<div>In a world often divided, Search for Common Ground stands for the power of bringing diverse people together to find solutions. By meeting this moment with Search, you join a powerful global peace movement that believes in the profound impact of courageous multipartiality - that all voices should be heard and respected in shaping a better, more connected world and collaborative vision is essential for lasting peace.</div><div><br /></div><div>From our founding during the Cold War to our programming today we are 800 peacebuilders in 36 countries. We work with 34 million people in conflict every year. Search for Common Ground takes a dynamic approach by building solutions that are based on the needs of communities. We engage with leaders and elected officials to advance dialogue and collaboration. We are community leaders. We are youth activists. We are women. We are Peacebulders. We have been doing this work for over 40 years, we have developed our understanding of what peace looks like, being able to quantify our impact and design more effective programming. Peace moves at the speed of trust, so we invest for the long haul. When we’re no longer needed, we leave, leaving behind people and institutions with the ability to manage future conflicts.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Scope of Work</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Search is implementing a project funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.</div><div>Search would like to engage an audit firm to perform annual audit of the 8-year project ‘Grassroots to Global: Empowering Communities in Peacebuilding Policy’ Funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Year 1 Budget is EUR <a href="http://2.094.717">2.094.717</a>, total 8 years budget is EUR 25.000.000.</div><div><br /></div><div>Countries of implementation: Belgium, DR. Congo, Palestine, Niger and Afghanistan (including more than 15 project partners).</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Duration</b>: January 2024 till December 2031.</div><div><br /></div><div>The auditing firm will be hired for 3 years, extendable upon satisfactory performance.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Deliverables</b></div><div><br /></div><div>The audit reports should be submitted annually by 31 May of the following years for each year.</div><div><br /></div><div><b><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HaWsXLnhN4isyHTS7k9K2zei1MYTtKvF/view?usp=sharing">Please go there to see the full terms of reference</a></b></div><h3>Eligibility Criteria </h3><ul><div><br /></div><div>The audit firm should meet the following criteria:</div><li>Be registered with the relevant Institute of Certified Public Accountants and its partners must hold current practicing certificates. </li><li>Demonstrate capacity, capability and experience required to undertake the audit (including CVs for the partners, manager and key staff proposed for the audit team).</li><li>Demonstrate experience with International NGOs.</li><li>Explain audit methodology and approach.</li><li>Provide references for similar audits performed within the last three years.</li></ul><h3>Application and Selection Procedure </h3><ul><li><br /></li><li>The selection committee formed by senior Search staff will assess the proposals based on the criteria. </li><li><br /></li><li>Interested audit firms that meet the above requirements should submit their proposal through our career portal, Lever. Please indicate “Grassroots to Global Auditing Services” in the subject line of your email.</li><div><br /></div><li>Project budget and contract can be shared upon request to plokonga@sfcg.org</li><div><br /></div><li><b>Deadline</b>: 24th January, 2025, end of the day</li></ul>