Terms Of Reference (TOR) for Recruitment of a Firm/Consultant to Deliver Training on Finance for Non-Finance Team
Background
As a holistic girl-driven organisation, Girls Empowerment Sierra Leone (GESL) nurtures and transforms girls into effective leaders and social change agents in their communities to realise their dreams. GESL offers comprehensive year-round support and programming to girls while giving them the knowledge, tools, resources and networks to make an impact in their own lives and their communities.
We provide self-development and empowerment programs for communities led by school-going girls to bring out their leadership potential, develop their skills, ensure a safe space for sisterhood and peer-to-peer learning, and provide enrichment opportunities for their future growth and learning.
We are intentional about keeping girls in school and we do this through an innovative self-development and knowledge hub throughout key programmatic areas which include skills development focused on leadership and skills development, activism focused on advocacy and social change, well-being focused wellness education on physical & mental well-being, and academic enrichment focused on academic support and learning.
Our Vision
A world with a new generation of powerful young women leaders and change makers who are well-positioned and equipped to change their societies.
Our Mission
As a holistic girl-driven organisation, Girls Empowerment Sierra Leone (GESL) nurtures and transforms girls into effective leaders and social change agents in their communities to realise their dreams.
GESL offers comprehensive year-round support and programming to girls while giving them the knowledge, tools, resources, and networks to make an impact in their own lives and communities.
Context
GESL is seeking a consultant/ firm to provide training for their non-finance team members. This will include both board members and employees. The training programme’s goal is to ensure all GESL team and board members have a robust understanding of key financial concepts and reporting requirements so they can be better positioned to exercise their responsibilities from a fiduciary and employee perspective.
The consultant/firm can choose their learning journey with the aim of ensuring some of the following outcomes are achieved:
– Appreciation of link between governance and finance.
– Roles and responsibilities and internal financial control.
– Knowledge and understanding of what financial reporting includes and how to navigate and review such data.
– Use financial reports to monitor project performance and identify actions to keep project finances on track.
– Ability to interpret and develop budget, forecasts and variance analysis and understand the role of foreign exchange.
We will like to hear from you
For more information on any of our outlined services and any other ideas you might have, we are happy to work with you.