Worldwide OIG audits

Led by the Inspector General, the mission of the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) is to provide the Global Fund Board with independent and objective assurance over the design and effectiveness of controls in place to manage the key risks impacting the Global Fund’s programs and operations.

Background

As part of its annual workplan, the OIG conducts around 12 audits of the health programs it supports in various countries. These audits include the Global Fund Secretariat’s grant portfolio management processes, as well as focused in-country planning and execution (fieldwork).

The OIG is seeking applications from Service Providers that are able to supply, on an ad-hoc basis as required:

• Lot A: Senior Auditors (one of whom may act as Team Leader) and Junior Auditors. Companies only may bid for this lot.
• Lot B: Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Specialists (Seniors and Juniors), and Public Health Specialists, with in-depth knowledge of HIV, tuberculosis and malaria and/or health system strengthening matters (Seniors and Juniors). Both companies and individuals may bid for this lot.
• Lot C: Procurement and/or Supply Chain Management Specialists (Seniors and Juniors). Both companies and individuals may bid for this lot.The Service Providers may bid for one or more of the aforementioned Lots. The Agreements will be awarded on a lot by lot basis.

The specific resources required on each audit will vary depending on various factors (country context, grant characteristics, risk factors identified, etc.). On an annual basis, the OIG conducts a general institutional and portfolio-level risk assessment that leads to the development of an annual work program approved by the Audit and Finance Committee. This work program may be altered throughout the year if business circumstances or risk factors change. Aside from this portfolio-level risk assessment, a separate engagement-level risk assessment is also performed at the planning stage of each audit to further refine the scope of the audit. The risk assessment performed at the early stage of each audit will inform the requirements for the audit and, thus, the skillsets necessary to conduct the engagement. For planning and coordination purposes, OIG will share in advance with the selected providers, as needed, the annual work program and tentative general target timeframes to conduct the different engagements. However, both the timing, the scope and the skills requirements of each audit are all subject to change.