• Financial management reform - assistance with design and implementation of budget processes that are linked to government policy and desired results.
• Governance and accountability frameworks - design and implementation focused on developing frameworks with incentives for high performance for government corporations and agencies.
• Improving capability in policy development, strategic planning, management, monitoring, reporting and auditing- includes developing performance management systems tied to key drivers of success.
• Assistance with the development of roles, responsibilities and capabilities of central government control agencies.
• Specification of outputs and other performance indicators.
• Costing and pricing of services.
• Development of contracting capability- includes designing incentive-based contracts and implementing contracting processes.
• Preparatory work for corporatisation and privatisation.
• Legal analysis of institutional arrangements, advice on legal frameworks and development of laws.
• Specialist policy development and organisational improvements in many sectors including: health, education, energy, revenue, environment, social services, labour, transport, trade, regional and urban development, agriculture, and justice.

Southern Cross Advisers was formerly Southern Cross International Ltd.