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Needs Assessment Report - National Head Quarters

NAH

Conducts NHQ-level needs assessment covering finance management, internal controls, structure, reporting, systems and compliance maturity.

What changes

More evidence-based planning, clearer baselines, stronger prioritization and better monitoring of FD interventions.

What you get

Integrated NHQ Needs Assessment Report with risk and needs profile, prioritised recommendations and management responses to every key finding NAH001
Report on Structural Analysis NAB005
Report on Process Maps and As Is Controls NAB004
Report on Internal Control Assessment NAB003

What has to come first

Nothing is required before this service.

Entry-point diagnostic service
PARPre-engagement Assessment Report Recommended

Pre-engagement assessment confirms NS commitment and engagement scope before fieldwork

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
NS leadership and senior management at NHQ	Assessment counterpart; approves report and action plan
NS governing board and finance or audit commission (where constituted)	Oversight of follow-up
NS finance and related support functions at NHQ	Process owners interviewed; provide management comments and responses
IFRC country/cluster and regional teams	Coordination and NSD/FD alignment
GFDC delivery team	Delivers the assessment
PNS providing financial or technical support at HQ level	Input on partner-funded operations
Key institutional donors / funding partners with significant HQ-facing portfolios	Assurance users of findings

How it is measured

Indicator	Target	Evidence
Fieldwork and data collection completed for the agreed NHQ scope	100% of agreed cycles and functions	Walkthrough records; information request log
Draft report with risk and needs profile validated with NS senior management after fieldwork ends	Within 4 weeks	Validation workshop minutes; draft report
Final report with management responses to every key finding approved by NS leadership after fieldwork ends	Within 6 weeks	Signed-off report; agreed action plan
Priority recommendations adopted into FD/NSD planning with owner and timeline	At least 80%	Agreed action plan; FD follow-up meeting records

Tools

25 of 25 ready to download.

NAH001 Branch Assessment Report Report DOCX
NAH002 Branch Assessment Questionnaire Tool DOCX
NAB006 COSO Framework Reference PDF
NAB007 Notes on McKinsey 7S Model Tool PDF
NAB008 Assessment of enforcement of TORs ToR DOCX
NAB009 List of documents to be reviewed Tool XLSX
NAB010 List of processes to be mapped Tool DOCX
NAB011 ML checklist Checklist XLSX
NAB012 IFRS Compliance Checklist Checklist XLSM
NAB013 7S Analysis Tool Tool XLSX
NAB014 Accounting practices checklist Checklist XLSX
NAB016 IT Control Checklist Tool XLSX
NAB017 Finance Manual Content Checklist Tool XLSX
NAB018 Procurement Manual Content Checklist Tool XLSX
NAB019 HR Manual Content Checklist Tool XLSX
NAB020 Staff Assessment Questionnaire Tool DOCX
NAB021 Finance Dept Skills Assessment Questionnaire Tool XLSX
NAB022 Governance Skills Assessment Questionnaire Tool XLSX
NAB023 Fraud and Corruption Content Checklist Tool XLSX
NAB024 Whistle Blower Content Checklist Tool XLSX
NAB001 Methodology for Needs Assessment Reference DOCX
NAB002 Internal Control Assessment Tool Tool XLSX
NAB003 Report on Internal Control Assessment Tool DOCX
NAB004 Report on Process Maps and As Is Controls Tool DOCX
NAB005 Report on Structural Analysis Tool DOCX

Standards

COSO Internal Control - Integrated Framework
GFDC Operational Framework (intake, triage, service workflow)
IFRC National Society Development Framework
McKinsey 7S model
HNS finance manual, accounting policies and close procedures
IFRC National Society Development (NSD) Policy
OCAC / BOCA capacity assessment frameworks

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Code: NAH
Tier: Diagnostic
Outcome area: 1 · Evidence-based FD intervention design and finance function planning
Deliverables: 4
Tools: 25 of 25

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