Concern Worldwide is an Irish-based non-governmental, international, humanitarian organization dedicated to the reduction of suffering and working towards the ultimate elimination of extreme poverty in the world’s poorest countries.

Our programs in Rwanda employ innovative techniques and models, such as linking agriculture and nutrition and applying the graduation model, to help transform the extreme poor's lives. Our team in Rwanda is implementing the graduation program to help our beneficiaries in the Gisagara and Nyaruguru Districts graduate from extreme poverty.

Vacancy announcement/Finance intern

Job Description

Title: Finance Intern

Grade: N/A

Supervisor: Finance Support Officer

Supervisees: N/A

Location: Huye

Contract: Internship

Position Summary

Concern Worldwide wishes to recruit an intern for the Finance department . The person will be based in Huye. The intern will report directly to the Finance and Administration Manager .

This exciting short-term position is for recent graduates who wish to start their career in Finance .

The internship will be initially at maximum of 6 months and may renewed for the next six months upon agreement between both parties. The internship will not be extended beyond this period and concern does not guarantee a job offer to an intern as part of its internship Program .

General Duties and Responsibilities

All responsibilities must be carried out in accordance with Concern Worldwide policies and procedures as well as the national law of Rwanda.

In particular: Accounting guidelines found in Concern’s Rwanda ‘s Financial Policies and Procedures Manual ,Delegation of Authority ,Logistics Manual, Human Resources Manual and Transport Manual.

Specifically, the intern will be in charge of:

• Support the finance team in filing and archiving accounting
• Assist the finance team in making payments in the field and in Huye,
• Support the finance team in recording accounting transactions in the cash or bank journals,
• Verify payment records and ensure that they are correct and accurate prior to
• work with the finance team in monitoring advances,
• Support the Finance Manager during the audits
• Support the finance team in the declaration/payment of taxes,
• Assist the Finance Support Officer in the preparation of cheques and other related documents,
• Support the finance team in preparing the monthly cash request,
• Assist the finance team in collecting and filing time sheets,
• Support the finance team in the verification of partner accounting

Qualifications and experience required

Essential:

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Financial Management

Special Skills, Aptitude or Personality Requirements

• Knowledge of Accounting
• Ability to organize files and review them to ensure they are complete and comply with applicable
• Ability to maintain accurate and precise
• Good command of the English language and ability to produce reports in this language
• Willingness to follow tasks through to completion
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work in a multicultural and multinational environment
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Word and Excel and e mail skills
• Ability to learn new method
• Ability to implement Concern’s Policies and procedures to ensure effective and efficient support of the Organization’s Objectives
• Ability to maintain the utmost discretion and confidentiality

We encourage all eligible candidates, irrespective of gender, ethnicity and origin, disability, political beliefs, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, or socio-economic status to apply to become a part of the organization. Concern is against all forms of discrimination and unequal power relations and is committed to promoting equality.

If this role sounds right for you, please apply with your CV and cover letter.

All applications should be submitted through email: Yvonne.niyonkuru@concern.net not later than April 7th 2025. Please indicate the position you are applying in the subject line of the email

Important information:

Concern has an organisational Code of Conduct (CCoC) with three Associated Policies; the Programme Participant Protection Policy (P4), the Child Safeguarding Policy and the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Policy accessible here.

These have been developed to ensure the maximum protection of programme participants from exploitation, and to clarify the responsibilities of Concern staff, consultants, visitors to the programme and partner organization, and the standards of behavior expected of them.

In this context, staff have a responsibility to the organization to strive for, and maintain, the highest standards in the day-to-day conduct in their workplace in accordance with Concern’s core values and mission.

Any candidate offered a job with Concern Worldwide will be expected to sign the Concern Staff Code of Conduct and Associated Policies as an appendix to their contract of employment. By signing the Concern Code of Conduct, candidates acknowledge that they have understood the content of both the Concern Code of Conduct and the Associated Policies and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these policies.

Additionally, Concern is committed to the safeguarding and protection of vulnerable adults and children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work or volunteer with vulnerable adults and children are recruited by us for such roles.

Subsequently, working or volunteering with Concern is subject to a range of vetting checks, including criminal background checking.

During this job application, you will provide Concern with your personal data. Concern takes its responsibilities towards this personal data very seriously and is committed to complying with all relevant data protection legislation. You have certain rights under data protection legislation. For more information on how to exercise those rights please visit www.concern.net/about/privacy