Services · Scale-Up

Internal Audit Services - Inhouse

IAS

Supports establishment or strengthening of in-house internal audit services, including function design, annual planning, resourcing approach and implementation support.

What changes

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

What you get

Internal audit function design and capacity decision paper IAS002
Internal Audit Charter, formally approved by the Board / RAC IAC001
Audit universe and risk-based annual audit plan IAS003
Internal audit budget and resourcing plan with job descriptions IAS004
Implementation roadmap and first audit cycle support log IAS005

What has to come first

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

Function design must be grounded in needs assessment findings on governance, risk and control gaps
CACCriteria for Selection for Audit Committee Recommended

A constituted Risk & Audit Committee approves the charter and audit plan and oversees the function
RMFRisk Management Framework and Architecture Recommended

An existing risk management framework and risk register feed the risk-based audit plan

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 Governing Board	Approves the Internal Audit Charter
HNS Risk & Audit Committee	Approves the charter and annual audit plan; receives audit reports
HNS Secretary General	Sponsors establishment; approves budget and recruitment
HNS Finance Director	Counterpart for design and implementation
Head of Internal Audit / internal auditors	Operate the function once appointed
GFDC delivery team	Designs the function and supports implementation

How it is measured

Indicator	Target	Evidence
Internal Audit Charter formally approved by the Board / RAC within target time of kick-off	12 weeks	Board / RAC approval minutes; signed charter
Risk-based annual audit plan approved by the RAC within target time of kick-off	16 weeks	RAC minutes; approved audit plan
Internal audit function staffed per the approved resourcing plan	Head of Internal Audit in post within 6 months	Appointment letter; organisation chart
First audit engagement completed and reported to the RAC	Within 9 months of kick-off	Signed internal audit report; RAC minutes

Tools

8 of 8 ready to download.

IAS001 Internal Audit Charter Manual DOCX
IAS002 Internal audit function design and capacity decision paper Template DOCX
IAS003 Audit universe and risk-based annual audit plan template Template DOCX
IAS004 Internal audit budget and resourcing model Template XLSX
IAS005 Implementation roadmap and first audit cycle support tracker Template XLSX
IAC001 Internal Audit Charter template (Movement-adapted) Template DOCX
IAC003 Board / RAC approval pack Template DOCX
SIA001 Sample JDs for internal audit function Example 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
HNS Internal Audit Charter and risk-based audit plan
IIA Three Lines Model

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Code: IAS
Tier: Scale-Up
Outcome area: 2 · Governance, risk, accountability and assurance
Deliverables: 5
Tools: 8 of 8

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