Institutional Consulting

Practical support for rights-based analytical work

Consultations, workshops and system development by NGO Bureau “We Are” for civil society organisations, research teams and institutional partners working at the intersection of human rights, AI and monitoring.

Who This Is For

Organisations and teams seeking practical, scalable and rights-aware approaches

Civil Society Organisations

NGOs, advocacy groups and civil society networks developing analytical or monitoring capacity.

Research Teams & Institutes

Research initiatives requiring systematic monitoring frameworks or evidence-based analytical infrastructure.

International Partners & Donors

Organisations seeking evidence-based assessments, methodology reviews or expert input for funded initiatives.

Digital & Civic Tech Initiatives

Teams building rights-aware digital tools, dashboards or AI-integrated workflows for civil society contexts.

Why the Bureau

Built from live institutional work, not abstract consulting templates

Bureau “We Are” combines human-rights advocacy with practical analytical infrastructure: monitoring systems, coding methodologies, public dashboards, policy-facing reports and rights-based communication tools.

Consulting engagements are led by Volodymyr Kosenko, Director of the Bureau, and draw on the organisation’s applied work with public discourse monitoring, hate speech-related risks, institutional response design and civic-tech workflows.

Monitoring systems in practice

Operational experience designing evidence streams, codebooks, dashboards and response metrics for public-interest monitoring.

Policy-facing analytics

Reports and recommendations developed for institutional dialogue, advocacy, donor communication and democratic resilience work.

Human rights safeguards by design

Every engagement is grounded in proportionality, human oversight, data minimisation and non-discriminatory practice.

Services

Three consultation formats — depending on your needs

AI Integration

AI Workflow Consultation

60–90 min session · Remote or in-person

A structured consultation for NGOs and civil society teams exploring how to integrate AI tools into their operational workflows practically, safely and responsibly.

Includes

  • Workflow mapping and use-case identification
  • Risk and confidentiality assessment
  • Practical prompt and workflow recommendations
  • Written summary and next steps
  • Follow-up Q&A (async, 2 weeks)
Communication & Policy

Human Rights Communication & Risk Review

Single session or package · Flexible scope

Review and development of policy-facing communication frameworks, risk-sensitive messaging strategies and institutional language for human rights-related contexts.

Includes

  • Communication audit and gap analysis
  • Risk-sensitive framing and language review
  • Stakeholder and audience mapping
  • Revised messaging framework
  • Implementation guidance
How We Work

Methodology-first, rights-based, operationally grounded

Each engagement starts from understanding the organisation's actual operational context — not from applying a generic framework. Our goal is practical: outputs that can be implemented, sustained and adapted.

We work with organisations at different stages — from early-stage capacity building to established teams developing more sophisticated analytical infrastructure.

01

Context before recommendations

Every engagement begins with understanding the specific operational, legal and political context before any framework or workflow is proposed.

02

Human oversight by design

All systems and workflows are designed with human review and accountability built in — not added as an afterthought.

03

Sustainable over ambitious

Practical, implementable solutions are prioritised over complex systems that organisations cannot sustain with existing capacity.

04

Rights-based safeguards integrated

Human rights principles are embedded in methodology, language and operational design — not treated as optional additions.

Typical Consultation Flow

01

Initial Inquiry & Scoping

Brief intake to understand the organisation's context, goals and timeline.

02

Context Review

Review of existing materials, workflows or systems before the consultation session.

03

Consultation Session

Structured working session — diagnostic, analytical or system-development focused.

04

Written Recommendations

Summary document with specific, actionable recommendations tailored to the organisation.

05

Follow-up & Implementation Support

Async support during implementation, with option to extend engagement.

Available Formats

Available for multiple engagement types

Individual

1:1 Consultation

Focused session for a specific challenge, question or decision. Suitable for team leads and decision-makers.

Team

Workshop & Training

Structured training for organisational teams on AI workflows, monitoring methodology or communication frameworks.

Project

System Development

Longer-term engagement for organisations building monitoring systems, dashboards or analytical infrastructure.

Review

Methodology Review

Independent review of existing monitoring or analytical methodology with written recommendations.

Speaking

Expert Participation

Participation as expert speaker or panellist for events, conferences and institutional programmes.

Partnership

Analytical Collaboration

Collaboration with research initiatives, monitoring projects and institutional partners on analytical work.

Get in Touch

Send an inquiry or request a consultation

We respond to inquiries within 2–3 working days. For urgent requests or partnership proposals, direct email is the fastest route.

Your inquiry will be handled confidentially. We usually respond within 2–3 working days.