The Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs support large Danish NGOs through framework agreements for their development work. A similar mechanism is being developed for humanitarian activities.

As part of the monitoring of such agreements capacity analyses and thematic reviews are carried out at few years' intervals

Nordeco has been contracted by Danida to undertake a capacity analysis cum review of the Danish Red Cross'  development and humanitarian activities. Within development, the focus is on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), which will serve to illustrate DRC's overall development capacity and practices.

DRC is Denmark's largest NGO with a substantial membership and supportive base and activities in Denmark as well as overseas. The latter are either bilateral (through agreements with national Red Cross or Red Crescent societies) or through the International Red Cross.

Themes for the capacity analysis are – among others – internal learning and organisational development, M&E, capacity development in DRC itself and among its partners, as well as financial management.

Capacity analysis and reviews will take place at DRC headquarters, and with its regional South Asia office as well as through field visits in Pakistan and Nepal.

The assignment takes place from December 2010 to March 2011.