Creative Associates International provides outstanding, on-the-ground development services and forges partnerships to deliver sustainable solutions to global challenges. Its experts focus on building inclusive educational systems, transitioning communities from conflict to peace, developing sustainable economic growth, engaging youth, promoting transparent elections and more. Creative is recognized for its ability to quickly adapt and excel in conflict and post-conflict environments.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Consultant - AUN Auditor
Location: Nigeria
Scope of Work
In conducting the audit, special attention should be paid to the following:
Audit Deliverables
Audit Report:
The audit report shall include the following:
The Management Letter:
In addition to the audit report, the auditor will also be required to provide a management letter summarizing the observations on the accountability and internal control system. This will include, but not be limited to:
The observations in the management letter must be accompanied by the implications, suggested recommendations from the auditors, and the management comments on the observations/recommendations.
Deliverable No. | Deliverable Description and Required Documentation | Payment Amount | Completion Dates |
Deliverable 1: | A kickoff meeting held with Creative to discuss major milestones and progress expectations (notes of the meeting to be signed by both parties). The meeting can be virtual or in-person. | 0% | Within two days after the contract is awarded |
Deliverable 2: | Submission of audit plan and assessment plan approved by Creative. Project staff mobilized and commencement of financial audit. | 0% | Within 3 days after Deliverable 1 |
Deliverable 3: | Submission of a draft audit report containing information requested in the Scope of Work for review by Creative Associates. | 30% | 18 days from contract award |
Deliverable 4: | Submission of a final audit report with any final additions. Submission of a Management Letter, including, but not limited to, all points of information requested in the Scope of Work. | 70% | 21 days from contract award |
Period of Performance:
Evaluation Criteria
Technical Competence - presented in the Technical Proposal: 100 points:
Provide a clear, specific, and succinct technical proposal that covers both the conceptual and practical approaches of how to achieve the objectives of this project. Specifically, please address the following, in the order specified below:
Item | Requirement | Points Available |
Capacity to Perform |
Considering the Statement of Work in Attachment I, please provide at least 2 pieces of evidence for the quality of your firm’s work and the quality and thoroughness of audit reports. Provide evidence of your ability to complete all auditing work in and submit complete reports in the time allotted. Firms that provide more thorough evidence of quality or work and demonstrated ability to complete timely reports will be scored more favorably than those that do not provide this evidence. |
35 points |
Past Experience |
Through a short narrative, demonstrate your firm’s experience with auditing donor-funded projects with similar scope as the USAID/LEARN-AUN program. Demonstrate your firm’s understanding of relevant USAID accounting and financial management regulations and requirements, such as cost principles and mandatory standard provisions. Demonstrate your firm’s organizational ability to plan, implement, and support donor-funded audit programs. Firms that are able to provide a demonstrated understanding of past experience with donor-funded programming, particularly with USAID programming, will be evaluated more favorably than proposals that do not take these factors into consideration. |
25 points |
Audit Team Proposed |
Provide a staffing list with an appropriate mix, including the level of involvement each has in conducting the engagement (partner, team leader, manager, audit senior, audit juniors, or special expertise, etc). Provide audit and accounting qualifications and level of experience of the proposed personnel. Provide demonstrated experience in internal control and financial systems evaluation as well as institutional and organizational development assessment. Ensure that all team members have an up-to-date CV included in the proposal that will outline experience and credentials. Proposed teams should have an adequate number of staff on the team to complete work in a timely fashion. Firms that propose staff with appropriate experience in auditing donorand USAID-funded projects will be evaluated more favorably than staffing plans that do not take these factors into consideration. |
20 points |
Scheduling Plan |
Given the tight timeline to implement all work, what steps will you take to ensure that all work adheres to deadlines as stated? Scheduling plans that are more realistic, and that propose realistic timelines and mitigation plans will be evaluated more favorably than those plans that do not take these factors into consideration. |
10 points |
Past Performance | Document and summarize your proven track record of successfully implementing similar activities to include a description of similar services provided in the past and any lessons learned that will be incorporated into the activity described in this RFP. | 10 points |
Total | 100 points |
References:
Using the exact table format provided below, please list only the projects you have implemented within the past 3 years, a brief description of how each is relevant to this RFP, and the contact details for each previous client or donor. You may also include recommendation/appreciation letters and certificates as attachments.
# | (a) Activity Title | (b) Location(s) of Activity | (c) Synopsis of the Activity and its Relevance to this RFP | (d) Performance Period (date, duration, and if completed on schedule) | (e) Prime or Subcontractor? | (f) Amount for the Activity | (g) Name & Contact Info (E-mail and phone) of client |
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Attachments - Not Scored:
Cost Reasonableness & Financial Capability - presented in Cost/Business Proposal. Not Scored:
Description | Unit (day/month) | Quantity | Unit Cost | Total Price |
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Material and Equipment | ||||
Administration and Services | ||||
Total |
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Application packages to: [email protected] using the Title as the subject of the mail.