Consulting
Selected projects.
Lok Jack GSB has worked with clients including the Inter-American Development Bank, the International Labour Organisation, the European Union, the Caribbean Development Bank, UNFPA and private funding institutions such as the Citi Foundation.
The portfolio
Twenty consulting projects.
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Improving Communication and Stakeholder Engagement at Belize Water Services
Client: Belize Water Services Ltd
Funding agency: Caribbean Development Bank
Establishing clear guidelines for engaging communities in water projects, reviewing communication practices and policies within BWS with recommendations for change, and building capacity in the PR team for future internal and external engagement.
Preparation of a Purchasing Policy
Client: Trinidad Generation Unlimited (TGU)
Review and update of TGU's existing procurement policy and drafting of the standard operating procedures.
Development of a National Curriculum, Montserrat
Client: Ministry of Education, Youth Affairs and Sports, Montserrat
Funding agency: Government of Montserrat
Developing and writing the national curriculum for all subjects in primary and secondary school and a curriculum development framework from early childhood education through to post-secondary level, ensuring alignment to the Caribbean Examinations Council, with capacity building support on curriculum development.
Generation Unlimited — Youth Development Roadmap and Country Investment Agenda
Client: UNICEF
Providing critical data and a well-articulated roadmap and recommended investment agenda to inform youth-focused strategies over the following three to five years.
Catalogue of Services and Programmes for Women's Economic Empowerment
Client: United Nations Population Fund
Creating a comprehensive, user-friendly catalogue of services to enhance the economic empowerment of survivors of domestic and gender-based violence.
Measures to Support Civil Society Organisations in Trinidad and Tobago
Client: Civil society organisations that support business in Trinidad and Tobago
Funding agency: European Union
Strengthening the capacity of forty national and local CSOs and improving their effectiveness in the decision-making and implementation of national and local policies related to business and the economy, through training, sub-grants and conferences.
Action Plan for the Enhancement of the T A Marryshow Community College, Grenada
Client: Ministry of Education, Human Development and the Environment, Grenada
Funding agency: Caribbean Development Bank
Strengthening TAMCC operations for teaching, learning and administration across five deliverables — a finance and resource mobilisation plan, a student services improvement plan, a gender action plan, an environmental and social management plan and a physical development plan — integrated into a single action plan that also provides for enhancing the College's capacity to deliver technical-vocational (TVET) programmes.
Creation of a National Services Export Registry, Trinidad and Tobago
Client: Trinidad and Tobago Coalition of Service Industries
Funding agency: Government of Trinidad and Tobago
Establishing a registry of key exporting companies in the service-based sector to increase awareness of existing sectors, create opportunities, facilitate business-to-business networking and competitiveness, and provide detailed information on avenues for diversification and investment generation.
Strategic Analysis of the IT Service Sector, Trinidad and Tobago
Client: Ministry of Planning, Trinidad and Tobago
Funding agency: Inter-American Development Bank, with Nordicity
A strategic assessment of the IT-enabled services sector and its positioning in the global context, based on a technical understanding of the development requirements within the value ecosystem and guided by international best practice.
Quality Management System for the Bureau for Intellectual Property, Suriname
Client: Bureau for Intellectual Property, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Tourism, Suriname
Funding agency: Inter-American Development Bank
Training and consultancy services ensuring that all applicable processes and systems at the Bureau met the requirements of the ISO 9001:2015 standard.
ISO 9001:2015 compliant software and support for the Quality Management System
Client: Environmental Management Authority, Trinidad and Tobago
Supply, installation, maintenance, training and support for ISO 9001:2015 compliant software for the Authority's quality management system.
Caribbean Regulatory System Business and Sustainability Plan
Client: Pan American Health Organisation
Funding agency: World Health Organisation
A business and sustainability plan for the Caribbean Regulatory System, developed through stakeholder feedback sessions with CARICOM, CARPHA, PAHO and WHO, incorporating an analysis of core activities such as workload, staffing demands, past achievements and future goals.
SINNOVAL — Social Innovation Lab
Client: Citi Foundation
A social innovation lab developed with the Citi Foundation to address challenges faced by young people in Trinidad and Tobago, building on local initiatives and global developments in social innovation.
Increasing Competitiveness through Business Analytics
Client: Inter-American Development Bank
Promoting awareness and adoption of business analytics solutions to improve the strategic planning, decision-making and business processes of firms, in support of sustainable economic growth and competitiveness in Trinidad and Tobago.
Capacity Building for Local Government Reform in Guyana
Client: Ministry of Communities, Government of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana
Funding agency: Inter-American Development Bank
Building capacity to deliver reform in local government and governance, to facilitate decentralisation of public service delivery and greater local involvement in social and economic development, consistent with the Sustainable Development Goals.
Enabling Environment for Sustainable Enterprise in Suriname, Phases 1 and 2
Client: International Labour Organisation
Assessment of the business environment in Suriname with respect to fostering sustainable enterprises and promoting increases in productivity.
Baseline Assessment of Employers' Consultative Associations in the Caribbean Region
Client: International Labour Organisation
Reviewing the present capacity of national economic organisations to identify the challenges they face and the labour and employment issues arising from changing global labour employment.
Assessment of Secondary Markets for Movable Assets in Jamaica
Client: International Finance Corporation
Funding agency: World Bank Group
Research on the status of the secondary market for movable assets in Jamaica, with a focus on the manufacturing sector.
Quality Management System for the Suriname Business Climate and Innovation Programme
Client: Competitiveness Unit, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Tourism, Suriname
Funding agency: Inter-American Development Bank
Implementation of a quality management system for the SUBCIP programme under the Competitiveness Unit.
Econometric Analysis of Productivity: ICT and Creative Industries, Suriname
Client: Ministry of Trade and Industry, Suriname
Funding agency: Inter-American Development Bank
Econometric analysis of productivity in the ICT and creative industries for the Suriname Business Climate and Innovation Programme.
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Our projects have been commissioned or funded by, among others:
- Inter-American Development Bank
- International Labour Organisation
- European Union
- Caribbean Development Bank
- UNICEF
- United Nations Population Fund
- Pan American Health Organisation
- World Health Organisation
- International Finance Corporation (World Bank Group)
- Citi Foundation
- Government of Montserrat
- Government of Trinidad and Tobago
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