1. About Plan International
Plan International is a rights-based development and humanitarian organization working for better lives for all children. We are independent of government and have no political or religious affiliation. Our purpose is to strive for a just world that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We have been building powerful partnerships for children for more than 80 years and are now active globally in more than 75 countries.
We work alongside children, young people, our supporters and partners to tackle the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children. We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood and enable children to prepare for and respond to crises and adversity as we strive to advance children’s rights and equality for girls all over the world. As We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.
Plan International has worked in Zambia since 1996 and currently working in over 46 communities. It has its Country Office in Lusaka and Program Area Offices (PAs) in Central, Luapula and Eastern Provinces. The organization is guided by a Country Strategy (CS) 2022 – 2026, which outlines Plan International Zambia’s programmatic ambitions with a specific focus on SOYEE, IQE, SRHR and ECD. Gender, child protection, influencing, and climate change remain cross cutting issues. The CS has a specific focus vulnerable and excluded children particularly adolescent girls, as they are often the most marginalized and most often left behind.
2. Funds Backgrounds
Plan International Zambia wishes to engage the services of an audit firm for the purpose of auditing the Strengthening CSOs for the promotion of a safe and secure environment for children and young people, for the duration period (5 years) and ZMB100188 as stipulated in the agreement between Plan International Zambia and Plan International Sweden. Plan International Zambia has for the audit period obtained a grant of 4,527,234 SEK from Plan International Sweden/Sida. The audit will cover the period from 1st July 2023 to 31st December 2024. The auditor will carry out the review such statements of application of funds in accordance with the following Terms of References (link: Terms of Reference) The audit shall be carried out in accordance with the international audit standards (ISA) issued by IAASB[1]. In addition to the audit of the financial statements, the assignment also includes an engagement to perform agreed-upon procedures regarding financial information in accordance with International Standards on Related Services (ISRS) 4400 as well as in accordance with the terms and review areas listed in section II of the full TORs
3. Requirement of Audit Firms
3.1 Qualifications and Experience.
The Audit Firm will employ staff with appropriate professional qualifications and suitable experience with IFAC standards and with experience in verifying financial information of entities comparable in size and complexity to the Country Office. In addition, the verification team as whole should have: Experience with programmes and projects funded by national and/or international donors and institutions. It is desirable that the team leader and, where applicable, the fieldwork team, i.e., either the audit manager (category 2) or the senior auditor (category 3) has experience with audits of privately funded projects.
3.3 Team Composition
The team of auditors required for this engagement will be composed of a category 1 auditor who has the ultimate responsibility for the expenditure verification and a team which is composed of an appropriate mix of category 2 – 4 auditors.
Categories of staff/experts
Category 1 – (Audit Partner)
A Category 1 expert (audit partner) should be a partner or another person in a position like that of a partner and be a highly qualified expert with relevant professional qualifications who assumes or has assumed senior and managerial responsibilities in public audit practice.
He/she should be a member of Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountants (ZICA). He/she must have at least 12 years of professional experience as a professional auditor or accountant in public audit practice. Experience with audit related services in beneficiary countries will particularly be considered for the evaluation at the level of specific contracts.
The audit partner will be the person who will be responsible for the specific contract and its performance as well as for the report that is issued on behalf of the firm. He/she has the appropriate authority from a professional, legal, or regulatory body and is authorized to certify accounts by the laws of the country in which the audit firm is registered.
Category 2 – (Audit Manager)
Audit managers should be qualified experts with a relevant university degree or professional qualification. They should have at least 6 years of experience as a professional auditor or accountant in public audit practice including relevant managerial experience of leading audit teams.
He/she should be a member of ZICA.
Category 3 – (Senior Auditor)
Senior auditors should be qualified experts with a relevant university degree or professional qualification and at least 3 years professional experience as a professional auditor or accountant in public audit practice.
He/she should be a member of ZICA.
Category 4 – (Assistant Auditor)
Assistant auditors should have a relevant university degree or professional qualification and at least 1-year professional experience as a professional auditor or accountant in public audit practice.
Curricula Vitae (CVs)
The Audit Fir will provide the Country Office with CVs of the staff/experts involved in the expenditure verification. The CVs will include appropriate details for the purpose of the evaluation of the offer on the relevant specific experience for this expenditure verification and the qualifying work carried out in the past.
4. How to submit bid/Proposal
All submission for this tender should be addressed to:
The Supply Chain & Administration Manager
Plan International Zambia
St Eugene Office Park, Plot: #2866
Ibex Hill, Off Leopards Hill Road
Private Bag 518X RW
Lusaka, Zambia
Please send your bids/proposals to Planzamtenders@plan-international.org by 17:00hrs on 6th March 2025 local time and any bids received after this time and date will not be accepted.
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