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Consulting for IRG

International Resources Group uses a sophisticated consultant registry to recruit and maintain communication with our consultants. This system is one of our primary resources for identifying experts for long- and short-term technical assistance needs worldwide.

	How to become a Registered Consultant
	Update Your CV (if you are already registered)
	Forms for Consultants Currently Working for IRG
	International Job Opportunities
	Consulting Tools and Resources

How to become a Registered Consultant

IRG is expanding its network of consultants for both short- and long-term assignments. We invite consultants with expertise in the following areas: resources, economics, governance, capacity building, relief and reconstruction, and carbon initiatives, or related fields to submit their qualifications to Recruitment@irgltd.com. Our consultants have a minimum of seven years' professional experience in international development, possess language skills (Arabic, French, Russian, Spanish, etc), and offer experience with USAID, multilateral funding organizations, or related international agencies. IRG will contact you to invite you to join our registry if your qualifications meet the requirements of our work. Please send CVs to Recruitment@irgltd.com . (Please name attached CVs in this format "Lastname-Firstname.Doc" and type "New Consultant - Your Name" in the subject line of your email message.)

Download Consultant Forms

Once we have responded to your CV submission to join IRG's consultant registry, we will provide you with a password to access the above link to download our registration form and other important documents. Once you have filled out our consultant registration forms, please email them back to us.

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Update Your CV

To maintain an active and current consultant registry, we encourage currently registered consultants to email updated resumes and new contact information to ConsultantRegistry@irgltd.com*. Please point out any new skills you have acquired since your last submission, including new country experience, language skills, educational qualifications, or technical expertise. (Please name attached CVs in this format "Lastname-Firstname.Doc" and type "Consultant Update - Your Name" in the subject line of your email message.)

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Consulting Tools and Resources

Travel and Safety

•	The Department of State has a list of travel warnings.

General Information

•	The State Department has information on foreign per diem rates. Domestic per diem rates can be found on the GSA’s website.
•	USAID’s Forms page includes important forms such as the USAID bio-data-1420
•	The ADB's Documents on Consulting Services page has important information on ADB consulting procedures and proposal guidelines, including the ADB CV format (see page 10 of Instructions on Preparation of Technical Proposal).
•	Embassy World.com has a directory and search engine of all the world's embassies and consulates.
•	OANDA, the currency site has information for currency conversion.
•	The World Time Server has information about time anywhere in the world.
•	The Weather Channel has information about weather conditions anywhere in the world.

Health Information

•	The U.S. Department of State Bureau of Consular Affairs has a comprehensive medical site packed with contact names and addresses that are useful for Americans traveling abroad.
•	WHO has a country list of vaccination certificate requirements as well as a global malaria update.
•	The Centers of Disease Control and Prevention Site makes research easy - just click on the map to match a country and its most prevalent diseases. Or try the whole thing listed alphabetically - it's literally the A-Z of diseases.
•	The African Medical and Research Foundation is a health resource for those traveling in Africa .
•	Shoreland Travel Health Online has information by destination, by health issue, and about travel medicine providers.
•	TMVC Healthy Travel has a country-by-country immunization chart and information on travel and health.
•	Visit Outdoor Action Guide to High Altitude: Acclimatization and Illnesses if you're going to interesting but oxygen-deprived places.
•	MASTA (Medical Advisory Services for Travelers Abroad) was set up in 1984 at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine to raise the awareness of health issues associated with travel. This site offers authoritative and up-to-date information on travel health issues.
•	The Malaria Foundation offers information on prophylaxis and treatment of malaria.

Other Resources

•	Making Interdisciplinary Teams Work: A Guide for Team Leaders and Technical Assistance Managers - a report available on USAID's Development Experience Clearinghouse website.
•	Facilitator Guide for Conducting a Team Planning Meeting - a report available on USAID's Development Experience Clearinghouse website.
•	Facilitator Guide for Conducting a Project Start-Up Workshop - a report available on USAID's Development Experience Clearinghouse website.
•	Tax FAQs for US citizens living overseas, by the IRS. See also Publication 54 - a Tax Guide for U.S. Citizens and Resident Aliens Abroad.
•	The Expat's Guide to U.S. Taxes (Hands on Help for Americans Overseas), by Jane A. Bruno, is a guidebook for Expat tax questions.

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