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Training: NS board oversight Role and Independence

T03

Trains board members on oversight role, independence, challenge, financial accountability, audit/risk oversight and boundaries with management.

What changes

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

What you get

Board training plan with participant mapping and focus area selection T03001
Board oversight training pack: agenda, slide deck, facilitator guide and scenario case studies T03002
Board oversight checklist and annual oversight calendar T03003
Conflict of interest disclosure and recusal templates with Board reporting pack outline T03004
Attendance register, pre/post knowledge check and post-training action plan T03005

What has to come first

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

Needs assessment findings show where Board oversight is weak and which focus areas the training should target
RACTORs of Risk & Audit Committee along with updates to JDs of members Recommended

An approved Risk and Audit Committee ToR gives the oversight modules concrete routines to anchor to

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 members, including President/Chair and committee chairs	Primary participants
Board committees (Finance, Risk and Audit, Governance/Ethics where constituted)	Apply the oversight routines
Secretary General and Senior Management Team	Interface between Board oversight and operations
Heads of Finance, Risk and Internal Audit	Technical contributors and users of Board routines
IFRC / NSD and GFDC counterparts	Support governance strengthening
External facilitators or subject matter experts	Optional, depending on HNS context

How it is measured

Indicator	Target	Evidence
Board members and committee chairs complete the training	90% attendance, including all committee chairs	Attendance register (T03005)
Knowledge checks show improved understanding of the oversight role and independence safeguards	80% post-check pass rate	Pre/post knowledge check records (T03005)
Board adopts the oversight checklist and annual oversight calendar	Within 8 weeks of delivery	Board minutes; adopted checklist and calendar (T03003)
Conflict of interest disclosures are current for all Board members	100% on file within 12 weeks	Disclosure register (T03004)

Tools

5 of 5 ready to download.

T03001 Board training plan with participant mapping and focus area selection Template PPTX
T03002 Board oversight training pack: agenda, slide deck, facilitator guide and scenario case studies Template PPTX
T03003 Board oversight checklist and annual oversight calendar Template XLSX
T03004 Conflict of interest disclosure and recusal templates with Board reporting pack outline Template DOCX
T03005 Attendance register, pre/post knowledge check and post-training action plan Template PPTX

Standards

COSO Internal Control - Integrated Framework
GFDC Operational Framework (intake, triage, service workflow)
HNS Delegation of Authority (DoA) and governance ToRs
NGO accountability and governance standards
HNS Internal Audit Charter and risk-based audit plan
Kirkpatrick four-level training evaluation model
ISO 37002 - Whistleblowing management systems guidelines
HNS statutes, bylaws and Board rules of procedure
HNS Code of Conduct and conflict-of-interest policy
IIA Three Lines Model

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