Job Title: Finance Intern - Uganda
Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development
Department: Finance
Position: Finance Intern Contract duration: 6 months Location: Kampala, Uganda Starting Date March
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 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.
II. Country Profile
Capital
Office : Kampala National Staff : 108 International Staff : 7 Areas : 2
(Northern Uganda, Karamoja) On-going programmes : 9 Budget : 2.4 M €
ACTED
has been active in Uganda since May 2007, both in the northern region
and Karamoja. In the North, ACTED supports the early recovery process
with a specific focus on the needs of returning populations displaced by
years of conflict. It also expands access, retention, equity and
quality of primary education. In Karamoja, the focus is enhanced food
security and resilience to disasters, especially droughts, as well as
improving the primary education sector. ACTED focuses its intervention
on strengthening livelihoods through improved resource management,
conflict mitigation and capacity building. In Northern Uganda, as
internally displaced persons (IDPs) have returned home and gained access
to land, ACTED is working with farmers on infrastructure and capacity
development to rebuild agricultural livelihoods. In the Karamoja/Pokot
area, ACTED responds to severe food insecurity caused by the drought in
the Horn of Africa, providing support to agro-pastoral communities to
increase their purchasing power and protect their assets, reducing
vulnerability to natural disasters. As part of its integrated
cross-border strategy between Uganda and Kenya, ACTED maintains its
community-driven disaster risk reduction (DRR) focus and promotes
conflict mitigation to ensure peaceful and sustainable access to shared
resources. In 2013, ACTED maintains a strong focus on this approach and
looks at extending it further along the border with Kenya. ACTED
continues working with community-level structures and initiatives such
as the APFS, the CDMCs or the DEWS to continue building the communities’
resilience to disasters.
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
V. 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.
How to apply:
VI. Submission of applications:
Please send, in English, your cover letter, CV, and three references to stages@acted.org Ref : FI/UGA/SA
ACTED Att: Human Resources Department 33, rue Godot de Mauroy 75009 Paris FRANCE
Fax. + 33 (0) 1 42 65 33 46
Deadline: 13/04/2013
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