Job at Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development in Uganda

Position: Finance Intern
Contract duration: 6 months
Location: Kampala, Uganda
Starting Date May 2011

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 160 international and 2500 national staff. ACTED has a 62 million € budget for over 150 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 : 74 (2010) International Staff : 7 (april 2011) Areas : 3 (Gulu, Kampala, Karamoja) On-going programmes : 20 Budget : 3M€ (2010)

ACTED has been active in Uganda since May of 2007, both in the northern region and Karamoja, where the organization works on a cross-border basis with North Pokot District of Kenya. In the North, ACTED supports the early recovery process with a specific focus on the needs of returning IDPs by years of conflict through projects linking infrastructure construction/rehabilitation and livelihood interventions. It also expands access, retention, equity and quality of primary education. A specific Voucher-for-Work concept was developed, ensuring the incomes are invested into agricultural development, and in 2009, ACTED will implement Cash Grants project to kick-start Income Generating Activities (IGA), and plans to support the region's promising agro-processing industry. In Karamoja, the focus is enhanced food security and resilience to disasters, especially droughts, as well as improving the primary education sector. ACTED adopted a multi-sectorial and holistic approach, based on its experience in food security, infrastructure construction/rehabilitation and watsan, to contribute to the economic development while strengthening local governance and fostering peace and reconciliation.

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.

VI. Submission of applications:

Please send, in English, your cover letter, CV, and three references to stages@acted.org
Ref : FI/OUG/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