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Advisory services/Backstopping
SKAT is a reliable partner that helps ensure sustainable impacts for its clients through tailored advisory services. We provide technical assistance across the interrelated sectors of Water, Energy & Climate, Building & Settlements, and Governance. SKAT combines technical expertise with process facilitation and partnership building, in order to provide pragmatic and impactful advisory services throughout the project cycle. SKAT is renowned for inclusive and innovative approaches to capacity building, knowledge management and learning.
Evaluations/Strategic Reviews
SKAT regularly conducts high quality evaluations using OECD –DAC criteria and applying global standards, such as SEVAL. The combination of thematic expertise, implementation experience and our core competence of process facilitation, ensures that our evaluations are informed by global and sectoral best practice and deliver pragmatic and actionable recommendations. SKAT offers this service to governments, multilateral and bilateral development agencies, as well as to companies, associations and foundations.
Feasibility/Scoping studies
High quality scoping and feasibility studies are the foundation for the design of impactful projects and programmes. Through research, stakeholder consultations, data collection and analysis, SKAT provides clients with comprehensive context and political economy analysis. SKAT advisors are skilled in the design and application of innovative tools and methods for needs and capacity assessments, resulting in evidence-based design of projects and programmes. These studies serve as the foundation for strategic decision-making and programme development in complex development contexts.
