Kenya: Terms of Reference for the development of an Enterprise Risk Management Framework and Policy

Organization: Action Africa Help – International

Country: Kenya

Closing date: 14 Dec 2015

Terms of Reference for the development of an Enterprise Risk Management Framework and Policy

Background

AAH-I is an African-led, international non-governmental organisation, based in Nairobi, Kenya, that supports livelihood-challenged communities in East and Southern Africa to sustainably improve their well-being and standard of living. With Country Programmes in South Sudan, Uganda, Zambia, Somalia, and Kenya, AAH-I has over 25 years’ experience working with communities in conflict and post-conflict situations, including refugees, internally displaced people and host communities. More recently AAH-I has expanded its activities to work with other marginalised communities including pastoralists and urban slum dwellers.

AAH-I works with communities, local government and other development partners to improve:

1. Basic services (health, education, water, hygiene and sanitation),


2. Food and income security,


3. Environmental management and responsiveness to climate change;


4. Governance, civil society strengthening and peace building.


5. Humanitarian relief and recovery.


6. Research to provide the evidence base for the above

Objective of the assignment

1. To develop an Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) strategy for AAH-I.


2. To improve AAH-I’s current ERM processes so as to better inform the strategic decisions of the organisation to enable the achievement of the strategic objectives.


3. To ensure that AAH-I effectively identifies, analyzes and evaluates multiple cross- enterprise risks affecting the different parts of the organisation and facilitate mitigating responses to the interrelated risks.


4. To provide training on ERM at all levels of the organisation in order to transfer knowledge on the assessment and treatment of all key risks facing the organisation.


5. To cultivate and harness the appreciation and embedment of a risk awareness culture within the organisation.

Scope of work

The consultant is expected to:

1. Establish the context and review AAH-I’s current Risk Management processes.


2. Review the existing organisation’s risk registers through risk assessment.


3. Develop an Enterprise Risk Management framework and Risk Policy.


4. Conduct risk assessments at all levels and compile the respective risk registers.


5. Conduct relevant training on Enterprise Risk Management for staff, management and board of AAH-I.


6. Develop a risk reporting mechanism to ensure that timely and comprehensive reports on risk are received by the relevant point persons.

Deliverables

Within the agreed upon duration, the expert is expected to provide the following outputs:

1. AAH-I Enterprise Risk Management framework.


2. AAH-I Risk Policy.


3. A comprehensive report depicting AAH-I’s risk assessments at all levels.


4. A one-day comprehensive training on Enterprise Risk Management AAH-I staff
   
   conducted.


5. A policy/user guidelines for risk reporting for AAH-I,


6. A comprehensive report depicting AAH-I’s risk reporting initiatives and level of activity within a month after the training. The format will be agreed upon.

Institutional Arrangement

The consultant will work closely and in coordination with the Finance and Administration Director.

Time frame

This assignment is expected to take place over a period of 5 days in January 2016. Actual dates will be communicated at a later date.

Proposal

Interested consultants must include in their submission a proposal detailing both technical and financial aspects to include:

1. Curriculum Vitae (CV) indicating Risk Management qualifications and ability to carry out the consultancy.


2. Proven experience in Risk Management preferably over 15 years.


3. Proof of membership to an internationally recognised Risk Management professional firm.


4. Understanding and interpretation of the TOR.


5. Approach to be used in undertaking the assignment.


6. Time and activity schedule.


7. A consultant profile that includes samples of similar recent ERM work including references for the same.


8. Curriculum vitae of key personnel.


9. Financial – a clear cost proposal in KShs. for the consultancy.

Submission of Proposal

Interested candidates are requested to send their technical and financial proposal and CV by the 14 December, 2015 to headoffice@actionafricahelp.org with the subject line**: Terms of Reference for the development of an Enterprise Risk Management Framework and Policy.**

Evaluation and Award of Consultancy

AAH-I will evaluate the proposals and award the assignment based on technical and financial feasibility. AAH-I reserves the right to accept or reject any proposal received without giving reasons and is not bound to accept the lowest or the highest bidder.

How to apply:

Interested candidates are requested to send their technical and financial proposal and CV by the 14 December, 2015 to headoffice@actionafricahelp.org with the subject line**: Terms of Reference for the development of an Enterprise Risk Management Framework and Policy.**