ACTED - Finance Intern

Reference : FI/KEN/SA

Department: Finance

Contract: Internship

Country: Kenya

Duration 6 months

City: Nairobi

Starting date: 2013/02/01

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 32 countries worldwide, with over 200 international and 4000 national staff. ACTED has a 110 million € budget for over 370 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.
For more information, please visit our website at www.acted.org.

Country profile

Capital Office : Nairobi
National Staff : 64
International Staff : 14
Areas : 3 (West Pokot, East Pokot, Maralal)
On-going programmes : 8
Budget : 1.8 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 also been the home base of ACTED’s relief operation in Southern Somalia.
In 2011, ACTED responded to the worst drought in Kenya in the past sixty years, providing vulnerable agro-pastoralists in Northern Kenya with emergency water and sanitation assistance, cash injections and destocking. ACTED facilitated dialogue and peace negotiations among and between conflicting communities, enabling pastoralists to peaceably access and share scarce water resources and pasture at the height of the crisis. Capacity-building and input support for agro-pastoralists in the beginning of the year sought to improve animal health and marketing, strengthen income-generating activities and aid in sustainable management of resources, protecting livelihoods from the impact of the drought and building community resilience.
In 2012, ACTED remains poised to respond to emergency needs in Northern Kenya.
ACTED also continues enhancing community and government capacity to prepare for and manage drought, building stronger, more resilient livelihoods in Samburu county and East Pokot district.

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

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

Conditions

Field Intern benefits include: a 300 USD per month living allowance, coverage of all accommodation,
food, and travel costs, a luggage allowance of 50 kg., and the provision of medical, repatriation, and
life insurance.

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