Bid Invitation: External Auditor for SLISPY Project (2024-2025)

Background

The Sana’a Center for Strategic Studies is an independent think-tank that seeks to foster change through knowledge production, focusing on Yemen and the surrounding region. The Center’s publications and programs, offered in both Arabic and English, cover political, social, economic, and security-related developments, aiming to impact policy locally, regionally, and internationally.

We are a dynamic, highly mobile, multilingual team with diverse backgrounds and expertise. Our main office is in Yemen, while most of our team works remotely from locations across Yemen, the Middle East, and major cities around the world. Among our core strengths are our versatility, initiative, access, networks, and audacity.

Main tasks

The auditor should provide an independent opinion on the following:

• Whether the project financial report is accurate and based on the accounting system maintained by the Project.
• Whether the expenditure is properly approved, classified, and supported by adequate documentation.
• Whether procurement has been conducted by the Project in accordance with the procurement policy of the Sana’a Center.
• Whether the project has an effective accounting system in place.
• Whether the project complies with the financial requirements as outlined in the agreement.
• Compliance with other donor requirements as specified in the agreement (Audit section), Attachment 1.

Requirements

Interested applicants should meet the following requirements:

• A valid company or office license in Yemen.
• A minimum of 8 years of experience in auditing.
• Qualification to audit externally funded projects (e.g., World Bank, COCA, etc.).
• Experience in auditing at least 3 funded projects by international organizations or foreign governments within the last 4 years.
• Previous experience in auditing projects funded by international organizations or foreign governments. (at least 2 projects in the last 2 years should be provided).
• Submitting technical and financial proposals. It should be in a lump sum amount in US Dollars.

Note: All the above-mentioned required documents should be submitted via email to the Sana’a Center.

Application Process

Interested auditors are requested to submit a complete proposal with supporting documents to [email protected] by December 9, 2024.

The Sana’a Center for Strategic Studies

Founded in 2014, the Sana’a Center is one of the few independent research centers that has continued to operate in Yemen throughout the ongoing conflict. While the Center maintains cordial relations with all key stakeholders, it has remained fiercely unaligned with any of the belligerent parties. The Sana’a Center has thus maintained a unique position and the ability to work throughout Yemen and beyond.

The Center maintains a strong network across Yemen with access to key political, military and security figures, tribal leaders, the financial sector, economists, journalists, humanitarian actors, civil society, and other important stakeholders. The Center has also established a broad network and presence within the international community, connecting it to international organizations, diplomatic circles, regional and international policymakers, research centers and global forums.

The Sana’a Center’s reports and researchers are widely quoted in local, regional, and international media outlets, while the analysis of the Center’s experts is regularly sought out by local and international stakeholders.