Mercy Corps, an International Humanitarian Organization is looking for a suitable candidate to fill a very strategic position within ENGINE team in Abuja. We are looking for a motivated individual, who is enthusiastic about the work we do and is looking to work within a dynamic team as:
POSITION : ENGINE Finance Intern
Project Description
The Educating Nigerian Girls in New Enterprises (ENGINE) program is a 3 year project that seeks to improve the lives of marginalised adolescent girls aged 16-19 in Nigeria.
The project is being implemented in Lagos, Kano, Kaduna, and the FCT. About 18,000 adolescent girls who are either enrolled in school or are currently out of school are the target beneficiary of the program.
Mercy Corps seeks to engage interested and qualified candidate for an internship position with the Finance Department.
The intern will provide support within the areas of finance and compliance activities, in a timely and accurate manner.
General Position Summary
The finance intern will be based in Abuja, and will be providing day-to-day support to the Gender Programs in Abuja under the direct supervision of the Senior Grants & Finance Officer and technical supervisor of Country Finance team based in Abuja.
As part of the responsibilities the Finance intern, the successful candidate will undertake finance and administrative duties, working in close collaboration with programs.
S/he will promptly and effectively provide all the required support to the finance and programs unit so as to deliver the assistance to beneficiaries in a timely, compliant and transparent manner.
Essential Responsibilities
Provide finance support to Preston in ensuring all payments are well documented.
Assist in the review of all beneficiaries payments on ASSET and ENGINE Program.
Provide support in the collation of relevant documents.
Assist in sorting and filing vouchers during auditor’s visit.
Act as receiving officer for Finance office and maintain relevant documents
Support the team during end of month process.
Any other responsibilities as assigned by manager
Qualifications & Skills
A relevant Diploma or Degree qualification in Social Science (Accounting, Economics e.t.c) is essential.
A demonstrated ability to multi-task and process information into action as not to delay program activities.
Ability to learn very fast, meticulous and very detailed.
An interest in learning the finance ethics and donor compliance is essential
Fluency in written and verbal English required.
Terms & Conditions:
Intern will be expected to support the project 40hrs per week
Intern will be expected to strictly adhere to Mercy Corps rules, regulation and work ethic
Intern will be given support and mentoring from his/her supervisor.
How To Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should submit CV and Cover Letter in one document, addressing the position requirements to: recruitment.nigeria@ng.mercycorps.org
Note:
All applications must include the position title in the subject line.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
We are an equal opportunity organization and we strongly encourage women to apply for this position.
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