Tender Notice
Organisation
Hoffnungszeichen | Sign of Hope e.V.
www.hoffnungszeichen.de, www.sign-of-hope.org
Position
Auditor
Type of Contract
Short-term consultancy
Type of Audit
In depth
Location
Home-based with field mission travel to Satkhira district, Bangladesh
Languages Required
Bengali, English
Application Deadline
2nd April 2026
Starting Date
1st May 2026
Auditing Period
From 1st Oct. 2022 to 30th April 2026
Project Title
Strengthening resilience through Climate Change Adaptation and the promotion of sustainable livelihoods in southern Bangladesh.
Total Project Budget
369,608.87 EURO
Annual Project Budget
83,322.22 EURO
Hoffnungszeichen | Sign of Hope e.V. (SoH) is announcing an open tender procedure for external independent financial audit services in Bangladesh.
Background and Organisational Setting
SoH is a Christian motivated organisation for Human Rights, Humanitarian Assistance and Development Cooperation. Based in Constance, Germany, SoH is dedicated to helping those in distress and exploited people worldwide.
An audit is commissioned under the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) funding guidelines for development projects run by private German executing agencies.
SoH will be the private German executing agency and the contracting party, with Bangladesh Nazarene Mission (BNM)being the local implementing agency.
The project aims at contributing to the socio-economic development of sustainable livelihoods of disaster-prone communities in southern Bangladesh by strengthening resilience capacities vulnerable, low-income people extremely affected by the consequences of climate change. The project will strengthen the knowledge and skills of the target group to prepare for and respond to disasters, on adequate hygiene practices and a climate-sensitive WASH infrastructure according to international standards, about environmental protection and regarding its self-help capacities.
Audit Objectives
The purpose of the in-depth audit is to provide SoH with a sound basis for its accountability, transparency and accuracy in the financial disclosure towards the funding agency BMZ. The tasks of this recruitment relate to:
This in-depth audit will verify the compliance with standards of the funding agency BMZ, SoH, national regulations and the international accounting standards (ISA).
The auditor will review the project’s financial documents, receipts lists, records of transactions, all vouchers and receipts disbursed, and relevant project documents in order to come up with a professional, independent opinion on the financial accounting of the project “Strengthening resilience through Climate Change Adaptation and the promotion of sustainable livelihoods in southern Bangladesh” for all funds received and expended by BNM from 1st October 2022 to 30th April 2026.
Additionally, the audit shall give recommendations on strengths, weaknesses, and required improvement in the project-related financial and human resources management systems of BNM.
The audit will support the project quality assurance measures implemented by SoH and contribute to the decision-making process with regard to the project management and monitoring of finances by SoH and BNM.
Expected Deliverables
The auditor is expected to produce an audit report, an audit certificate and a management letter, which will comprise the following:
Audit documents can be issued in English or German.
Scope of the Audit
The audit should focus on the following:
Procedures and Communication
The auditor will be given access to all necessary documents in the project offices through the local implementing partner BNM as well as relevant donor documents through SoH.
The auditor will be responsible to set up a schedule in agreement with the local implementing partner BNM. Any expenses for field trips, postal and translation services and other expenses shall be included in the auditor’s proposed budget. BNM will support the auditor with logistics and arrangements, however, all payments of the contract will be made directly by SoH.
Qualifications and Experience
Application Process
Please submit the following documents as PDF files (documents in other formats will not be accepted) with the subject line “Final Audit in Satkhira, Bangladesh, DC-BGD23.01” to procurement@sign-of-hope.org no later than 2nd April 2026, 23:59 CET:
Companies as well as independent auditors are invited for this tender. Female and differently abled candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
Please note that due to a large number of applications we may limit establishing contact to shortlisted applicants.
Bids received after deadline will not be considered. If offers are incomplete, bidders may be able to hand in missing documents within a deadline upon request by SoH.
The selection of the auditor will be conducted jointly by BNM and SoH. Interviews with shortlisted candidates will be held online.
The audit agreement will be set up by SoH and BNM. Audit agreements set up by auditors won’t be accepted.
Criteria and weighting for the evaluation of the submitted proposals:
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