Tender specification for review consultant
At the board meeting on July 14th the Board agreed, in line with the Hudson Review to hire a consultant to conduct a short independent audit of governance, and in particular the progress the charity has made in governance issues this year.
Governance audit for Wikimedia UK
Wikimedia UK ('WMUK') is looking for a consultant to conduct a short independent audit of governance, and in particular of the progress the charity has made in governance issues this year.
In January 2013, Mike Hudson of Compass Partnership completed a comprehensive review of our governance, which is available online. The published Governance Review included 50 recommendations, one of which was that further external audits should be commissioned to take place nine and eighteen months after publication.
Tenders are invited to carry out the first of these external audits. Subject to satisfactory completion of the first audit, there may be an opportunity to tender for the second as well, which is likely to be more extensive.
In line with the Governance Review recommendations, candidates for this role should be comfortable addressing behavioural as well as compliance issues.
Proposed scope of the audit
- Provide a brief assessment of the charity's progress to date against each of the recommendations of the Governance Review
- Make suggestions as appropriate for advancing progress against the Governance Review recommendations
- Provide brief comments on the charity's current governance arrangements in comparison with those of a typical UK charity of a similar age and size
Proposed list of tasks
- Read Governance Review and background papers, and attend inception meeting with CEO and Chairs of the board of trustees and the governance committee
- Review board papers, minutes and correspondence
- Obtain feedback from and discuss governance progress with with CEO, staff and board members (including meetings as needed)
- Prepare draft written report, and discuss with the charity's governance committee and/or main board
- Provide final report and feedback in person to the board at their meeting on 13th and 14th September 2013.
In line with the charity's open mission, it is intended that the final written report will be published online, and the author should be prepared to agree a suitable copyright licence (eg CC-BY-SA) to allow that to happen.
Tender
Please include the following information with your tender:
- A description of your previous engagement in such work, especially in the not for profit sector.
- Two referees, preferably from organisations similar in size/age/growth rate to WMUK who can attest to the quality of your work.
- A description of the methodology you would employ.
- Your fee for the work including all extras.
Send the tender to Richard Nevell, richard.nevell@wikimedia.org.uk
Closing date
The final closing date for tenders is: July 31st at 5pm.
About Wikimedia UK
Wikimedia UK is a UK charity that promotes and supports Wikipedia, its sister projects, and other open educational resources in the UK. Following the principles of Wikipedia, we are a volunteer-led organisation, and volunteers have a central role in all our activities. We were established in 2008 and were granted UK charitable status in 2011. We are one of over thirty similar associations in countries around the world, recognised by the Wikimedia Foundation but operationally and legal independent. We work with individuals, museums, universities, businesses and media companies to make freely licensed content available and to help other people re-use open content. We seek to have a close relationship with other open content organizations in the UK, and with the global community of Wikimedia readers and editors.
Useful information
The Governance Review can be seen at http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikimedia_UK_gov_review_rpt_v5.pdf
Please send your tender to Richard Nevell, richard.nevell@wikimedia.org.uk
Further information can be obtained from the CEO, Jon Davies jon.davies@wikimedia.org.uk or from our Governance Committee chair, Michael Maggs michael.maggs@wikimedia.org.uk.