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inclusion: Accommodating spouses/partners
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Tips and Tools
Consultancies
1 Centers may approve specialized consultancies (short-term appointments to meet clearly defined Terms of Reference) for spouses/partners. These consultancies may be considered if the spouse/partner has skills, abilities, qualifications and experience that are relevant to the Center’s needs. Consultancies should not, in principle, be restricted to any particular category of spouse/partner (i.e. expatriate, distant or local).
2 A diverse range of consultancies can be offered. While some might require expert knowledge in a field that is core to the Center’s operations, others could be complementary to this work. In many cases, spouses/partners have, in addition to their technical knowledge, expert skills in analysis, report writing, synthesis, languages, information technology, etc. Thus, in addition to consultancies related to core research, Centers could consider consultancies in fields such as:
- communications;
- fund raising/proposal writing;
- editing or translation;
- data analysis;
- Web site design;
- facilitation;
- statistical analysis.
As a general principle, when a Center has special needs, it usually makes more sense to look inside before going outside for the necessary skills.
3 There is usually considerable flexibility in determining remuneration and conditions for consultants. However the first part of the remuneration decision may be to make a judgment about whether it should be placed in the context of international, regional or national salaries.
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Program 2006