This Partnership Handbook is designed to build the skills, confidence and competencies of partnership brokers. The term ‘broker’ is used in this context as a generic term to cover the multiplicity of roles these people are involved with: promoting, building and process managing partnerships of different types and levels of complexity. The term ‘broker’ is defined as: “an active ‘go‐between’ who supports partners in navigating their partnering journey by helping them to create a map, plan their route, choose their mode of transport and change direction when necessary.’’

This Partnering Handbook complements UNDP’s Inclusive Market Development (IMD) Handbook.