Services · Scale-Up

Criteria for Selection for Audit Committee

CAC

Defines selection criteria for Risk/Audit Committee members, including independence, competence, financial literacy, integrity and conflict-of-interest considerations.

What changes

Stronger accountability, transparency, risk management, assurance coverage and governance oversight.

What you get

Board-approved RAC member selection criteria document CAC001
Candidate evaluation matrix and scoring sheet CAC002
Board presentation pack on the RAC initiative and selection criteria CAC003

What has to come first

NAHNeeds Assessment Report - National Head Quarters or NABNeeds Assessment Report - Branch/District Recommended

Needs assessment findings on governance, assurance coverage and control gaps tell the criteria which skills the committee must bring

Who is involved

From the National Society's side. This is what the engagement asks of your people.

Your own staff work alongside the adviser throughout, so this is a commitment of their time as well as the Centre's. Ask in the request and you are given the day estimate per role before anything is signed.

Role	What they do
HNS Board	Approves the criteria and appoints members
HNS Secretary General	Sponsors the RAC initiative
HNS Finance Director	Provides input on financial oversight needs
HNS Internal Auditor	Advises on assurance coverage
RAC members to be appointed	Selected against the criteria
GFDC delivery team	Drafts and advises

How it is measured

Indicator	Target	Evidence
Selection criteria approved by the Board within target time of kick-off	8 weeks	Board minutes or signed criteria document
Approved criteria reflected in the published RAC advertisement	100 percent of advertised vacancies	Advertisement checked against the criteria document
Appointed members evaluated against the criteria, with at least one professionally qualified finance or audit member	All appointees scored; at least 1 qualified member	Completed CAC002 matrices; appointment minutes
Independence and conflict-of-interest declarations on file for all appointed members	100 percent of appointees	Signed declarations in the governance file

Tools

3 of 3 ready to download.

CAC001 Criteria for Audit Committee Tool DOCX
CAC002 Candidate evaluation matrix and scoring sheet Template XLSX
CAC003 Board presentation pack on the RAC initiative and selection criteria Template DOCX

Standards

IIA International Professional Practices Framework (IPPF)
COSO Internal Control - Integrated Framework
GFDC Operational Framework (intake, triage, service workflow)
HNS Delegation of Authority (DoA) and governance ToRs
Fundamental Principles of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
NGO accountability and governance standards

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The form arrives with CAC filled in. You can change it, and you do not have to be sure.

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Code: CAC
Tier: Scale-Up
Outcome area: 2 · Governance, risk, accountability and assurance
Deliverables: 3
Tools: 3 of 3

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