INDIGENOUS GROUPS ADVISORY SERVICES
CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES REVIEW, IMPLEMENTATION AND MONITORING
We work intimately with our clients to define achievable Capacity Development initiatives that align with a recognized opportunity profile and our client's vision. We achieve this by:
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performing thorough exploration and strategy reviews with key stakeholders.
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conducting intensive investigations to understand the client's Short and Long-Term goals and expectations.
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managing, monitoring and reporting on the delivery of initiatives and commitments.
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utilizing our client's negotiation strengths and agreements, both present and forthcoming, to promote enduring employment and sustain profitable business operations.
We examine opportunities and provide strategies that:
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provide a roadmap for personnel development and career progression.
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identify business creation options including stand-alone business formation, participating with existing businesses, and supporting community entrepreneurs to facilitate participation.
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deliver continuing guidance during transition and growth, from partner concept to sole provider of services.
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ensure close client support in the development of detailed implementation plans at all points along the transition process as required.
MAXIMIZING COMMUNITY BENEFIT AND PARTICIPATION AGREEMENTS THROUGH CONTRACTUAL GUIDANCE AND PLANNING
The ELLEMBE team offers strategic commercial and contractual advice to Indigenous groups aiming to derive maximum economic value from a development, benefiting the community, local entrepreneurs, and individual members. Our team has a successful history of facilitating agreements and coordinating with:
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Resource Owners and Project Developers, either presently active or engaged in the planning of future sites.
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EPCM (Engineering, Procurement, Construction Management) representatives acting on behalf of Owners and Developers.
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Contractors endorsed by the Owner and involved in a development’s progress and construction.
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Government contracting authorities and/or their designates.
Sustainable benefits are achieved by thoroughly assessing all the potential opportunities a development presents. Positive outcomes can span from direct negotiated construction contracts to long-term service agreements. With this comprehensive understanding, the team is well-equipped to develop a strategic, time-sensitive action plan, collaborating closely with our clients to:
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understand the timing and viability of potential opportunities.
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identify the anticipated effort required to achieve the group vision and expectations.
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ensure commitments are clearly articulated in contracts and agreements, and then rigidly stewarded to at time of implementation.
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review and provide advisory on employment, training and the operational elements of Community Benefit and Participation Agreements, throughout all levels of the engagement strategy.
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ensure that initial training and the proper recognition of opportunities for continuous skills development are addressed.
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support all available avenues for training and capital funding applications including preparation of plans and execution strategies.
MAXIMIZING COMMUNITY BENEFIT AND PARTICIPATION AGREEMENTS THROUGH BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY DEFINITION
ELLEMBE guides our clients through the myriad of business opportunities that arise throughout a project’s lifecycle. We assist in evaluating and customizing these opportunities to optimize benefits and ensure they align with both short-term and long-term objectives.
From the initial phase of a project through to construction, operation, and finally, site closure and reclamation, each stage presents unique opportunities for engagement, catering to business entities ranging from novice to moderately experienced to highly skilled.
We aid clients in capitalizing on exclusive, preferred, or competitive bidding opportunities that benefit the community, development corporations, independent businesses, and partners looking to collaborate with suppliers, subcontractors, contractors, and the developers themselves.
ELLEMBE facilitates our clients' comprehension of and involvement in the diverse business models and opportunities that a single project development will offer, furnishing continuous support as our clients navigate through these crucial progress phases and decision-making waypoints.
DEVELOPMENT AND OVERSIGHT OF PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS, JOINT VENTURES AND SHARING MODELS
ELLEMBE works with our clients to aid in the formulation, activation, and oversight of Contracts, Partnership Models, and Joint Ventures with external entities. This area of expertise is one of our unique strengths.
When crafting these Agreements, we concentrate on a variety of essential elements of importance to our clients that typically include answers to questions such as:
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what level of participation and benefits are expected to be gained from the agreement?
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what level of risk is acceptable?
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what responsibilities and commitments are our client’s partners willing to accept?
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what is the overall governance structure within the agreement?
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how is the partnership measured for success?