This document describes an organization that provides independent auditing, certification, and benchmarking services to non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to assess their compliance with international best practices and accountability standards. The organization has developed the NGO Benchmarking standard which evaluates NGOs across 108 criteria in areas like governance, finance, communications, and operations. NGOs can undergo voluntary certification audits to obtain the NGO Benchmarking seal, which provides assurance to stakeholders of the NGO's accountability and management capabilities.
2. Aid Efficiency Services (Governments & Institutions Division) Geneva Headquarters
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4. Aid Efficiency Services Risk Profiling of Development Partners (PEs, PIUs etc.) Independent Procurement Reviews NGO Benchmarking + Technical Assistance / Capacity Building Documentary Checks Of Procurement Steps « No Objection » + By-Products --- Project Implementation Monitoring Evaluation Preparation Execution
5. We provide Answers to the following Questions: NGO Benchmarking Are You Truly Accountable? Risk Profiling Are You Fit For The Job? Project Monitoring Are You Doing Things Right? Documentary Checks on Procurement Steps Are You Playing By The Rules? Independent Procurement Reviews Have You Done The Right Things?
6. NGO Benchmarking « Getting the Seal of Good Housekeeping »
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9. How to rise to the Accountability Challenge? Self-Assessment: “ We are very good ” … 1 st Party An interested party does the assessment Each party has his own audit criteria. Multiplicity. Duplication Focus is on projects > organization + potential Conflict of Interest? 2 nd Party 3 rd Party An independent body, referring to a Standard
19. P1: 9 Dimensions of Best Practices Continuous Improvement Fundraising, Resources Allocation And Financial Controls Communication, Advocacy, Public Image Strategic Framework Board of Trustees Human Resources Integrity Management Outcomes Operations
20. P1 : Dimensions of Best Practices A Certificate is awarded if (a) 70 + % , (b) no major NC and (c) D1, 2, 6, 7 >50% Validity: 12 – 18 months
40. Comprehensive? System Activities $ HR P3 Management Components Act Check Do Plan P4 Continuous Improvement Numerous criteria Virtually none Virtually none Very few
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43. LEGISLATION “ Reactive” approach (CORRECTIVE MESURES) MANDATORY (Laws and Regulations) NGO BM VOLUNTARY ( “Market” laws) MECANISMS OF COMPLIANCE TO BEST PRACTICES “ Proactive“ Approach (PREVENTIVE MESURES) VOLUNTARY STANDARDS
SGS Tokyo 60% of one staff in Tokyo for the administrative tasks Automatic Scanner to MINIMIZE the manpower requirement in Japan (Documents are scanned and transmitted to SREO Manila. Once the report is received, the documents together with the report are delivered to JBIC Tokyo) 1 consultants for 2 days/month for the promotion aspects SREO Manila 8 persons in SREO Manila: 1 supervisor + 7 analysts Analyst are not yet specialized (all have similar expertise in procurement) Performance Indicators Between the time documents are received by SGS Tokyo and reports are sent by email to JBIC Tokyo. Hard documents/reports are delivered the next day by messenger.