Needs Assessments & Institutional Assessments

Good decisions begin with an honest diagnosis. MGA Consulting’s needs assessment practice is one of our most frequently commissioned services — establishing clearly what the actual need is before resources are deployed or programmes are designed.

Needs Assessments — identifying organisational, community, sector, or programme-specific needs; resource gaps, capacity levels, and priority areas for intervention.

Training Needs Assessments (TNA) — mapping skill and knowledge gaps against performance requirements; designing the learning portfolio that addresses them efficiently.

Community & Beneficiary Needs Assessments — structured engagement with communities and end- users to identify priorities, resources, and barriers to service uptake.

Organisational Capacity Assessments (OCA) — evaluating human, financial, governance, systems, and programme delivery capacity against defined benchmarks.

Functional and Operational Reviews — examining specific functions (finance, HR, procurement, M&E, communications) for inefficiencies and improvement opportunities.

Governance Assessments — reviewing board effectiveness, management systems, and oversight mechanisms.

Systems Assessments — evaluating financial management, supply chain, and ICT systems for efficiency and reliability.

Partner Capacity Due Diligence — due diligence on potential programme partners or grantees for development partners and donors.

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Michael Abbiw

Chief Executive Officer

Christiana Agyebeng-Gyamera

Head of Operations

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