Institutional Development Co-operation between the Office of the Auditor General of Zimbabwe and the Swedish National Audit Office 2017 – 2022

The long term overall objective for the co-operation is: To help OAG to fully achieve the implementation of ISSAIs in areas selected for co-operation. The international audit standards set out principles and requirements for Supreme Audit Institutions to strive for. There will always be room for improvement in this regard. The intention is that the Project should contribute to a better achievement of the long term objective through the following project objectives:
Component 1 – Management
– An effective & empathic leadership culture and process
– Improved management capabilities leading to improved performance & improved staff satisfaction
Component 2 – Performance audit
– Increased capacity to produce performance audits
– A stable and increased production of performance audit reports with improved quality (content, reader-friendly, report design) and shorter processing time
Component 3 – Communication
– Coordinated and professional external and internal communication
– Improved relations between managers and staff as they communicate more effectively with each other
Component 4 – HR & training and development
– Professional and well coordinated functions for HR and training,
– OAG needs for competency identified and appropriate action taken (within available resources) to meet those needs
Component 5 – Other development activities
– Improvement of OAG operations in line with ISSAIs through other development activities
The support from the Swedish NAO has been provided through short term visits by SNAO staff or consultants, remote assistance, visits in Sweden and funding of some capacity building activities. In addition USD 475,000 has been used for contributions to UNDP Zimbabwe for support to development of the technical infrastructure, capacity and individual audits at Office of the Auditor General. An external evaluation of the cooperation was presented in February 2022.