JOHUD and ZENID staff carry out consultancy assignments for a range of clients. They offer a unique combination of technical skills in participatory research, analysis and training, combined with in-depth understanding of key sectors of development (education, reproductive rights, water management, sustainable livelihoods, enterprise development etc.).  JOHUD provides staff with in-house support to ensure they have the necessary skills to work to terms of reference, and to provide reports in appropriate formats.

 

Recent consultancy assignments include:

Designing a strategy for women's CBOs in Saudi Arabia:

Client : XXX

 

Designing marketing materials for national hiking trail

Client:  Abrahan Path Initiative (API)

 

JOHUD encourages its staff to take on consultancy assignments because  they are an essential part of learning the skills of development. JOHUD recognises the need to build a cadre of skilled practitioners from Jordan, who bring an in-depth appreciation of the local context, and who can 'interpret' this reality to international agencies so that they, in turn, can adapt best practice to fit the situation. 

 

Potential clients are urged to contact JOHUD if they wish to source consultancy services from named individuals amoing the JOHUD personnel, and JOHUD will facilitate the management of the task.  It is JOHUD's strategy to help staff to take on consultancy assignments through their official workload., and to create the space for them to carry out these challenging tasks.  In that way, JOHUD can provide essential administrative support services, and to carry out quality control on the deliverables, and to back-stop in case of unforeseen challenges. 

 

JOHUD discourages donor agencies from making private arrangements with its staff. This practice fails to deliver the best result for any of the parties and goes against international best practice.  International agencies are urged to recognise that their own HR rules usually expressly forbid their staff from taking on private work. By  engaging in such practices in Jordan,  they are indulging in double standards and undermining local institutions' capacity.