Position and function

The Department of International Cooperation is the unit under the State Audit Office of Viet Nam (SAV) and has the function to advise the Auditor General in aspect of control and implementation of international integration activities and international cooperation in state audit field, organize the implementation of foreign affair mission of SAV, manage and implement the international cooperation programs, projects of SAV.

Duties and powers

1. In the management and implementation of international integration activities and international cooperation in state audit field, the Department of International Cooperation has the following duties and powers:

a) Preside and prepare the strategy projects for international integration and international cooperation in SAV field to submit to competent authority for issuance;

b) Preside, prepare and submit to the Auditor General with regard of international cooperation plans in each period with the State Audit Office of other countries, with international organization of International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI), with international organization of Asian Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (ASOSAI) and other related international organizations;

c) Research and make proposal of cooperation promotion measures with other countries and international organizations in SAV field to submit to the Auditor General;

d) Assist the Auditor General in preparation of opinions for the National Assembly, Government, ministries, agencies on matters related to negotiation and signing international treaties in state audit field;

đ) Assist the Auditor General in negotiation, signing, participation in international treaties of SAV field with other countries and international organizations in accordance with regulations of the law;

e) Preside or take part in SAV’s negotiation delegation, or serve as official representative of SAV, if assigned by the Auditor General, take part in negotiation delegation of the Government or other organizations on basic of approved international integration negotiation measures.

g) Coordinate with subordinate units of SAV to carry out negotiation results in international integration of SAV;

h) Act as a  representative of SAV in cooperation with inland and overseas organizations and individuals, international investors in developing international cooperation programs, projects of SAV after authorized by the Auditor General;

i) Assist the Auditor General in implementation of rights, obligations of SAV to INTOSAI and ASOSAI.

2. In the organization to implement foreign affair missions of SAV, the Department of International Cooperation has the following duties, power:

a) Prepare and provide the necessary documents, letters related to contents of discussion between leaders of SAV and leaders of foreign partners that has cooperation with SAV.

b) Prepare the regulations on management of international cooperation operations to submit to the Audit General for issuance;

c) Collect and classify the preparation of plans for incoming and outgoing delegations of SAV to submit to the Auditor General;

d) Assist the Auditor General in organization of international workshops, conferences of SAV; organizing the implementation of reception procedures in foreign affairs of SAV;

đ) Organize the implementation of interpretation and translation of SAV;

e) Settle and instruct the exit procedures to other countries to study, research and survey for officials, civil servants of SAV; control business passports of officers, civil servants of SAV; precede procedures for foreign experts employed by SAV;

g) Serve as the focal point unit to keep liaison with international partners on information exchange and implementation of international integration and cooperation;

h) Serve as the focal point unit to process manage and store incoming and outgoing correspondences of international partners related to foreign affair mission of SAV;

i) Control and verify the implementation of regulations on foreign affair mission of SAV;

k) Coordinate with subordinate units in entire sector to propagate and introduce annual foreign affair activities of SAV; 

l) Summarize, report to periodically evaluation of foreign affair mission implementation situation of SAV as requested by the Auditor General.

3. In the control and implementation of international cooperation programs, projects of SAV, the Department of International Cooperation has the following duties and power:

a) Implement the regulations of the State on management of international cooperation programs, projects of SAV;

b) Prepare the regulations of management of international cooperation programs, projects of SAV to submit to the Auditor General for issuance;

c) Preside and coordinate with agents under SAV in preparation of project documents before negotiation and signing;

d) Submit to the Auditor General the measures to implement international cooperation programs, projects of SAV after approval of competent authority;

đ) Organize the appraisal of project document, including modification, supplementation or extension of programs, projects and project implementation results of SAV to submit to the Auditor General;

e) Forecast the arising matters, propose and carry out measures of prevention and control of risks; settle or submit to the Auditor General the matters arisen in the process of implementation of international cooperation programs, projects of SAV;

g) Guide, supervise, speed up, and evaluate the results of implementation of international cooperation programs, projects of SAV to report to the Auditor General;

4. Submit to the Auditor General with regard of regulations on responsibility limit and cooperation among subordinate units of the State Units in implementation of duties of international integration and cooperation of SAV;

5. Manage the officers, civil versants and employers in accordance with regulations of the State and arrangement of levels of the Auditor General; organize the implementation of emulation and reward, discipline, filing, records, propagation, science research in accordance with regulations of the State and the Auditor General; Monthly, quarterly and annually or unexpectedly report to the Auditor General on performance results and management of equipments of their units.

6. Implement other duties and power when authorized or assigned by the Auditor General.