Department: Finance
Position: Finance Intern - Tunisia
Contract Duration: 6 months
Location: Tunis, Tunisia
Starting Date: ASAP
I. ACTED
Since 1993, as an international non-governmental organization, ACTED has been committed to immediate humanitarian relief to support those in urgent need and protect people’s dignity, while co-creating longer term opportunities for sustainable growth and fulfilling people’s potential.
ACTED endeavors to respond to humanitarian crises and build resilience; promote inclusive and sustainable growth; co-construct effective governance and support the building of civil society worldwide by investing in people and their potential.
We go the last kilometer: ACTED’s mission is to save lives and support people in meeting their needs in hard to reach areas. ACTED develops and implements programs that target the most vulnerable amongst populations that have suffered from conflict, natural disaster, or socio-economic hardship. ACTED’s approach looks beyond the immediate emergency towards opportunities for longer term livelihoods reconstruction and sustainable development.
With a budget of 164 million EUR in 2014, ACTED is active in 35 countries and implements more than 450 projects a year reaching over 8 million beneficiaries with 400 international staff and 4,300 national staff.
II. Country Profile
Capital Office: Tunis
Area: 1 (in Libya)
On-going Programs: 4 (2014)
Budget: 1.7 M euros (2014)
National Staff: 37 (2014)
Our team in Tunisia manages our operations based in Libya.
ACTED has been programming in Libya since March 2011. Initially focussing on responding to the humanitarian crisis in the wake of the conflict, ACTED set-up offices across the country, providing vital humanitarian assistance to displaced and vulnerable populations. Furthermore, during this period ACTED utilized its assessment and mapping capabilities to help coordinate and provide information for the humanitarian response and reconstruction of the country. Since January 2012, and building on the strong networks developed during the emergency response, ACTED started to work on post-conflict projects, particularly focussing of support to the nascent Libyan civil society. In January ACTED began a two-year programme, funded by the European Union, focussing on support to civil society organisations in Libya.
III. Position Profile
Under the authority of the finance officer ad/or country finance manager, the finance interne is responsible for ACTED accounting and financial management in-country.
Her/His 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.
• 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)
• 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.
HOW TO APPLY:
Please send, in English, your cover letter, CV, and three references to jobs@acted.org
Ref : FI/TUN/SA
