Elements and Performance Criteria
- Establish need for external advice
- Prepare terms of reference
- Select consultant
- Advertise terms of reference for consultancy
- Establish a process for short-listing, including appointment of selection panel
- Select most suitable applicant according to the organisation’s requirements, policies and procedures
- Ensure successful and unsuccessful applicants are advised of outcome and provided with feedback
- Ensure appropriate procedures are in place to document selection process and outcome
- Develop contract
- Brief consultant
- Monitor consultant’s performance
- Check reports are received from consultant according to contractual requirements
- Evaluate reports against agreed outcomes and follow up issues where required
- Participate in performance reviews against contract requirements
- Ensure progress payments are made against milestones and key performance indicators
- Ensure final payment is made when contract requirements have been met
- Monitor consultant’s performance
- Check reports are received from consultant according to contractual requirements
- Evaluate reports against agreed outcomes and follow up issues where required
- Participate in performance reviews against contract requirements
- Ensure progress payments are made against milestones and key performance indicators
- Ensure final payment is made when contract requirements have been met