EMK CONSULTING

Public policy and institutional development

Institutional diagnostics, organisational audits, public policy evaluation, performance contracts and capacity development: we turn findings into manageable reforms.

International advisory team reviewing technical and strategic plans
Expertise assembled around the mandate
Urban skyline — institutions and public policy
Sector perspective · EMK Consulting

Understanding the challenge

Policy and reform only produce results when responsibilities, capabilities, resources and monitoring arrangements align. Our approach connects analysis, consultation, institutional design and implementation support.

Frame

Objectives, scope, governance

Analyse

Data, documents, benchmarks

Field

Interviews, surveys, visits

Recommend

Findings, scenarios, costing

Transfer

Debrief, tools, capabilities

How we can support

01

Institutional diagnostics and organisational audits

Mandates, organisation, processes, staffing and capabilities; restructuring and upgrading recommendations.

02

Public policy evaluation

Ex ante, mid-term and ex post evaluations: relevance, effectiveness, efficiency and impact of public schemes.

03

Reform strategies and plans

Roadmaps, performance contracts, governance frameworks and reform sequencing.

04

Capacity development

Training design, competency frameworks, team coaching and method transfer.

05

Monitoring and evaluation systems

Performance indicators, dashboards, annual reviews and management information systems.

06

Change management

Stakeholder mapping, communication plans and transformation support.

What the assignment should enable

01

Actionable recommendations

Proposals connected to institutional mandates, resources and constraints.

02

Stronger ownership

Stakeholders involved in choices and the implementation pathway.

03

Manageable reform

Steps, responsibilities and indicators clear enough to support action.

Questions commonly addressed

Public policy and institutional development

  • How can a diagnostic become an actionable roadmap?
  • How should a reform spanning several institutions be organised?
  • How can institutional strengthening be measured?