The NGO Coalition on Child Rights, hereinafter referred to as ‘NGO CCR’ is a national Coalition of NGOs and networks whose broad goal is to entrench child rights programming in all development processes in Malawi anchored under the four fundamental principles of the rights of the Child: Nondiscrimination; The best interest of the child; Right to life, survival and development; and Participation within the evolving capacities of the Child. The NGO CCR’s mission is to contribute towards the promotion, respect, protection and fulfilment of children’s rights through evidence based Advocacy, Coordination, Capacity building and Research, monitoring and reporting. The NGO CCR is currently the Executive Board member of the Child Rights Networks for Southern Africa (CRNSA), which is a SADC regional level body of non-state actors for Child Rights. The NGO CCR is also a member of ACERWC CSO Forum which is a Pan-African body of non-State Actors on Child rights and collaborates with the Child Rights Connect at the UN level on matters on Child Rights.

2. ABOUT THE SIDA CSO CAPACITY STRENGTHENING PROROJECT

NGO CCR partnered with Save the Children International (Malawi Office) to implement a five – year CSO Capacity Strengthening Projects with Financial and technical support from the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA). The project which, runs from 2022 to 2026, has the following outcomes:

i. Civil society organizations in Malawi, including child led organizations, are well-functioning and have increased their independence, sustainability and competency as child rights actors in a changing context

ii. Children (girls and boys) express their views and organize themselves to play an active part in civil society, individually and collectively, influencing decision-making regarding issues of their concern.

iii. CSOs in Malawi advocate and hold the State to account for the fulfilment of children’s rights and equitable access to quality systems and services.

iv. Expanded civic space and voice for CSOs in Malawi including child led organisations with support from Save the Children and other key actors to influence policy and practice.

The 2023 annual budget for the project was MK67,558,586. The Auditor shall be expected to assess the financial documents for the annual budget.

Objectives and scope of the audit

The objective is to audit the financial report for the period 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2023 as submitted to Sida and to express an audit opinion according to ISA, applying ISA 800/ISA 805, on whether the financial report of the Global Civil Society Strengthening Programme of 2022-26 is in accordance with the Cooperation partner´s accounting records and SIDA’s requirements for financial reporting as stipulated in the agreement including appendices between Save the Children International Malawi Country Office and Cooperation partner (Agreement).

3. TIME FRAME OF THE AUDIT ASSIGNMENT

The Auditor shall be expected to complete the assignment and submit the final written report in electronic format to NGO CCR within 10 working day after signing the contract.

4. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

The NGO CCR will consider suitably qualified individual Audit Consultant or Audit Firm on the following minimum requirements:

i. Be a Certified Public Accountant or an Audit Firm duly registered with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Malawi – ICAM and hold a valid Practicing Certificate issued by Malawi Accountants Board.

ii. Have at least two partners of good standing with ICAM. Further, the firm and its partners should not have been subject to any disciplinary action by ICAM or other related professional bodies.

iii. Should have been in operation for a period of at least five years and undergone a Quality Assurance Review by ICAM.

iv. Should demonstrate that it has the capacity, capability and experience required to undertake the audit within required time lines.

v. Through three (3) traceable referees, the Audit Consultant or Audit Firm should demonstrate adequate experience in providing external audit services and specifically for this assignment, extensive knowledge of donor reporting requirements will be an added advantage

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i. EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR THE EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

The submitted Technical and Financial Proposals shall be evaluated using the following criteria:

a. Technical Proposal

i. Confirmation of the firm’s understanding of the Terms of Reference (TORs) and its capacity and capability to deliver on the TORs; ii. The methodology, work-plan and timelines for undertaking and completing the assignment, and the deliverables; iii. Appropriate references to demonstrate the experience specified in the TOR; iv. The CVs of key personnel proposed to carry out the assignment v. The firm’s past experience and performance on comparable external audit engagement. vi. The quality of the firm’s professional personnel to be assigned to the engagement and the quality of the firm’s management support personnel to be available for technical consultation. vii. Adequacy of Audit Approach, including the specific approach to the entity wide review of external controls and the risk assessment model viii. List of at least three (3) prior audit assignments with contact details

b. Financial Proposal

i. Proof of registration with ICAM and copies of Practicing Certificates for the lead Partner ii. In case of an Audit firm there should be confirmation of having undergone a Quality Assurance Review by ICAM iii. Demonstrated that neither the firm, nor any of its partners or key staff, have faced any disciplinary action by ICAM or other professional bodies; iv. Confirmation that the firm and/or its partners and key staff are not aware of any conflict of interest which may exist with respect to NGO CCR v. A list of clients for which the firm has performed similar assignments vi. A schedule outlining tentative timeline for completion of the audit process vii. Cost/ Audit Consultancy Charges