INTRODUCING FIRST FACULTY VENTURES

Institutional Capacity and Development Solutions

…for the best every resource can get

• Consultancy
• Capacity Building
• Training
• Research
• Publishing
• Supplies

1 .0.                 INTRODUCTION

1. We are pleased to introduce our consultancy firm of
   organisational development concerns. We engage in
   institutional capacity-building, enhancement and
   We do these through research, training,
   organisational appraisal, strategic planning, management
   and financial control, publishing, publications, publicity,
   media relations and supplies.
2. Our Head Consultant / Chief Executive office, Debo
   Adeniran is a trained educationalist and development manager with vast experiences in
   strategic planning and capacity development, management
   control systems, fund management endeavours. He has
   garnered more than 25 years of working experience as an
   employee, as Chief Executive Officer and consultant to schools, local and international NGOs, including some government agencies and companies
3. We work with a crop of in-house and external consultants
   who are equally of immense experience and versatile in their various areas of specialization
4. The firm has executed several institutional development and
   capacity-building consultancy engagements, construction,
   supervisory, training and publishing projects since it started
   operating about 20 years ago.

2.0.         OUR MANDATE

VISION:

Enhanced capacity of organisations to utilize minimum
resources available to achieve optimal benefits for the
entire society

MISSION STATEMENT:

To cultivate and utilize our corporate integrity to harness
all material, intellectual, technical and physical
endowments available and accessible to us to enhance the
institutional capacity of organisations to work for the growth, development and sustainability of our society.

VALUES:

1. Corporate responsibility through mutual respect,
   thoughtfulness, empathy but with forthrightness.
2. Corporate humility through open minds for continual
   study, learning, growth and development
3. Value of integrity through frugality, prudence, openness, accountability and social responsibility

3.0. CAPABILITY

1. We can help brainstorm and facilitate institutional policy
   formulation, project development, interpretation and
   We also engage in pre and post project
   implementation assessment, monitoring and evaluation.
2. We can raise a qualitative faculty to train all categories of
   personnel in NGOs, the private sector, government
   ministries, agencies and parastatals, on the field, in schools
   on courses that will enhance their productivity.
3. We can publish books, booklets, journals, magazines, pamphlets and leaflets of all kinds. We can also produce qualitative stationeries and public    relations materials such as cards, bags, calendars, table pads, pens etc. We can also supply school, office and residential furniture of all       categories and          qualities, all   at most reasonable costs.
4. We can effectively supervise construction/Installation and renovation of office/school, facilities, buildings, infrastructures, and utilities.
5. We can supply various laboratory, training/workshop,
   classroom and office equipment, tools and material
6. We can recruit qualitative human resources such as enhanced technocrats and all other categories of specialized and professional staff for organisations, schools, government and its agenci

4.0. METHOD OF OPERATION

We conduct comprehensive organisational assessment as underlisted to determine its existing position and situation with a view to prognosing into its future.

1. Governance: the composition and provision of leadership and direction to the organisation, including the function of its board and volunteers
2. Management Practices: the organisational structure, planning processes, information systems, monitoring and evaluation, administrative procedures and programme management
3. Human Resources: management, staff, members, volunteers, funders and board members who have skills, motivation and opportunity to contribute to an organisation
4. Financial Resources: the resources required to conduct the affairs of the”organisation’s affairs, record and account for financial transactions and monitor and report on its financial status, cash flow and resource needs
5. Client Focus and Client Satisfaction: how the organization manages its key stakeholders – clients, people/institutions that are main beneficiaries of the organisation’s activities
6. External Relations:       interaction.       between       the

organisation and other development partners which ensures that it is noting and responding appropriately to the social, political ecological, economic and other forces and events around it

3. Capital Resources: how well resourced is the organisation in terms of building, furniture and equipment.

5.0.          OUR ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES

1. Organisational Mandate: vision, mission and/or purpose statements
2. Organisational statement of values
3. Constitution and bye laws of the organisation
4. Organogram
5. Registration of the organisation
6. Management information system policy and procedure
7. Human resources and personnel policy
8. Administrative policies and procedure manual
9. Financial policies and procedure manual
10. Procurement policy and procedures
11. Vehicular policy and procedures
12. Strategic plan
13. Short-term (bi-annual, quarterly, monthly), medium-term (yearly) and long-term (3-5years) operational plan
14. Project conceptualization design and development procedures
15. Proposal writing and follow-up procedures
16. Programme Implementation policy
17. Sample job description
18. Sample data collection forms
19. Sample agenda and minutes of meeting format
20. Sample project/financial reporting format
21. Sample project implementation timeline /work plan
22. Publications and other printed and non-printed matters – Facilities, equipment and materials

6.0.          BENEFITS OF USING OUR SERVICES

1. We are extremely cost effective owing to our commitment to frugality in government and personal spending. This is borne out of the fact that most members of our outfit are public-spirited and social service advocates who would want to have so much done within so little resources.
2. We are made up specialists in different developmental
   concerns such as education, training, management, engineering etc.
3. We also work with a team of artisans and technicians in
   construction, printing, maintenance, etc. They are always at
   our beck and call when there is work to do.
4. When our services are engaged, money, time and energy are saved. We thus help in building a good public image for our clients.

7.0.           HOW TO ENGAGE OUR SERVICE

1. Our pattern of operation is not in any way different from generally established pattern in consultancy and supply
2. We can participate in open bidding and be a candidate in
   selective bidding. We also mobilize for contracts through
   solicited and unsolicited proposals.
3. We expect to receive necessary briefing note on the assignment to be executed, Tender Form or Bill of Quantity followed by a Letter of Commission (LC) from our prospective clients to which we respond with a Commitment Note which contains our work and time plan followed by signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
4. Again, the background of the briefing or documents collected, quotations are prepared and’ presented for due process.
5. Usually the quotations or tender are accepted, Local Purchase Order or Letter of Award is issued and necessary contract agreement is signed. On signing of agreement, agreed mobilization payment is made where appropriate. We deliver jobs strictly in accordance with specification and record time too.
6. The stages outlines above, while normal would be acceptable in a majority of cases, they are, however without prejudice to any variation or modification that may be peculiar to our prospective client.

8.0. ADDRESS

Head Consultant ICEO
The Humanity Centre

610 Lagos-Abeokuta Expressways
Ijaye Bus Stop

Ijaye-Ojokoro, Lagos

P.O Box 1592, Agege, Lagos.

Tel No: 1-4726534, +2348-0371-94969

URL: www.thehumanitycentre.org, www.deboadeniran.com

E-mail: dadnig@yahoo.com

BASIC FFY REMMUNERATION RATE SCHEDULE

Notes;

• Schedule considers FFV Input periods of any of the Head Consultant (HC),
  Deputy HC (DHC), Assistant HC (AHC), Assistant Consultant (AC), Consultant Assistant (CA) and Research OffiCer (RO) who may be Involved on the assignment.
• Personnel Inputs are In terms of planning and preparation, data collection/collation, programme implementation production of deliverables and report writing.
• It is exclusive of travel, feeding and accommodation expenses; material
  inputs; equipment, facility and venue hire; secretarial inputs and field hands.
• Every aspect of the schedule is negotiable depending on the nature, structure, spread and depth of the assignment.