Practical Action Eastern
Africa
Paid Internship
Based in Nairobi,
Kenya
Practical Action Eastern Africa, an international NGO that uses technology to challenge poverty in developing countries, is seeking to recruit a suitable candidate to fill this position to be based in Nairobi, Kenya.
Description: We are looking for a qualified graduate intern to join
our Practical Action Consulting (PAC) team. Practical Action Eastern Africa, an international NGO that uses technology to challenge poverty in developing countries, is seeking to recruit a suitable candidate to fill this position to be based in Nairobi, Kenya.
The intern should be prepared
to work in a fast paced team environment and will finish the internship having
gained broad experience in various aspects of finance, accounting,
administrative support and exposure to project management and development work.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Working with
the PAC team and the finance department on making out payments for PAC
contracts as and when required, preparing and tracking invoices for PAC
assignments, reviewing PAC financial reports (budget vs expenditure),
liaising with finance on financial reporting aspects for PAC assignments,
assisting the PAC team in requesting for work floats, assisting the PAC
team in accounting and reconciling expenses for work floats taken, raising
requisitions and sourcing for quotations from service providers, preparing
account accruals whenever necessary and submitting the PAC timesheets to
Finance.
- Assist in the
preparation and submission of Expression of Interest (EOIs), concepts and
proposals. This will also include editing and formatting of consultant CVs
and PAC project references.
- Supporting the
preparation of PR materials i.e. case studies, leaflets, capability
statements etc. as well as implementation of PR events.
- Liaise with
the PAC team and PA’s Communications Officer to develop content for PAC’s
website.
- Liaise with
Practical Action’s IT department to upload all PAC project documents onto
Share Point.
- Upload PAC
consultant CVs to the PAC CVs database.
- Conduct
desktop research on prospective donors and clients including newspapers
and magazines to track opportunities.
- Assist the
team in maintaining an up to date project pipeline and report.
- Participate in
team meetings as and when required.
- Undertake any
other Practical Action relevant duties assigned from time to time by the
line manager.
How to Apply
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description and to access application instructions
Deadline: 16th August 2017
Deadline: 16th August 2017