Duration of contract: 3 months
SHA is a core member of The Gorta Group which is composed of a group of innovative organizations driving sustainable economic and social change across Africa. Comprising Self Help Africa, Partner Africa and TruTrade, the Gorta Group combines expertise in market-based solutions to poverty and rural development; climate change mitigation and resilience; trade facilitation and farmer and worker rights; underpinned by an inclusive ethos that specifically targets women and youth. In August 2021, United Purpose joined the Gorta Group, which operates as Self Help Africa (SHA), bringing together two organizations with proud histories of assisting those in greatest need. United Purpose, formerly Concern Universal, has worked for more than 40 years as a leader in community-led development and grassroots innovation. SHA now has over 700 staff worldwide, as a result of the merger, and a global turnover of over €40m. We are currently implementing a portfolio of 80 projects in Bangladesh, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Uganda and Zambia funded by a variety of institutional and private donors including the European Union, Irish Aid and World Food Programme. In 2020, we supported close to eight million people in rural communities across sub-Saharan Africa, Brazil and Bangladesh.
Job Purpose:
The purpose of this exercise is to provide an opportunity to the student to apply skills acquired through a real work situation, expose the student to business functions which are not available to her/him at the university and build confidence in real work situation, problem solving, teamwork and working with professionals in the world of work.
Key Responsibilities
For Finance:
Updating of voucher and journal files to ensure all support documents are attached.
Ensure all payment support documents have been stamped paid
Help in follow up of receipts from vendors and liaises with Admin & Logistics Officer on the missing receipts
Help in arranging and re arranging archived files and ensuring documents are secured properly to avoid loss of trail.
Scanning of all support documents for Salesforce – procurement process
Assist in photocopying any relevant documents
Update the cheque dispatch book
Scanning of intercompany Documents.
Matching of the requests, CBAs, Orders &Invoices.
Initiating payment vouchers
Maintaining little cab ((taxi) file – daily trip Invoices
Fuel reconciliations
Suppliers statements reconciliation
Assist in drawing the LPOs
Assist in audit for retrieval of documents.
Assist in Audit Preparation.
For Admin:
Filing
Physical Asset and inventory checks
Front office management and handling of the switchboard and direct phone calls to the respective team members
To help in securing quotations as and when required
Provide monthly reports as required.
Issuance of Inventory to Staff
Assist in Asset Disposal.
Personal Specifications
Must have successfully completed their undergraduate degree in finance, business administration or a related field in the last two years
Must not have worked in a paid position before.
This must be the first internship
CID Certificate of good behaviour or application in progress
Two references from faculty, professional contacts or community
Key relationships:
Internal
Head of Finance and Administration
Project Accountants
Administration & Logistics Officer
HR and Administration Manager
Apply via :
selfhelpafrica.org
