For empowering technical field teams in humanitarian organisations

Field Team Impact Kit

As donor funding reduces, technical field teams need to do more with less

The Field Team Impact Kit (FieldTiK) is a low-cost, adaptable tool, designed to improve the effectiveness, efficiency, and wellbeing of technical field teams within humanitarian organisations. Teams, such as water, sanitation and hygiene teams. It offers practical tools, guidance, and links to existing resources.

FieldTiK has been described as “a shortcut to 20 years’ team management experience” and ideal for local NGOs.

Stronger teams = Better outcomes

Challenges facing field teams

  • Devolved responsibility

    Teams operate outside “command and control” structures, with devolved decision-making, limited training, and dual accountability to donors and to people affected by disaster.

  • No practical tools to support team leaders

    Team leaders learn from personal experience, not global knowledge sharing. A key challenge is how to adapt and continually improve within and between emergencies.

  • Relevant resources hard to find

    Many team members have gaps in technical and cross-cutting knowledge, such as accountability and inclusion.

  • Poor retention of knowledge

    High turnover and poor knowledge management within the team, results in time wasted reinventing the wheel.

FieldTiK: A user-friendly way to target bottlenecks

A - Find your gaps
Use the team diagnostic to select the top 1–3 areas to work on

B - Fill your gaps
Follow the examples and resources to develop new team-specific practices

C - Review and improve
Use the reminders and templates to review every 1–3 months

What people are saying…

  • "This is very, very useful", "very practical"

    -Field team leaders from Global South

  • FieldTiK "is the missing element. Ensuring we have a dynamic team of people really working together, that's when we can really make great changes"

    -Global technical specialist

  • "Local NGOs are probably one of the biggest customers"

    -Senior manager from Global South

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