Audit Reports

Central to WFP’s operating model and culture, reassignment is the process of internally deploying international professional staff, most of whom are required to rotate between posts and duty stations (at designated intervals) to where they are most needed. During the audit period, 1,056 staff were reassigned, comprised of 919 professionals and 137 senior staff. The average financial cost of relocating an international staff member through reassignment is estimated at USD 50,000. With WFP’s expansion of its rank-in-post promotion system to all grade levels starting in 2021, reassignment will act as the starting point through which promotions for duration of assignment will occur in the future. Based on the results of the audit, the Office of Internal Audit has come to an overall conclusion of partially satisfactory with some improvements needed.

SCOPE is WFP’s beneficiary information and transfers management platform. It is an in-house developed technology that functions as a database to securely store the beneficiary information country offices may need to carry out their operations. It also offers functionalities and capabilities to manage the transfer of benefits. Based on the results of the audit, the Office of Internal Audit has come to an overall conclusion of Partially Satisfactory / Major Improvement Needed.

WFP’s procurement of goods and services includes all non-food items and services procured from commercial providers, but excludes contracts governed under ad-hoc manuals and rules such as contracts with individuals; contracts for WFP logistics; field level agreements to support WFP programmes and partnerships with other entities, including the private sector; and for the provision of pro-bono goods and services. In 2020, WFP procured USD 825 million of goods and services. Based on the results of the audit, the Office of Internal Audit has come to an overall conclusion of partially satisfactory / some improvement needed.