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Job from Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development
Position: Finance Intern
Contract duration: 6 months
Location: Kampala, Uganda
Starting Date ASAP
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.
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.
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.
How to Apply:
Please send, in English, your cover letter, CV, and three
references to stages@acted.org
Ref : FI/UGA/SA
For more information, please visit our website at ACTED .
Deadline for Submission: Close of business on Monday, 18th May, 2015.Only short-listed candidates will be contacted
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