Who We Are
At RISE, we believe that resilient organisations are built from within, through ethical leadership, strategic clarity, and robust systems that are prepared to adapt and respond to an ever-changing world.
We are a boutique consultancy offering specialized support in enterprise risk management, security, strategic leadership, and programme development. Our work is grounded in real-world operational experience and informed by a deep understanding of the humanitarian and development sectors. We’ve supported INGOs, donors, and institutional partners across some of the world’s most complex and high-risk environments.
RISE was established with a simple premise: that organizations deserve more than generic advice or checkbox consultancy. We provide tailored, embedded, and hands-on support that helps our partners strengthen internal capacity, navigate uncertainty, and ultimately deliver better outcomes for the communities they serve.
Our approach is defined by four core values:
- Resilience: We build systems and strategies that can endure, adapt, and thrive.
- Innovation: We don’t replicate. We design solutions that fit your context.
- Strategy: We connect vision to execution, aligning people, processes, and priorities.
- Ethics: We hold ourselves and our clients to the highest standards of integrity and accountability.
We don’t just advise. We build alongside you; with discretion, rigour, and purpose.
Our Team
RISE Advisory is built on a foundation of deep experience, diverse perspectives, and a shared commitment to enabling organisations to thrive in challenging environments. Our team brings together seasoned professionals from across the humanitarian, development, and private sectors, each with a proven track record of working in complex, high-pressure settings around the world.
We prioritise collaboration, discretion, and integrity. Whether supporting strategic leadership or field-level delivery, we work alongside our clients as trusted partners, adapting to their needs, strengthening internal capacity, and helping them navigate uncertainty with confidence.
Our approach is grounded in core values that shape everything we do: resilience, by building systems and strategies that can endure and adapt; innovation, by designing context-specific solutions rather than replicating templates; strategy, by connecting vision to execution through alignment of people, processes, and priorities; and ethics, by upholding the highest standards of integrity and accountability. These principles guide how we think, how we work, and how we deliver impact, with purpose, clarity, and commitment.
What We Do
RISE Advisory supports organisations operating in high-risk and complex environments through strategic leadership, operational support, and risk-informed advisory. We help clients navigate disruption, strengthen systems, and deliver safely and effectively in volatile contexts.
We provide strategic leadership and general management expertise through a network of senior advisors. From interim leadership to governance support and executive coaching, we help NGOs and private sector actors improve decision-making, accountability, and operational focus.
Our team offers tailored support in programme and proposal development, guiding the design of risk-aware, donor-aligned, and technically sound interventions. We help clients secure funding and deliver context-appropriate programmes in fragile settings.
We work alongside organisations to build resilience and embed adaptive strategies. This includes designing continuity systems, integrating innovation, and future-proofing mission delivery in rapidly changing environments.
Our integrated risk management services help organisations uphold duty of care and maintain continuity. We provide advisory, remote and embedded support, and training across security, access, compliance, crisis management, business continuity, and travel risk, all aligned with international standards and best practice.
Who We Work With
We work with organisations that operate in complex, high-risk, and fast-changing environments, from humanitarian emergencies to development contexts and commercial operations in fragile states.
Our clients include international and local NGOs, multilateral agencies, government implementers, development contractors, and private sector firms. We support organisations at all stages, from strategic design and programme delivery to crisis response and recovery.
Whether navigating conflict, scaling operations, or building long-term resilience, our clients trust us to provide grounded, context-driven support that strengthens their impact and safeguards their people, assets, and operations.