Services
Four areas of practice. One standard of delivery.
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Policy & Strategy
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Transformation
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Development Consulting
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Business Support
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Policy & Strategy
Shaping the frameworks that guide companies, governments and other organisations.
We have advised governments, development finance institutions and private sector clients across Africa, Asia, Europe, the Americas and beyond, including in fragile and post-conflict environments where standard approaches do not apply.
What this includes
- —Policy design, review and evaluation
- —Strategy development and reviews
- —Strategic planning for organisations, government departments and agencies
- —Regulatory reform, investment climate design and enabling environment assessments
- —SME and private sector development strategies
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Transformation
Driving meaningful change in organisations and systems.
Our principals have led and supported transformation programmes for government departments, finance institutions, development organisations and private sector companies, from diagnosis through to implementation.
What this includes
- —Organisational restructuring and design
- —Performance assessments and improvement
- —Change management and stakeholder engagement
- —Board advisory and governance strengthening
- —Institutional capacity building
- —Leadership, human capital and talent development
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Development Consulting
Designing and delivering development programmes that create lasting impact.
We bring deep experience of the international development ecosystem — including bilateral and multilateral donors, development finance institutions and implementing partners — and understand how to navigate it effectively.
What this includes
- —Programme and project design, management and evaluation
- —Challenge fund and grants management
- —Entrepreneurship education and SME development
- —Public health programme support
- —Agribusiness and agricultural markets
- —Commodity value chain development
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Business Support
Helping firms and organisations access international markets and cross-border opportunities.
Pagiola serves as a vehicle for firms seeking a credible, experienced UK-based partner to support their international ambitions, whether entering new markets, building partnerships or navigating complex cross-border environments.
What this includes
- —UK-based partner for international business
- —Market entry strategy and advisory
- —Cross-border partnership facilitation
- —Business development support
- —Introductions to international networks
- —Confidential due diligence
Pagiola
Senior expertise across every practice area.
Interested in working with Pagiola?
Pagiola works with a select number of clients at any one time. We are most effective when engaged on substantive mandates where senior expertise and international experience make a genuine difference.
Decades of experience. Across continents.
Selected Experience
A track record built over decades.
(Some of the assignments led or carried out by core team members of Pagiola)
Advised governments and development partners through several dozen specialist assignments across multiple geographies
Developed the Go-to-Market Strategy for the African Development Bank for a Big 4 professional services firm
Formulated the national SME development strategy for Laos
Led complex, multi-country programme management and strategy execution for donor-funded initiatives, overseeing stakeholder coordination, implementation, performance monitoring and delivery across global operating environments
Led strategic planning of health strategies for a U.S. academic medical centre, aligning workforce, culture, education and patient care priorities
Led strategic planning of a leading micro finance institution in South Africa for 5 years
Carried out the preparatory work and strategic framework for the merger of two non-bank financial institutions
Led strategic planning, organisational restructuring and human capacity strengthening for government ministries and a Civil Service Agency in Liberia and Sierra Leone
Led, through KPMG, the development of a marketing and promotional strategy for an ICT Park (SEZ)
Managed organisational transformation and human capital consulting engagements for public sector and international development clients through Booz Allen Hamilton and Deloitte including workforce planning, change management and operating model improvement
Carried out an institutional capacity assessment and capacity building of regional food security institutions across 5 countries
Directed capacity assessment, leadership development and institutional strengthening initiatives for ministries, regional institutions and donor-funded programmes across Africa and the USA
Designed and facilitated training for senior officials from several countries/regions in MSME policy and enabling environment
Led or managed, through KPMG, over half-a-dozen multi-country challenge funds and grants programmes covering sectors including agribusiness, food systems, financial inclusion, remittances, rural development, renewable energy and climate technologies
Designed the Investment Climate Facility for Afghanistan
Co-designed and marketed the Investment Climate Facility for Africa (a public-private partnership facility)
Conducted strategic reviews and evaluations of over a dozen development programmes and projects spanning various sectors in multiple countries