Our Experience
We leverage our deep expertise and qualifications in evaluation and assurance together with proven methodologies and tools to monitor, review and report on program outcomes and regulatory performance. Effective evaluation enables our clients to constantly improve policy and implementation outcomes into the future.
Our advisors have extensive experience in all types of evaluations, assurance and reviews, including but not limited to multi-year evaluations of complex government programs, internal reviews of boards and governance committees, investigations of misconduct and complaints and assurance checks over projects and programs.
As a trusted government partner we have provided evaluation, assurance and review services and advise on:
- Program design and delivery, including the development of Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Frameworks
- Administrative and commercial activities
- Audit and fraud control
- Cyber security and protective security frameworks
- Project gateway and assurance review
Our advisors include data and survey experts, policy and governance experts, compliance officers, project and program managers and former government lawyers.
This diversity ensures we can provide you with qualified experts in evaluations and reviews, as well as subject matter experts in the topic you are reviewing.
Skills and expertise
It’s our diversity that makes our advice robust.
We have evaluated both smaller and large multi-year Government programs across a range of portfolios. We have worked on a range of investigations; from relatively minor matters to highly complex and politically sensitive investigations. We have worked with senior leadership on a range of reviews on topics ranging from internal governance, procurement frameworks, HR policies and ICT.
We believe in a ‘no surprises’ approach to evaluations, assurance and reviews. We will keep your team in the loop on any draft findings and any potential sensitivities and risks.
Our team includes highly experienced evaluation specialists who have worked in a range of government departments and private sector organisations.
Our clients have included the Department of Defence, the Department of Health, the Department of Home Affairs, The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, the ACT and Victorian Governments, and various Royal Commissions.
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People
We are a leading provider of integrated consulting, commercial and legal services to government and large organisations.
We collaborate with you to overcome challenges and achieve excellent outcomes. By creating an exceptional workplace culture, we equip our people with the confidence and knowledge to find the ‘right fit’ solution for your needs.
Clients can engage us for our respective expertise in legal, procurement, program, project and management consulting; but more notably, we offer the full suite of support on projects. We advise from start to finish, with Proximity consultants working seamlessly with Proximity lawyers and commercial advisors to deliver the intended project outcome.
Our team members are true experts in their field, who share their insights generously, at every step of the way.
Advantages of Proximity include:
Intensive support — dedicated resources working directly with your team.
No increase to your head count — the flexibility to scale up and down as required.
High quality — highly regarded practitioners that understand your sector.
Fresh approach — the flexibility and varied experience of external advisors and the intimate knowledge and commercial focus of an in-house team.
Tailored pricing — pricing solutions that suit your needs; whether you require price certainty or flexible pricing solutions that allow you to deal with uncertain demand.
Value for money — our model eliminates expensive overheads; and you benefit from the savings.
The Proximity difference means you:
- You won’t need to engage multiple providers on projects
- You will have a customised service delivery
- The team you work with will be handpicked to meet your project needs, with the right skills and the right size
- You will achieve an efficient delivery, through industry best practice and innovative approaches
- Integrity and traceability will be evident throughout the engagement
- You can have complete confidence that the outcome is delivered, with value for money.
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