Background
International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) is the world’s largest, most enduring network for sexual and reproductive health, rights, and justice. Founded by a group of courageous and determined women, IPPF has carried their vision of a just and equitable world, free from coercion, violence, and discrimination for nearly 75 years. Today, we are a movement of over 100 locally-led Member Associations in over 150+ countries.
We deliver essential sexual and reproductive health services, and we advance, defend, and celebrate rights, dignity, and pleasure. Our efforts include health services, sex education, policy change, assistance in humanitarian crises, and advocacy from grassroots communities to national and international political arenas. We work towards radical and long-term change, culturally, structurally, and politically. We advance and defend rights, and actively shape public health approaches and services. We stand up when others cannot or do not. We amplify voices of those who can. We are committed to a transformational vision of a more just future in which rights, dignity, joy, and pleasure are universal.
Purpose of the Tender
Annually, we audit a sample of our Member Associations globally using a standard work program based on risk assessment and best-practice. These audits are completed by experienced consultants, with oversight from the IPPF Director, Risk & Assurance. The audits cover both unrestricted funding and project-related restricted funds.
The purpose of this tender (RFP) is to contract an experienced Spanish-speaking audit consultant based in the Americas and the Caribbean to support the delivery of our annual audit plan that assesses our Member Associations in this region.
Note: We want to contract an individual consultant, not an audit firm. Applications from audit firms will therefore not be considered.
Scope of Work
The audit consultant will be contracted to deliver 2 or 3 (two or three) audits in 2027, with the hope that if these are executed well the consultant will join our roster of consultants and complete further audits in subsequent years.
The approach and scope of work is expected to be as follows:
- Confirmation of 2027 Audit Plan: The Member Associations to be audited in 2027 will be finalised as part of our annual planning cycle in October 2027. Once this is in place, we will be able to confirm which Member Associations in the Americas and Caribbean will require an audit.
- Contracting: In October/November 2027, we will finalise contracting with the selected consultant, including finalising fee rates and scheduling the planned audits with the Member Associations concerned. This stage will also include finalising the Terms of Reference including sharing the work program and standard reporting templates, and discussing any concerns.
- Fieldwork: The audit consultant will be expected to work autonomously in planning and completing the fieldwork, including liaising with staff at Member Associations to facilitate the fieldwork stage, e.g., sending document request lists in advance, finalising travel and visa arrangements, and completing the fieldwork at the Member Association office (1-2 weeks depending on the level of funding sent to the Member Association) following the IPPF audit work program.
- Presentation to Member Association: At the close of fieldwork, the consultant will be expected to give a presentation to the Member Association leadership team summarising the findings identified. This will allow the Member Association to confirm the accuracy of the findings prior to drafting of the report.
- Draft Report: The consultant will be expected to draft an audit report using the IPPF template that details both the individual audit issues identified, and an Executive Summary. The consultant will not be expected to obtain management responses for the audit report; rather, the consultant will deliver the draft audit report to the IPPF Director, Risk & Assurance.
- Expertise: The consultant will be expected to bring their expertise to assessing our audit work program and supporting templates to ensure we remain in line with best practice, and that our testing worksheets are appropriate for the risks we are looking to audit.
Tender Timeline
The expected timeline for the evaluation and decision-making process is:
Request for Proposal Live: 24 August 2026
You may request a meeting to clarify any key points of this RFP if you wish to.
Clarification Meetings: By 11 September 2026
Request for Proposal Deadline: 11 September 2026
Please send your proposal before RFP closes.
Shortlisting completed: 18 September 2026
Discussion with Potential Consultants: Week of 21 September 2026
Decision and Contracting: Week of 28 September 2026
Evaluation Criteria
Proposals will be evaluated using the following criteria. We therefore encourage proposals to clearly address each of the following in their submission:
- Audit Experience: Please provide a CV or resume that details your audit experience history. The audit consultant must have demonstrated recent experience of completing similar audits for other INGOs and/or international charities.
- Language: The consultant must be fluent in Spanish and have good working knowledge of English.
- Fee Expectations: Please submit your expected daily fee rate.
- Location: please confirm the country where you are resident. It is important to us that we contract with regionally-based auditors.
- Credentials: Minimum of two verifiable prior work examples and professional references.
The RFP Review Team reserves the right to accept or reject any or all RFPs received.
The RFP Review Team reserves the right to negotiate with respondents to this RFP, within the requirements of the RFP, to best serve the interests of IPPF.
Submission Guidelines
We look forward to receiving your submission. Please send them to:
Victoria Sadler, Director, Risk & Assurance, email: vsadler@ippf.org
You are welcome to supply the above information in whatever format is most appropriate for you. Additionally, consultants are welcome to discuss the opportunity with the IPPF Director, Risk & Assurance during the period the RFP is open.
Please ensure that you complete your proposal and send everything that has been requested by the closing date (Friday 11 September 2026). Failure to do so may result in instant rejection from the process.
Please note that your response should be honest and reasonable. The information you submit will be used as the basis of our relationship going forward, so please ensure it is accurate.
The successful contractor will also be required to complete due diligence where tax registrations and insurance cover may be verified. Also, background checks may be performed for financial crime reporting requirements.
