Aug 19, Sign of Hope Consultancy for Final Audit Semera Jobs in Ethiopia

Background and Organisational Setting

SoH is a Christian motivated organisation for Human Rights, Humanitarian Assistance and Development Cooperation. Based in Constance, Germany, SoH is dedicated to helping those in distress and exploited people worldwide.

An 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.

Sign of Hope is the private German executing agency and Afar Pastoralist Development Association (APDA) being the local implementing agency, the contracting party, are currently carrying out the project “Holistic Food Security and Creation of Livelihoods for Pastoral and Agro-pastoral communities and Internally Displaced people in Afar, Ethiopia” since October 2021. Furthermore, the project will phase out in September 2024.

The main objective of the project is to improve food security and livelihoods of vulnerable agro- pastoral and pastoral households in Konnaba and Dallol Districts, Afar, Regional State of Ethiopia. Through the results areas and activities, 2,802 particularly vulnerable households (7,902 women & 8,901 men) will be reached directly and at least 28,198 people who live in the target Kebeles but not directly involved in the project, will indirectly benefit from the project measures.

Audit Objectives

The purpose of the in-depth audit is to provide SoH with a sound basis for its accountability, transparency and accuracy in the financial disclosure towards the funding agency BMZ. The tasks of this recruitment relate to:

Expected Deliverables

The auditor is expected to produce an audit report, an audit certificate and a management letter, 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 for the year being audited and the complete project duration) are issued in accordance with the financial reporting framework of the project, BMZ requirements and an internationally recognized accounting standard,

Recommendations on identified shortcomings, and, if applicable, comments on the follow-up of audit observations and recommendations from previous years.

A checked, signed and stamped list of all project costs receipts, sorted by BMZ budget lines (list is provided by the local implementing partner).

Audit documents can be issued in English or German.

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 expenditure structured by budget lines,

Deviations of expenditure 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,

Budget adherence through the comparison between budgeted and actual costs in the currency in which the expenditure 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.

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 Ethiopia,

Experience in conducting audits for BMZ-funded projects is beneficial.

How to Apply

Please submit the following documents as PDF files with the subject line “Audit in Semera-Afar, Ethiopia” to [email protected]

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