Icon-Institut closely work with their clients in the implementation of tailor-made and hands-on solutions in the fields of management and development consulting.
They aim to assist their clients by providing them with the knowledge and capacities to ensure long lasting and sustainable results.
They hold a leading market position in management and development consulting.
Their clients include international and national development organisations such as the European Union, the Worldbank and other international development banks, bilateral development agencies such as GIZ (former GTZ), KfW, DFID, as well as national and local governmental institutions and private sector companies.
Financial management of the projects is supported and controlled through their internal Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, an in-house developed webbased controlling and project based accounting system.
ICON Managers and experts are members of important Working Groups of the stakeholders in the German consulting sector and provide substantial contributions to
- the international section of VBI (Auslandsausschuß)
- the VBI-KfW working group on Financial Cooperation
- the GIZ-Facharbeitskreise (i.e., Privatwirtschaftsförderung, ReKomEnt, Governance, Wasser, Bildung, Berufliche Bildung und Arbeitsmarkt)
They are committed to working in partnership with their clients and stakeholders and to consistently deliver value by sharing their knowledge and experience.
Their team consists of more than 70 staff members at the head office in Köln (Germany) and their subsidiaries in Aachen (Germany), Santiago de Chile and Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates), as well as over 600 international consultants.
Their in-house travel agent facilitates the efficient organisation of business trips, project logistics, events and study tours.
Their corporate values are the principles of performance, quality, integrity and social responsibility.
