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Sign of Hope
Background and Organizational Setting
Hoffnungszeichen Sign of Hope is a Christian motivated organisation for
human rights, humanitarian aid and development cooperation. From its base in
Constance, Germany, Sign of Hope is committed to helping those in distress and
exploited people worldwide.
A final audit is commissioned under the German Federal Ministry of Economic
Cooperation and Development (BMZ) funding guidelines for development projects
run by private German executing agencies.
Hoffnungszeichen Sign of Hope e.V. will be the private German executing
agency and the contracting party, while Circle for Integrated Community
Development (CICOD) will be the local implementing agency.
The project targeted approx. 1,500 households in the Traditional Authority
Nkukula with the objective to enhance food security through diversification of
crops and improved methods of cultivation, irrigation and harvesting. Through
social and economic self-organisation the target group was empowered to use
alternative coping mechanisms in times of drought, which make them more
independent from traditional limited options. The communities have a well-
elaborated disaster risk management scheme and use agroforestry as a climate
mitigation strategy and a tool for improvement of soil.
Audit Objectives
The purpose of the final audit is to provide Hoffnungszeichen Sign of Hope
e.V. with a sound basis for its accountability, transparency and accuracy in
the financial disclosure towards the funding agency BMZ.
This in-depth audit will verify the compliance with standards of the funding
agency BMZ, Hoffnungszeichen Sign of Hope e.V., national regulations and the
international accounting standards.
The auditor will review the project’s financial documents, previous annual
audits, receipts lists, records of transactions, all vouchers and receipts
disbursed, and relevant project documents in order to come up with a
professional, independent opinion on the financial accounting of the project
Drought Resilience through Enhanced Adaptation and Mitigation for all funds
received and expended by CICOD from 01.10.2016 – 31.07.2020. For the period
from 01.10.2016 – 31.12.2018 the auditor can focus on the annual audits for
2016/17 and 2018. For the years 2019 and 2020, the auditor shall focus on the
original receipts lists, records of transactions, all vouchers and receipts
disbursed, and relevant project documents.
Additionally, the audit shall give recommendations on strengths, weaknesses,
and required improvement in the project-related financial and human resources
management systems of CICOD.
The audit will support the project quality assurance measures implemented by
Hoffnungszeichen Sign of Hope e.V. and contribute to the decision-making
process with regard to the project management and monitoring of finances by
Hoffnungszeichen Sign of Hope e.V. and CICOD.
Expected Deliverables
The auditor is expected to produce an audit report (audit certificate), which
will comprise the following
Presentation of the scope and mandate of the audit, as well as the list of
documents that formed the evidence for the audit,
An opinion whether financial statements (statement of accounts) are issued in
accordance with the financial reporting framework of the project, BMZ
requirements and an internationally recognised accounting standard,
Recommendations on identified shortcomings, and, if applicable, comments on
the follow-up of audit observations and recommendations from previous years.
The Audit report (audit certificates) shall be issued in English. The draft
report has to be sent to CICOD and Hoffnungszeichen Sign of Hope e.V. latest
on December 16th 2020 the printed and signed final report has to be sent to
CICOD and also in duplicate to Hoffnungszeichen Sign of Hope e.V. in early
January, so that it arrives in Germany by 15th January at the latest.
Scope of the Audit
The audit should focus on the following
· The correctness and completeness of the accounting records,
· The financial report, showing all project related income and expenditures
structured by budget lines,
· Deviations of expenditures by budget lines. The expenditure, which exceeds
or falls below the budget appropriations by more than 30 %, shall be explained
separately, if the approval of the BMZ has not previously been obtained,
· That receipts and relevant supporting documents are available for all
project related income and expenditures,
· The management of the funds made available which includes the transfer of
project funds, all interest earned from the project funds during the reporting
period and further income generated by the project,
· Reviewing the appropriate use of funds according to the project objectives,
· Evaluation of the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of the usage of funds,
· Compliance with the budget through the comparison between budgeted and
actual costs in the currency in which the expenditures was incurred. The audit
report will not convert the examined amounts into the Euro amounts,
· Reviewing if personnel costs and social security contributions conform to
the regulations in the project country and are locally comparable,
· The economical use of the project equipment and assets,
· The inventory and the use of capital items, their whereabouts and their
purposive usage,
· Compliance with the legal framework of the project (project agreements and
annexes, contracts, etc.) and the donor requirements,
· Compliance with the policies of the local implementing partner regarding
procurement, financial administration, human resources management and travel.
Procedures and Communication
The auditor will be given access to all necessary documents in the project
offices through the local implementing partner CICOD as well as relevant donor
documents through Hoffnungszeichen Sign of Hope e.V.
The auditor will be responsible to set up a schedule in agreement with the
local implementing partner CICOD. Any expenses for field trips, postal and
translation services and other expenses shall be included in the auditor’s
proposed budget. CICOD will support the auditor with logistics and
arrangements, however, all payments of the contract will be made directly by
Hoffnungszeichen Sign of Hope e.V.
Qualifications and Experience
· Necessary qualification to serve as a recognized independent auditing
authority,
· Minimum of five (5) years of experience conducting external independent
audits of projects funded by international institutional donors in Malawi.
How to apply
Application Process
Please submit the following documents with “Final Audit in Lilongwe and Dowa
District, Malawi” to procurement@sign-of-hope.org no later than 15.11.2020.
· A cover letter with financial proposal,
· A qualification certificate of a recognized independent auditing authority
as confirmed by a relevant institution in the project country (for example, a
chamber of commerce, national association of auditors or another relevant
organization),
· A reference list of three previous customers.
The selection of the auditor will be conducted jointly by CICOD and
Hoffnungszeichen Sign of Hope e.V.
Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
Country
Malawi
City
Lilongwe
Organization
Sign of Hope
Type
Consultancy
Career Category
Administration/Finance
Years of experience
5-9 years
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