Department:
Finance
Position:
Finance Intern
Contract
duration: 6
months
Location:
Nairobi,
Kenya
Starting
Date June
2012
I. Background on ACTED
ACTED is an independent international, private, non-partisan and non-profit
organization that operates according to principles of strict neutrality,
political and religious impartiality, and non discrimination.
ACTED was created in 1993 to support populations affected by the conflict in
Afghanistan.
Based
in Paris, France, ACTED now operates in 30 countries worldwide, with over 200
international and 4000 national staff. ACTED has a 100 million € budget for
over 340 projects spanning 8 sectors of intervention; including emergency
relief, food security, health promotion, economic development, education &
training, microfinance, local governance & institutional support, and
cultural promotion.
II.
Country Profile
Capital Office: Nairobi
National
Staff: 28
Areas
: 2 (Pokot, Middle Juba)
On-going
programmes: 6
Budget:
1.3 M
ACTED launched its Kenya mission in January of 2008 with an emergency
assistance program for residents in Nairobi slums affected by the post election
violence.
Since
2009, Nairobi has been the home base of ACTED’s relief operation in Southern
Somalia aimed at supporting vulnerable famers affected by recurrent
droughts.
In
2010, ACTED’s mission in Kenya/Somalia sought to address the needs of
pastoralist and farmer communities of North Central Kenya and South Somalia
arising from multiple shocks such as adverse climatic conditions and disease
outbreaks, through emergency food and non-food items distribution.
In
the wake of this emergency context, ACTED also promoted the adoption of
sustainable community-based solutions, emphasizing livelihood strengthening and
diversification, natural resource rehabilitation and management, good hygiene
practices and access to sanitation facilities.
ACTED
is developing its programs in South Somalia, focusing on building capacity to
respond to emergency outbreaks, as well as ensuring local populations are
integrated into longer term projects aiming at improving their
livelihoods.
This
will occur in the form of food, water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and
livelihood support to vulnerable agro-pastoral and riverine communities.
Today,
ACTED's teams and resources are mobilized on the front of dire needs in our
areas of intervention in Somalia and Kenya, as well as other areas in the Horn
of Africa.
III. Position Profile
The finance intern works under the supervision of the Finance Officer and/or
Country Finance Manager
His/Her responsibilities will be has followed:
- Control
that operations respect existing financial procedures and manage
accounting files for the Country Office;
- Analyze
financial data and create management indicators ;
- Support
Country Coordination through analysis of project running costs, follow-up
on resource allocation, and finance training
IV.
Qualifications:
- Msc
in Administration, Business Management or equivalent.
- Finance and accounting skills required
- Willingness
to undertake serious responsibility and manage stress efficiently
- Excellent
communication skills, including advanced written and oral English (or
French for francophone countries)
V.
Conditions:
Field Intern benefits include:
- 300
USD per month living allowance
- Coverage
of all accommodation, food, and travel costs, a luggage allowance of 50
kg
- The
provision of medical, repatriation, and life insurance.
How
to apply:
VI. Submission of applications:
Please send, in English, your cover letter, CV, and three references to
stages@acted.org
Ref : FI/KEN/SA
ACTED Att: Human Resources Department 33, rue Godot de Mauroy 75009 Paris
FRANCE
Fax. + 33 (0) 1 42 65 33 46
For more information, visit us at http://www.acted.org
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