Date of Publication: October 8, 2025

1. Introduction

The National Federation of the Disabled – Nepal (NFDN) is a national umbrella organization established in 1993, representing over 400 member organizations of persons with disabilities across Nepal. NFDN is committed to promoting and protecting the rights of persons with disabilities through advocacy, awareness-raising, capacity building, and networking.

In line with our core values of accountability, transparency, and participatory governance, NFDN is seeks to conduct an Institutional social audit for the fiscal year 2081/82 B.S (2024/25), covering the overall organizational activities.

The social audit, an important social accountability tool for NFD-Nepal is being conducted to verify the implementation of the projects and their results, to assess the project’s adherence to social responsibility and ethical standards, ensuring accountability and transparency. It aims to evaluate the impact of all the current projects interventions on stakeholders and promote continuous improvement in its social and ethical practices.

2. Objectives of the Social Audit

The primary objectives of the institutional social audit are to:

1. To ensure the practice of good governance in the project and within organization with the active involvement of the beneficiaries (peer support group members) and stakeholders (Organizations of Persons with Disabilities, local government,

2. Assess the effectiveness of NFDN’s governance structures, including the General Assembly, Executive Board, and Secretariat.
3. To share, learn and gain critical insight into key interventions and assess to which extent these interventions were carried out in a transparent and participatory manner.

4. Evaluate the transparency and accountability of financial management practices.
5. Review the implementation and impact of organizational policies and strategies.
6. Examine stakeholder engagement processes, focusing on inclusivity and responsiveness.

7. Identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT analysis) to inform strategic planning.

8. Provide actionable recommendations to enhance organizational performance and sustainability.

3. Scope of Work

The selected consultant or firm will undertake the following tasks:
1. Verification of Project Implementation:

• Analyze field visit reports and project event reports to verify the implementation of the project.

• Assess the extent to which the project’s goals and activities have been carried out as planned.

• Engage with project beneficiary, local OPDs, and local governments to gather feedback and insights on the project’s impact and effectiveness.

2. Evaluation of Transparency and Accountability Mechanisms:

• Evaluate the project’s transparency and accountability mechanisms to ensure compliance with legal requirements and best practices.

• Review project and organizations strategies, documentation to assess their effectiveness.

• Gather feedback from stakeholders, including persons with disabilities, OPDs, local governments, and partners, regarding their perception of transparency and accountability in the project.

3. Assessment of Social Impact:

• Assess the social impact of the project on target communities.

• Promote inclusivity and gender equity by examining the extent to which the project has addressed the needs of diverse community members.

• Evaluate the sustainability of project outcomes beyond its completion and provide recommendations for enhancing long-term impact.

4. Measurement of Advocacy and Engagement Strategies:

• Measure the effectiveness of advocacy and engagement strategies employed in the project.

• Confirm that these strategies align with NFD-Nepal values and objectives.

• Assess the extent to which persons with disabilities are empowered to actively participate in project-related decisions and activities.

5. Examination of Stakeholder Engagement:

• Examine the level of engagement of stakeholders, including community representatives, OPDs, local governments, and CSOs, in all phases of the project.

• Identify areas for improvement in stakeholder engagement and collaboration.

6. Financial and Resource Management Review:

• Examine the project’s financial and resource management to ensure efficient use of funds.

• Assess the alignment of financial practices with project goals and objectives.

• Provide recommendations for continuous improvement in resource management and financial accountability.

7. Reporting, Documentation and Sharing:

• Prepare reports documenting findings, observations, and recommendations.
• Draft a comprehensive document based on the assessment of transparency, accountability, and social impact.
• Document Review: Analyze NFDN’s strategic plans, annual reports, financial statements, policies, and procedures.
• Governance Assessment: Evaluate the functioning of governance bodies and decision-making processes.
• Financial Audit: Assess financial management systems, including budgeting, expenditure tracking, and compliance with legal and donor requirements.
• Stakeholder Consultations: Conduct interviews and focus group discussions with staff, board members, member organizations, beneficiaries, and external partners.
• Field Visits: Visit provincial and district offices to observe operations and gather feedback, if needed and applicable.
• Reporting: Prepare a comprehensive report detailing findings, analyses, and recommendations.
• Validation Workshop: Facilitate a workshop to present findings and gather feedback from stakeholders.

4. Responsibility of NFD-Nepal

NFD-Nepal will be responsible for the overall management and coordination of the social audit. Specifically, NFDN will:

• Provide project-related information, documents;

• Provide inputs to finalize survey design/instruments;

• Arrange required meetings, and consultations with project-related representatives and beneficiaries; 

• Give inputs on draft and final reports;

• Organize the validation workshop for dissemination the social audit report with insure the representative from all disabilities group and stakeholder.

5. Deliverables

The consultant or firm is expected to deliver:

1. An Inception Report outlining the methodology, work plan, and timeline.

2. A Draft Social Audit Report for review and feedback.

3. A Final Social Audit Report incorporating feedback and including an executive summary.

4.A Presentation for the validation workshop.

5. A Summary Brief in both English and Nepali for dissemination to stakeholders.

6. Duration and Timeline

The assignment is expected to commence on November 5, 2025, with the following tentative timeline:

• Inception Phase and Data Collection: November 5–15, 2025
• Data Analysis and Report Writing: November 16-30, 2025
• Validation Workshop: By 2^nd Week of December, 2025
• Final Report Submission: By 3^rd Week of December, 2025

7. Consultant/Organization Profile

• Interested consultants or firms should possess:
  Master’s degree in social science/management or any other relevant degree from a recognized university.
•  Minimum 6 years of working experience in the field of social audit of organization and at least 10 years of experience in program planning, implementation, organizational governance, and financial management.
• Demonstrated experience in facilitating the social audit for the disability sector of non-government organizations.
• Knowledge of governance, financial management, and stakeholder engagement best practices.
• Familiarity with the legal and regulatory frameworks governing NGOs in Nepal.
• Ability to function independently and with limited supervision, and governance.
• Excellent verbal and written communication in English and Nepali
• Strong analytical, communication, and facilitation skills.
  – provide a comprehensive report with clear, actionable recommendations in English and Nepali.

9. Submission Requirements

Interested parties are requested to submit all the above mention documents in accessible format

• Cover Letter
• Organization Profile
• Previous Social audit report, directly or lead role of the consultant involvement.
• Technical proposal/ with a proposed team of experts, and their responsibilities
• Financial Proposal
• CV of individual/ expert/team member(s)
• Registration and renewal certificates of organization
• Copy of VAT/PAN registration certificate/personal PAN
• Latest tax clearance certificate (FY 080/81)
• Contact information for two references from similar assignments.

10. Submission Deadline

All applications must be submitted by October 31, 2025, via email to procurement@nfdn.org.np and cc to did@nfdn.org.np, cfo@nfdn.org.np .

9. Contact Information

Issued by:

National Federation of the Disabled – Nepal (NFDN)

For further inquiries, please contact:

National Federation of the Disabled – Nepal (NFDN)

Bhrikutimandap, Kathmandu, Nepal
Email: admin@nfdn.org.np , cfo@nfdn.org.np and did@nfdn.org.np
Website: www.nfdn.org.np

Note: Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted for further processing. NFDN reserves the right to accept or reject any or all applications without assigning any reason.
NFD- Nepal will provide all relevant information and materials and clarify/support the selected candidate, as required.