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Donors and development programmes often generate strong evidence of results — but struggle to communicate those results in ways that resonate with decision-makers, partners, and the public. Communications is frequently treated as an end-of-project activity, leaving little time or budget to plan how evidence, learning, and outcomes will be translated into clear, engaging stories. The result is often fragmented messaging, limited visibility, and missed opportunities to demonstrate value, build trust, and influence future investment.
NIRAS International Consulting works as your strategic communications partner to help turn complex development data, results, and learning into clear, evidence-based narratives and practical communications products. We support organisations to articulate not only what has been achieved, but why it matters and for whom. Whether you need rapid messaging support, a comprehensive communications strategy, or to strengthen in-house communications capacity, we provide practical, tailored support that aligns with your objectives, timelines, and resources.
Making development work visible & understood
Our main mission in the NIRAS International Consulting Communications team (COMMS) is to work with NIRAS project managers to turn complex development results into compelling visuals and narratives that resonate with public audiences and policymakers.
We work across a variety of fields and with diverse clients where we are sensitive to government communication protocols, approval processes, and visibility requirements (e.g., EU Visibility Guidelines, Team Europe branding, project branding etc).
Build communications strength within your team
Need communications that are fast, compliant, and high in quality? NIRAS supports projects with a complete suite of services—from communications planning and key messaging to graphic design, publications, infographics, digital content, storytelling, and video support.
We understand the realities of project delivery: tight timelines, multiple approvals, and strict donor visibility requirements—so we work as an integrated extension of your project team, supporting project managers and technical experts throughout the full project cycle. With reliable, cost-effective delivery and a strong focus on quality, we help projects produce professional communications outputs without the overhead of external agencies—ensuring results are visible, credible, and ready to share.
Everything you need to communicate well
We equip project teams with the skills, tools, and confidence to manage high-impact communications independently. Through strategic guidance, hands-on support, and tailored training (online or in person), we help strengthen internal capacity across key areas such as LinkedIn and social media management, media engagement, photography and video basics, brand consistency, and internal communications. Projects can also benefit from the NIRAS Communications Toolkit—a practical, ready-to-use package with step-by-step guidance, templates, and real examples that makes it easier to plan, deliver, and sustain effective communications throughout the project cycle and beyond.
The result? Stronger visibility, more professional communication outputs, and teams that can confidently engage stakeholders, partners, and beneficiaries—without relying on external support.
When communications is the assignment
NIRAS has extensive experience in managing projects where communications and visibility (C&V) is the key objective. Many of these projects are listed in the references section, and – for the most part – this work is carried out by a dedicated team of communications professionals hired specifically for the assignment. Our in-house COMMS team supports these and other projects with a variety of services and amplifies the results on NIRAS-managed platforms.
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The “Communication and Visibility of the EU and Tanzania Partnership” is an example of NIRAS-implemented project where the entire team was comprised of external communications experts whose task was to boost awareness of the partnership between the EU and Tanzania (including within the East African Community regional integration). The project included the delivery of campaigns on various topics such as a climate change. The ‘Resilience!’ campaign was launched on Europe Day and ended with a high-level meeting to debate issues around renewable energy and introduce EU projects. The Resilience! campaign put the community first by including school children, their families and local authorities to engage in activities such as tree planting, a beach clean-up and a cyclethon. School children were also given the opportunity to develop their own 3D cities of our future designs. The project team produced monthly social media calendars which covered international days and EU events using speeches, quote cards and infographics, banners, video and text. Press events were organised regularly and op-eds were also published in mainstream newspapers in Tanzania.
From reports to policy briefs, we bring your data to life—distilling complexity into clean, digestible visuals and narratives that drive clarity, engagement, and action. By blending strategic storytelling with strong visual design, we create materials that make complex information intuitive, appealing, and effortless to navigate.
Beyond publications, we offer comprehensive graphic design services to elevate your visibility at any event. Whether you need flyers, invitations, banners, roll-ups, branded presentations, or other promotional materials, our team delivers cohesive, professional designs that strengthen your message and enhance audience engagement.
We specialise in transforming complexity into clarity through compelling infographics. Whether visualising intricate systems, mapping multi-step processes, or distilling dense data into intuitive visuals, our designs make information instantly understandable. We also create communication-driven graphics that inspire action—perfect for behaviour-change campaigns on topics like waste management, environmental protection, public health, and more. Every infographic we produce blends strategic messaging with clean, purposeful design to engage audiences, deepen understanding, and drive real-world impact.
Storytelling is always an important component of our communications as our focus is to showcase human interest stories of heroes and champions who beneficiaries can relate to and learn from, mobilising them into action. Likewise these stories can be targeted at other stakeholders involved directly/indirectly in core project activities to raise awareness about the needs and expectations of the market so services and products can be better targeted or communicated more effectively.
As regards character-driven success stories, we aim to employ a mix of impactful images, succinct copy and stand-out quotes to bring the narrative to life.
We use our own NIRAS platforms to amplify project outcomes. Our LinkedIn channel is very active and our main communications channel to experts, partners and donors. We showcase projects on our website’s project page, share news milestones, and highlight projects’ impact on beneficiaries through personal Stories from the Field, for example. Insights – our blog series – is a space for staff and experts to share learnings, field realities or how challenges were solved in projects. Content is reshared in our monthly newsletter, Inspiring Change, and via our partners’ networks.
We develop clear, trusted visual identities that give development projects a recognisable and professional presence. From project logos to full brand books, we create cohesive branding systems aligned with donor requirements and local contexts. Our designs help projects communicate their purpose consistently across all channels—reports, workshops, field materials, social media, and community outreach. Whether launching a flagship initiative or harmonising the visual identity of a multi-country programme, we ensure your project stands out, strengthens stakeholder trust, and delivers a unified, credible brand that supports long-term impact.
We help bring your project’s message to life through compelling, high-quality video content. Our team supports the full production journey—from developing clear, engaging scripts to crafting detailed storyboards that ensure your narrative lands with impact. Whether you need an animated explainer, a documentary-style field story, or a crisp social media clip, we identify and coordinate the right creative partners to capture or animate your vision.
We provide expert oversight throughout filming or animation to maintain accuracy, consistency, and brand alignment, and we offer editing support to ensure the final product is polished, professional, and ready for audiences across all platforms. With our guidance, your videos become powerful tools for communicating results, inspiring action, and amplifying your project’s visibility.
This is an example of video produced by an outside supplier where we provided significant input on the script, footage, and editing and worked closely with the production team to finalise and disseminate the result.
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