Professional Services

Expert support for legislative, policy and institutional work.

We help legislatures, ministries, county governments, development programmes, civil society and businesses draft policies and laws, gather the evidence behind them and put reforms into practice.

Practices

Three practices, organised around the decision at hand.

Advisory applies specialist judgement. Research establishes the evidence. Consulting supports implementation and institutional delivery. One assignment may sit within one practice or move across all three.

Working with TLC

How TLC Works.

  1. 01DiagnoseClarify the problem, institutional context and required result.
  2. 02ScopeAgree the workstream, outputs, responsibilities and timeline.
  3. 03DeliverUndertake the advisory, research, consulting or engagement work.
  4. 04ReviewValidate findings and outputs with the client and relevant stakeholders.
  5. 05ImplementSupport adoption, handover and follow-through where required.

Ways to structure the work

The model follows the problem.

  • Fixed Assignment

    Defined scope, outputs, milestones and completion date.

  • Retainer

    Continuing access to TLC expertise for recurring needs.

  • Institutional Programme

    Multi-stage programme combining analysis, technical support, tools and institutional follow-through.

  • Embedded Support

    TLC expertise integrated into an ongoing programme, secretariat or institutional workflow.

Who we work with

Institutions across the public-policy landscape.

  • 01Legislatures and legislative institutions
  • 02National and county governments
  • 03Ministries, regulators and public agencies
  • 04Development partners and programmes
  • 05Civil society organisations
  • 06Professional and sector associations
  • 07Coalitions and public-interest initiatives
  • 08Private-sector organisations engaging public policy

Start with the problem

Have a legislative, policy or institutional problem to solve?

TLC can scope the evidence, advisory and implementation support around the result your institution needs.