Consultancy for Risk Management and Compliance Capacity Strengthening Training

Background

Terre des hommes (Tdh) operates in complex humanitarian and development environments

where organizations face multiple strategic, operational, financial, safeguarding, and compliance- related risks. Effective risk management   and strong compliance systems are critical to ensuring accountability, donor confidence, safeguarding of children and communities, and organizational sustainability.

Many local partnerorganizations have limitedstructured approaches to identifying, mitigating, and monitoring risks, as well as ensuring compliance with donor, legal, safeguarding, and

internal policy requirements. To address thesegaps, Tdh seeks a qualified consultant to delivera Risk Management and Compliance Capacity Strengthening Training for partner organizations and selected staff.

Purpose of the Consultancy

The purpose of this consultancy is to strengthen organizational capacity to systematically identify, assess, manage,and monitor riskswhile ensuring compliance with applicable donor, legal, ethical, and safeguarding standards.

Training Objectives

By the end of the training, participants will be able to:

• Understand key risk management and compliance conceptsin humanitarian and development contexts.
• Identify and categorize organizational risks (strategic, programmatic, financial, operational, safeguarding, reputational).
• Apply practical risk assessment and mitigation tools.
• Establish and maintainrisk registers and compliance monitoring systems.
• Strengthen internal controlsand accountability mechanisms.
• Ensure compliance with donor requirements, safeguarding standards, and national regulations.
• Integrate risk management into organizational decision-making and project cycles.

Scope of Work

The consultant will be responsible for:

• Conducting a brief pre-training organizational risk and compliance capacity assessment.
• Designing a context-specific trainingcurriculum and agenda.
• Delivering interactive and practice-oriented trainingsessions covering:
  • Risk management principles and frameworks
  • Risk identification, analysis, and prioritization
  • Development and use of risk registers
  • Internal controls and segregation of duties
  • Donor compliance (financial, procurement, reporting)
  • Safeguarding, PSEA, and codeof conduct compliance
  • Legal and regulatory compliance for NGOs
  • Fraud prevention, whistleblowing, and incident response
  • Monitoring, review, and reporting of risks
• Facilitating case studies, simulations, and group exercises.
• Supporting participants to develop or refine organizational risk registers and compliance action plans.
• Providing post-training recommendations for strengthening organizational risk and compliance systems.
• Training Duration and Structure

The training will be delivered over five (5) full days , structured as follows:

1. Day 1:  Risk Management Fundamentals & Organizational Risk Landscape
2. Day 2:  Risk Assessment Tools & Risk Registers
3. Day 3:  Internal Controls, Fraud Prevention & Donor Compliance
4. Day 4:  Safeguarding, Legal Compliance & Ethical Standards
5. Day 5:  Risk Monitoring, Reporting & Organizational Action Planning
6. Deliverables

The consultant will provide:

• Pre-training risk and compliance assessment summary
• Detailed training agenda and curriculum
• Training materials (slides,tools, templates, case studies)
• Delivery of 5 full days of training
• Draft organizational risk registers and compliance actionplans
• Post-training evaluation analysis
• Final training reportwith recommendations
• Consultant Qualifications

The consultant must have:

• Atleast 5–7 years of experience in risk management, compliance, audit, or governance within NGOs, INGOs, or development contexts.
• Demonstrated experience delivering risk and compliance trainings.
• Strong understanding of donor compliance requirements and safeguarding standards.
• Experience with internal control systems and fraud risk management.
• Excellent facilitation, analytical, and reporting skills.
• Duration and Work Structure

The assignment will run for  Seven (7) days,from 21th to25th September 2026 ,structured as follows:

• Day 1: Initial assessment, administrative preparation, and finalization of training arrangements.
• Days 2–5 Full deliveryof Risk Management and Compliance CapacityStrengthening Training
• Final Day: Development of the trainingreport and submission of all administrative and required documentation.
• Location: Maiduguri
• Logistics and Support

Tdh will provide:

• Training venue and logistics
• Participant mobilization and coordination
• Printing of training materials
• Stationery, equipment, and administrative support

This ToR may be updated to reflect evolving programmatic needs.