ACTED recruits 01 Junior EU Aid Volunteer / Finance

ACTED recruits 01 Junior EU Aid Volunteer / Finance

ACTED

Since 1993, as an international non-governmental organization, ACTED has been committed to immediate humanitarian relief to support those in urgent need and protect people’s dignity, while co-creating longer term opportunities for sustainable growth and fulfilling people’s potential.

ACTED endeavours to respond to humanitarian crises and build resilience; promote inclusive and sustainable growth; co-construct effective governance and support the building of civil society worldwide by investing in people and their potential.

We go the last mile: ACTED’s mission is to save lives and support people in meeting their needs in hard to reach areas. With a team of 4,600 national staff 400 international staff, ACTED is active in 37 countries and implements more than 500 projects a year reaching over 11 million beneficiaries.

EUAV

The EU Aid Volunteers initiative provides opportunities to European citizens and long-term residents, from a wide range of backgrounds and with a diversity of skills and professional experience, to get involved in humanitarian aid projects, support the provision of needs based humanitarian aid in third countries and engage in volunteering opportunities, through deployment.

CONTEXT

Through its coordination office in Amman, ACTED is working in Jordan to meet the needs of the refugee populations in the country, with a shift from lifesaving activities to long-term livelihoods programming. ACTED also provides support to Jordanian host populations and local actors, also affected by the challenges faced by the country, ensuring all can access basic services. In Za’atari camp, Azraq camp and Mafraq, ACTED teams play a key role in the management and coordination of refugee camps, support to informal tented settlement populations and provide emergency assistance to ensure people’s access to food, water and hygiene and sanitation facilities. More broadly, ACTED works with municipalities and community organizations to build capacity and promote sustainable solutions.

Since 2011, Jordan has provided refuge to 1.2 million Syrians refugees, of which 656,900 are registered. 93% of Syrians are living in host communities, well below the poverty line, among which more than 15,000 live in informal tented settlements with other vulnerable populations. The influx of refugees has increased demand and pressure on the country’s services and has had a significant impact on infrastructure, access to quality education, livelihoods, provision of water, hygiene and sanitation services and led to the emergence of protection concerns for both refugees and vulnerable Jordanians.

DUTIES & RESPONSABILITIES

1) Contribute to ACTED Compliance and Accountability:

2) Control of Monthly Internal Reporting Tools:

3) Provide support to the daily tasks:

1. Preparation of Budgets
2. Draft of Financial Sheets
3. Preparation of Financial Reports
4. Midyear and Annual Accounting Closure
5. Archiving

4) EUAV Communications

1. During the deployment period, the volunteers will have to realize communications activities in order to raise awareness of the EUAV imitative, share volunteer experiences and opportunities, encourage spirit of volunteerism and positive activism and create European connections.
2. The EU Aid Volunteer will have to follow his/her communications plan, built with the Communications department during the induction session.

The apprenticeship for this position will be based in ACTED’s HQ in Paris, France. During the apprenticeship the Volunteer will be managed by a line manager from the Finance department, where there we will be interacting with departments within ACTED HQ and with field missions.

• Demonstrating leadership
• Volunteering mind-set
• Autonomy
• Accountability

Specific competences

• Understanding the humanitarian context of the EU Aid Volunteers initiative and applying humanitarian principles
• Managing projects in humanitarian contexts

Technical competences

• Finance and accounting

Minimum requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in humanitarian studies / Political Science / M&E / Project Development
• Fluent English (written and spoken), excellent writing and communication skills
• Prior work experience with an INGO
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment
• Good organisational and prioritisation skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office

The candidate for EU Aid Volunteers must be a citizen of the EU or a third country national who is a long-term resident in an EU Member State, and must have a minimum age of 18 years.

EU Volunteer benefits include: subsistence allowances in line with EU Aid Volunteer daily allowances (675.69 euros per month in France, 395.64 euros per month in Jordan), coverage of all accommodation during apprenticeship in Paris, and in ACTED guesthouse when in the field, travel costs (return flight from Jordan), a luggage allowance of 50 kg, provision of medical, repatriation, and life insurance, reimbursement of visas and vaccinations costs and resettlement allowance (100 per completed month of deployment).

Learning opportunities:

This program places great importance on the EUAV management and career development. The selected volunteers will undertake a learning and development program that will include an induction, trainings during the deployment and a post-deployment support and dissemination activities. Their learning and development plan will be completed with the support of a L&D manager, a mentor and their line manager

Expected timetable:

Date of training: July 2019

Apprenticeship placement dates (leave blank if not foreseen): August-October 2019

Pre-deployment preparation and induction: October 2019

Deployment: repeat dates given above: November 2019 – April 2020

Post-deployment activities: April – May 2020