Background
The Pharo Foundation (“the Foundation”) is a privately funded entrepreneurial organisation that runs philanthropic programmes as well as for-profit social enterprises. The Vision of the Foundation is an economically vibrant and inclusive Africa. The Mission is to achieve the Vision by investing in the human and physical capital of Africa, with an emphasis on job creation.
Established in 2011 as a UK based non-profit, the Foundation has already carried out more than 30 projects, primarily in Ethiopia and Somaliland. The key themes for the philanthropic side of the Foundation are education, health, water and agriculture. Social enterprises cover all areas where the Foundation feels an effective impact can be made with the aim of sustainability and job creation.
Headquartered in London, the Foundation also has an operational HQ in Nairobi and offices in Addis Ababa, Assosa, and Hargeisa. In Ethiopia we are registered as Foreign Charity on 08 November 2016 by Charities and Societies Agency (License # 3717).
Objective
To invite audit firms to submit an audit proposal to the Addis Ababa Foundation office for the provision of an independent audit opinion on our annual financial statements as per international audit standards.
Selection process
The Foundation aims to hire an experienced and competent audit firm for the aforementioned service to be undertaken during end of Feb 2021 to mid-March 2021.
Fees
The Foundation would like to ensure that it receives a comprehensive service that is delivered in a cost-effective way. Please include in your fee proposal the extent to which additional advice is included in your fees and how overrun deadlines would be managed.
Estimated no of vouchers to be audited is 60 box files