International Development Consultancy
Donors and implementing partners of international organisations are responsible for ensuring funds are used effectively and efficiently. This applies when a donor is procuring directly for the programme. But, it also applies to contractors, NGOs, recipient governments or other development partners when they manage funds. Our international development assurance teams help you to meet those responsibilities.
With our experience supporting governments, international charities, NGOs and global bodies, we understand the complexity of your fund management. Our international development assurance team offers:
- fully outsourced and co-sourced internal audit services;
- proactive and reactive investigations;
- risk management and fraud risk assessments;
- consultancy and capacity development; and
- technology risk assurance.
We work closely with our international colleagues across the RSM Global network to support and manage a number of frameworks and act as a one-contract solution. Our services include donor specific compliance audits, financial statement audits and grant funding reviews.
- Key global partner
- Capacity development
- Internal audit
- Funding investigations
Key global partner
Effective international programmes rely on having access to the right capabilities. Our teams have experience in supporting the international development sector in more than 30 countries, and have curated the valuable collective knowledge necessary to navigate the international landscape.
Working closely with you, our experts help to develop meaningful capabilities, and to improve confidence, skills, knowledge and resources. This could be from boosting technical knowledge for technical audits, to training risk-based internal auditors, to project managing your team on investigative work.
Capacity development
With knowledge of United Nations policies and procedures, our SAFE/UNDSS trained team can advise on best practice and learnings gained from other organisations. With our strong understanding of the international public sector, we are well placed to bring you meaningful insights and recommendations through a high-quality audit programme that maintains your integrity and reputation. Where needed, we can also draw on the RSM International network for specialist expertise.
Internal audit
Investigations give donors and the international community assurance that funding and aid is allocated for its intended purpose. They also help to prevent and detect fraudulent activity. With our extensive experience in managing high-profile international investigations, we can give you clear and practical recommendations for improved controls for your funding and future strategic design.
We are SAFE/UNDSS trained and security vetted, so you can be confident that we maintain the highest levels of integrity and confidentiality.
Our team specialises in carrying out in-depth audit and forensic investigations into grants and bi-lateral/multilateral funding and providing audit-related technical assistance and capacity development.
In this area, we offer:
- independent investigations to a variety of standards (including OIOS);
- Sexual Exploitation Abuse (SEA) and Human Resource Investigations;
- support in the development of local systems (ie working to build the capacity of government auditors);
- special purpose audits and governance investigation and reviews;
- extensive data analytics and data forensics capacity;
- supply chain due diligence and verifications;
- test purchases and specialist procurement audits; and
- last mile and beneficiary testing.
Funding investigations
