This criterion to establish that the ANGO has the policies, systems and practices required to assess, report & escalate, mitigate and manage enterprise risk including risks relating to: staff safety and security, safeguarding, incident management, staff integrity, high risk contexts, financial viability and reputation. A2.2 ANGO has systems to ensure the integrity of staff and volunteers including integrity screening checks, HR policies, Code of Conduct. A2.3 ANGO has safeguarding policy and practices in place to manage risks associated with sexual exploitation, abuse, harassment and misconduct, including processes for investigating, reporting and action (where appropriate). A2.4 ANGO has established public-facing complaints handling, whistle blowing, and incident management systems that are accessible to all stakeholders. A2.5 ANGO has systems to assess and manage staff safety and security risk. A2.6 ANGO can demonstrate the application of additional analysis, risk identification and risk management measures for high risk contexts. A3: The ANGO has effective child safeguards This criterion seeks to establish that the ANGO has the policies, procedures and practices required to safeguard children and fully comply with DFAT’s Child Protection Policy. A3.1 ANGO has an organisational Child Protection Policy. A3.2 ANGO has child safeguarding procedures in place that fully comply with DFAT’s Child Protection Policy and all of its nine minimum standards. A3.3 ANGO has controls and procedures to ensure implementing partners have compliant protection policy and practices. A3.4 ANGO undertakes periodic assessments of its own and its implementing partners’ child protection practices.
C3: The ANGO continually supports its partners to manage joint initiatives in a manner consistent with current good practice. This criterion seeks to establish that the ANGO provides adequate ongoing capacity strengthening support to partners to enable good development practice and comply with DFAT funding obligations. C3.1 ANGO has taken the capacity of implementing partners into account in program design and delivery. C3.2 ANGO monitors and responds to the performance of its implementing partners, including implementation of policy requirements. C3.3 ANGO enables partners to provide feedback, raise complaints and receive a response through an effective, accessible and safe process. C3.4 ANGO has documented implementing partner capacity strengthening plans. C3.5 ANGO can demonstrate it with implementing partners on an ongoing basis to operate in a manner that is consistent with good development practice and meets reasonable risk management and safeguarding policy obligations. C3.6 ANGO has a system to assess the effectiveness of its partnerships or collaborations. D: Communications INDICATORS ARE APPLIED COMMENSURATE WITH THE NATURE AND SIGNIFICANCE OF RISK D1: The ANGO acknowledges and attributes Australian government support. This criterion to assess that ANGOs and its partners have commitment and capacity to comply with the Australian aid program’s Visual Identity Guidelines. D1.1 ANGO acknowledges and attributes the Australian identity and the support of the Australian Government, both in Australia and overseas. D1.2 ANGO has documented procedures that address the acknowledgement and attribution of the Australian identity and support of the Australian Government. D2: The ANGO provides accurate, timely and accessible information about the organisation, its objectives and its activities, in a manner that respects the dignity of recipient communities. This criterion seeks to assess an organisation’s commitment to transparency. D2.1 ANGO and its partners share accurate, timely and accessible information with its stakeholders, including primary stakeholders. D2.2 There is consistency between ANGO’s activities and its promotional material. D2.3 ANGO’s promotional material respects the dignity, values, history, religion and culture of the people with whom it works. D2.4 ANGO has established systems to ensure that any public materials are quality assured against guidelines. D2.5 ANGO has agreed guidelines with international partners, alliances or affiliates covering appropriate attribution in organisational promotional materials.