Finance Intern

Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development (ACTED)

Closing date: 15 Dec 2009
Location: occupied Palestinian territory - Jerusalem

Department: Finance
Position: Finance Intern
Contract duration: 6 months
Location: Occupied palestinian territories, Jerusalem
Starting Date: December 2009

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 25 countries worldwide, with over 160 international and 2500 national staff. ACTED has a 45 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 : Jerusalem
National Staff : 16 (may 2009)
International Staff : 3 (may 2009)
Areas : 1 (North of West Bank)
On-going programmes: 3
Bugdet : 0,6 M€ (2008)

ACTED started its activities in the Palestinian Territories in May 2007, through an ECHO-funded food security programme in the West Bank. The ACTED PT team consists of 20 staff members with three offices, including an administrative bureau in East Jerusalem and two operative bases in Salfit, 70 km. north of Jerusalem, and Gaza. Today, ACTED Palestine continues its focus on food security through an agriculture programme to support vulnerable households and at-risk small ruminants breeders in the North-Central region of the West Bank Palestinian Territories (Salfit, Nablus, Qalqiliya and Ramallah governorates). The program offers support through fodder provision, encouragement of feed crop cultivation, commercial fodder alternatives, improvement of livestock health status, productivity gains and community organization. In the Gaza Strip, where blockade has been lasting for 18 months, ACTED focus on food security, nutrition and agriculture in its emergency and longer-term programmes.
During the particularly cold winter 2008, ACTED distributed blankets and mattresses to nearly 3000 most vulnerable beneficiary households. ACTED Palestine plans to expand its mission through agriculture, water supply, and economic development projects.

III. Position Profile

The finance intern works under the supervision of the Finance Officer and/or Country Finance Manager. His/Her responsabilities include:

- 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
- Luggage allowance of 50 kg
- Provision of medical, repatriation, and life insurance.

How to apply

Reference Code: RW_7XGH9U-93