Closing date: 31 Jan 2010 -- (CLOSED)
Location: Pakistan
Department: Finance
Position: Finance Intern
Contract duration: 6 months
Location: Islamabad, Pakistan
Starting Date: February 2010
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: Islamabad
National Staff: 139 (may 2009)
International Staff: 3 (may 2009)
Areas: 4 (Southern Punjab, AJK, NWF Province, Fata Province)
On-going programmes: 4
Budget: 0,5 M€ (2008)
ACTED began emergency relief activities in Pakistan after the fatal earthquake of October 2005, and in 2006 and 2007 emergency intervention evolved to a development focus. Currently ACTED-Pakistan strengthen its previous interventions and diversify them to new areas in North West Frontier Province and the Southern Punjab Province with a special focus on immediate relief operations to meet the basic needs of communities affected by conflicts in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), and floods in August 08 in Rajanpur District (Penjab). Following the floods of August 08 ACTED has started emergency response projects in Dir Area, with disaster preparedness programmes and hygiene promotion. ACTED also works on a 3-year project for the promotion of primary health care launched in 2007, with Village Organizations (VOs) heavily involved
To meet the needs of the unexpected influx of IDPs/Returnees related to the resumption of conflict in FATA, ACTED began an intervention to improve living conditions in tented camps (health, food security, IGA activities, and hygiene promotion), focusing winterization on 3 IDP camps hosting about 5000 families. With the growing crisis in 2009, ACTED now focuses its interventions on the IDPs needs.
ACTED Pakistan also assists in the implementation of the EC's 'South Asia Invest' microfinance initiative.
III. Position Profile
Responsibilities:
- 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.
The finance intern works under the supervision of the Finance Officer and/or Country Finance Manager.
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
Reference Code: RW_7XQMLT-55
