TERMS OF REFERENCE
Finance Training in Timor Leste
Finance Training in Timor Leste
The Australian Foundation for the Peoples of Asia and the Pacific (AFAP) is currently seeking a trainer to teach a short one-off Finance Training course to staff from In-Country Partner organisations in Timor Leste.
1. Background
The Australian Foundation for the Peoples of Asia and the Pacific (AFAP) is an AusAID accredited non-government organisation involved in development and poverty alleviation projects throughout Africa, Asia and the Pacific.
As part of AFAP’s ANCP 2010-11 program, AFAP is organising a Finance Capacity Building workshop in Timor for ICP staff and community members.
AFAP works with a number of In-Country Partners (ICP) implementing development projects in Timor Leste. Greater support and engagement with our Community Partners and acknowledged expertise in institutional strengthening/ capacity building were highlighted as important items in AFAP’s 2009-2012 strategic plan. AFAP has been working with these NGO partners in Timor for more than 5 years, some for 10 years. This training is designed to lead to a sustainable situation where ICPs take increasingly greater responsibility for their project monitoring and reporting requirements.
AFAP’s Partners work in across a wide range of areas including arts and culture; agriculture; education; food security; health services and promotion; income generation; microfinance and water and sanitation. AFAP partners in Timor Leste are:
· Arte Moris/Tekee Media
· Bairo Pite Clinic
· Bega Valley Advocates for Timor Leste Inc. (BVATL) in association with the Natarbora Barique Friendship Commission
· Fundasaun Alola
· HIAM Health
· Life, Love & Health
· PRADET (Psychosocial Recovery and Development East Timor)
· Timor Aid
2. Purpose
The consultant will be required to design and run a training course to increase the financial management skills of AFAP’s partner NGOs in Timor Leste. It is expected that there will be between 6 and 15 participants. The expected outputs of the project are:
Participants who complete the training are equipped with sound financial management skills, particularly in the area of producing financial management reports.
Participants are equipped with increased financial analysis skills. Specifically, they will be sufficiently capable of carrying out balance sheet analysis tasks.
Participants are capable of independently carrying out financial tasks which are relevant to their respective organisations and responsibilities, as covered by the training e.g. If the course outline and learning objectives cover bank reconciliation, accurate data entry and payroll tasks, participants should be competent in carrying out these tasks.
3. Scope and method
The consultant will have recognised qualifications and 3 years of experience in designing and delivering training courses on financial skills. The consultant will have experience and in depth understanding of the requirements and limitations of local NGOs in Timor Leste or developing countries. Previous experience in Timor is preferred. The ability to speak Tetum or provide a translator is essential.
Course content:
The training needs to be conducted in a class based style with practical examples and participation. The following topics and skill levels have been identified by participants and are ranked in order of importance (most to least):
Ø Balance sheet analysis
Ø MYOB
Ø Bank reconciliation
Ø Financial management skills including management reports
Ø Payroll
Ø Data entry and report generation
Ø General financial analysis
Ø Audit preparation
All participants have basic-to-intermediate skills in the areas listed above therefore the trainer's course design will need to reflect this. The course should cover address a significant proportion of this content in a manner which is both time efficient and interrelated, so as to accord with the time constraints of the course (4-5 days).
4. Personnel requirements
Specifically, the consultant will:
a) Provide the content and format for the financial training course, covering material on the topics identified above.
b) Deliver training in Tetum to between 6 and 15 AFAP ICP staff and/or community members.
c) Supply the following:
o Workbook with exercises (in Tetum) for all participants
o Necessary materials and equipment
d) In conjunction with AFAP staff, organise logistics including, but not limited to an appropriate location and learning space.
e) Provide a summary report and analysis at the completion of the training course.
5. Duration and Timeframe
The course should run for between 4 – 5 consecutive days, and preferably completed by December 30, 2011. However, this is negotiable between AFAP and selected consultant.
6. Remuneration
The proposed budget for the entire project will not exceed AUD $10,000. Interested trainers are therefore asked to provide a written statement of their projected costs, including remuneration and their dates of availability to conduct the course.
7. Submissions
Trainers need to submit a CV demonstrating their past experience in financial literacy training within a development context, including a sample of materials previously used and a draft workshop breakdown in accordance with the required course content. Please be sure to include all of the following information:
o CV of consultant
o Course outline and learning objectives which directly addresses both the participants’ needs and the development context in Timor Leste
o Sample of past materials created by consultant and/or proposed materials to be used
o Projection of costs
o Available dates to conduct training
o Evidence of ability to speak Tetum or provide a translator
o Additional information outlining In-country logistics, such as venue, catering etc.
o Details of assistance required by AFAP
Selection will be on a competitive basis on the following criteria:
o Relevance of course outline and learning objectives to participants’ needs and abilities
o Quality of sample materials
o Projected costs
o Ability to speak Tetum or provide a translator
o Ability to provide assistance to AFAP to organise In-country logistics
o Available dates
For further information, please contact Cassandra Mok: cassandra.mok@afap.org
Please submit applications by 5 June 2011 to Cassandra Mok via email:cassandra.mok@afap.org
etanetanetanetanetanetanetanet
Support ETAN in 2011. Make a contribution here http://etan.org/etan/donate.
Thank you for your support.
John M. Miller, National Coordinator
East Timor & Indonesia Action Network (ETAN)
PO Box 21873, Brooklyn, NY 11202-1873 USA
Phone: +1-718-596-7668 Mobile phone: +1-917-690-4391
Email: john@etan.org Skype: john.m.miller
http://www.etan.org
Twitter: http://twitter.com/etan009
Blog: http://etanaction.blogspot.
No comments:
Post a Comment