Quotations are hereby invited for the provision of internal audit services - conduct external quality assessment on the clients internal audit function. The external quality assessment should include a comprehensive review of the adequacy of the internal audit functions: - Conformance with the Internal Audit Standards, including a gap analysis between the old and new Global Internal Audit Standards, - Mandate, charter, strategy, methodologies, processes, risk assessment, and internal audit plan, - Compliance with applicable laws and/or regulations, - Performance criteria and measures as well as assessment results, - Competencies and due professional care, including the sufficient use of tools and techniques, and focus on continuous development, - Qualifications and competencies, including those of the chief audit executive’s role, as defined by the organization’s job description and appointment process, - Integration into the organization’s governance processes to ensure that the internal audit function operates independently, - Contribution to the organization’s governance, risk management and control processes, - Contribution to the improvement of the organization’s operations and ability to attain its objectives, - Ability to meet expectations articulated by the senior management Audit Committee and stakeholders. The project is expected to run for a period of no longer 30 days from the date of receiving an official Purchase Order from the Supply Chain Management. (Ausschreibung №116404472de)