Intern
The African Virtual University (AVU) www.avu.org is an equal opportunity employer.
Application must include an application letter and detailed curriculum vitae with a telephone number; email and residential addresses; and names with contact addresses of three professional references.
Applications should be sent to job@avu.org and must have Finance
Intern as the email subject
All inquiries should be sent to avuhr@avu.org The successful
candidate will be based at the AVU Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya.
The closing date for this application is April 6th 2013 at 18:00
East African Time (UTC/GMT + 3) Note:
ONLY shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Terms of Reference
Introduction
The African Virtual University (AVU) www.avu.org is a Pan African Intergovernmental Organization established by charter with the mandate of significantly increasing access to quality higher education and training through the innovative use of information communication technologies.
A Charter, establishing the AVU as an Intergovernmental
Organization, has been signed so far by fourteen (14) African Governments -
Kenya, Senegal, Mauritania, Mali, Cote d’Ivoire, Tanzania, Mozambique,
Democratic Republic of Congo, Benin, Ghana, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Niger and
South Sudan.
The AVU has its headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya and a Regional
office in Dakar Senegal with Host-Country Agreements and Diplomatic Status with
the two governments.
The AVU Business Plan 2009-2014 has two main thrusts: (a) Educational and support services provided on a fee basis; and (b) Not-for-profit development services.
The, Not-for-profit development services, aims at building the
capacity of AVU Partner Institutions (PIs) with an objective of increasing
access to quality education through the following activities:
- updating
and developing content;
- Open
Educational Resources (OER) Development;
- AVU
Capacity Enhancement Program (ACEP);
- set
up/upgrade ODeL centers;
- developing
professional networks through Communities of Practices;
- Research
and Development;
- and
Quality Evaluation and Benchmarking.
Scope of Work
The Intern’s responsibilities will be to:
- Assist
in maintaining Petty cash book; completely up to date, including record of
reconciliations
- Assist
in reconciliations of the cash books to the bank statements and GL
- Assist
in postings into Apogee accounting software
- Assist
in Preparing withholding tax certificates;
- Assist
in Filing all Finance and Administration documents
- From
time to time provide support to AVU projects including bulk photocopying,
scanning and binding of documents and any other logistical support;
- The
intern shall perform any other duties that may from time to time be
assigned by the supervisor.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s
Degree in Commerce, Finance or Accounting option;
- Qualified
CPA part II or equivalent in ACCA;
- Keen
and pays attention to detail;
- Ability
to work well within a team
- Possess
Excel spread sheet and word-processing programs at a highly proficient
level;
- Excellent
organizational skills and ability to determine priorities and meet
multiple deadlines;
- Detail-oriented
with good multi-tasking abilities and communication skills, both oral and
written;
- Must
be numerate;
- Exposure
to one or more computerised accounting packages will be an added advantage;
- The
candidate must maintain strict confidentiality in performing the duties of
a Finance Intern;
- Flexibility
and a can-do approach to tasks and the ability to adapt to a changing and
challenging environment;
Modalities of Work
The intern is expected to work from Monday to Friday 9am to 5.30pm
Duration
The internship is for an initial period of 6 months with possibility of extension
Reporting
The intern will report to the Manager, Finance and Administration and will work closely with the Finance Assistant.
