2 Internship Positions at ACROSSAID: (Deadline 31 July 2023)

2 Internship Positions at ACROSSAID: (Deadline 31 July 2023)

Intern for Administration and Finance at ACROSSAID: (Deadline 31 July 2023)

July 24^th, 2023

Internship Opportunity for Administration and Finance

1. Position title: Intern for Administration and Finance
2. Number of positions: 1
3. Location: Kigali, AcrossAid Kacyiru Office

Background 

ACROSSAID is a Non-Government Organization (NGO) working with no discrimination of any kind whether religious, racial, regional, or political to improve the lives of the most vulnerable children, young people as well as their families, and ensure they have access to a successful life in its fullness. ACROSSAID strives for a better world where Children and Young People enjoy, with equal opportunities, the benefits of a happy and successful life.

AcrossAid operates its Strategy through four main areas of interventions that include but not limited to Quality Education (QE), Child Right and Protection (CRP), Action for Youth Development (AYODE) as well as Integrated Community Health and Livelihoods (ICH&L). Through these programs, AcrossAid has been striving the strengthen the culture of reading and writing among school children while insuring equitable access to quality education at all levels by preventing school dropouts as well as increasing school enrollment. The organization has increased advocacy and will continue to advocate for child rights and protection through parenting programs and community engagement, preventing early teenage pregnancies, addressing street children phenomenon and ensuring youth socio-economic development for better future.

Expected Intern Outcomes

AcrossAid is therefore seeking to provide a six-month Professional Internship Opportunity to a highly-committed, skilled and competent Intern who shares same passion for AcrossAid mission. The selected intern for the position of Administration and Finance is expected to support the management team through performing financial functions, human resources as well as administrative tasks for day-to-day organizational management. In this vein, the intern is entitled to assist perform the following:

1. Financial Management

• Take care of bookkeeping and administration of invoices and accounting documents in adherence to accounting standards, practices and manages bank accounts, payments and treasury;
• Maintain and manage office administrative expenditure by maintaining office files, tracking budget procurement and providing routine budget updates;
• Contribute to the preparation, management and monitoring of project budgets and expenditures, monitor cash flow and predict new trends;
• Contribute to the preparation of project financial statements and reports for donors and processing and retention of documents and support in accordance with donor’s rules and regulations;
• Manage all accounts, prepare monthly bank reconciliation statements for all accounts;
• Ensure timely declaration and payment of taxes and report any tax claimed but not received and ensure other recoverable under donor guidelines are correctly processed, monitored, and recorded properly;
• Ensure compliance with regulations (internal and donor-related) for procurement of goods and services and record-keeping.

2. Administration & Human resources 

• Prepare and handle monthly payroll remittances and manage time-sheets and employees’ files and contracts within the Organization
• Provide assistance to AcrossAid Executive Director’s office through handling different administrative tasks such as drafting official letters, e-mails, memos, etc.
• Support the management in the development of reports and other office documents
• Maintain office database systems with strict confidentiality of all Organization and office materials.
• Manage and update the organization’s website and other social media platforms
• Perform any other office and administrative tasks whenever necessary.

Basic Requirements

Since this is a professional internship, the candidate’s profile should meet the following requirements to qualify for the position:

• Hold at least Advanced Diploma (A1) in Finance, Accounting, Management, Administration, or any other related fields with at least 2 years of working experience;
• Hold Diploma (A2) in above-mentioned areas with at least proven 3 years of working experience;
• Be familiar with organizational practices, management of financial records as well as general administrative functions;
• Possess competencies in computer literacy (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Demonstrate competencies skills in General Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and Accounting Software such as QuickBooks, Sage, Declaration Software, etc. will be an added value;
• Demonstrate proficient in English and Kinyarwanda languages. Knowledge in French language is preferred.
• Demonstrate strong interpersonal, organizational skills and communication competencies.
• Goal-oriented, focused, dynamic, passionate, and self-motivated.
• High levels of integrity, team work, ethical considerations and professionalism

How to apply

Interested candidates with required skills and competencies are required to click on the link _ https://forms.gle/13Dx4UUhZFj9Pni98 and then submit their application documents including:

• The motivation letter/Application letter addressed to the Executive Director of ACROSSAID
• A detailed Curriculum Vitae (C.V)
• At least 3 professional referees with their contact details
• Copies of degrees and/or other relevant professional certificates

ACROSSAID intends to offer full-time employment to the candidate after successful completion of Internship Program. Carefully review the requirements for each internship opportunity and customize your profile to highlight your suitability for the role.

 N.B: Women are strongly encouraged to apply for this position.

 Note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted. The deadline for application is July, the 31^st, 2023 at 5:00 PM. Late submission will not be considered.

ACROSSAID is an Equal Opportunity Employer with no discrimination of any kind whether religious, racial, regional, or gender.

Done at Kigali, July, 24^th 2023.

ACROSSAID

Kigali-Rwanda

Intern for Languages Education at ACROSSAID: (Deadline 31 July 2023)

July 24^th, 2023

Internship Opportunity for Languages Education

1. Position title: Intern for Languages Education
2. Number of positions: 1
3. Location: Kigali, AcrossAid Kacyiru Office

Background 

ACROSSAID is a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) that works to improve the lives of children, young people and their families by intervening to promote, support and advocate for Quality Education, Child Right and Protection, Health and Nutrition as well as for Youth Development.

Through its Educational Development Program, AcrossAid helps strengthen children’s language literacy and learning through the promotion of reading and writing culture. The program intends to improve children learning outcomes with focus on language development among children under 9 years. It further intervenes for early grade pre-primary learners (Grade 1 through Grade 3) in Kinyarwanda as well as for lower primary school children both in Kinyarwanda and English Language. It consists of:

1. Providing children with adequate, age-appropriate, and child-friendly high quality and CBC (Competence-Based Curriculum)-based reading and learning materials that include both Read Aloud Storybooks and Read Alone/Leveled Storybooks written both in Kinyarwanda and English;
2. Equipping children with basic reading skills in Kinyarwanda and English language with the aim to help them be able to freely speak, read and write well Kinyarwanda and English languages at the completion of their primary education through continuous reading sessions;
3. Providing professional development, reading instructions and methodology to teachers and reading mentors (Abafashamyumvire bo Gusoma) through training and mentorship programs.

AcrossAid works both in community and in schools to ensure both children and parents are actively engaged in reading activities. AcrossAid focuses not only on literacy promotion activities but also on promotion of all aspects of quality education for children under 18 years of age. This implies the focus of implementing the above-mentioned programs as result of achieving its strategic plan.

AcrossAid is therefore seeking to provide a six-month Professional Internship Opportunity to a highly-committed, skilled and competent Intern who shares same passion for AcrossAid mission to support in the implementation of AcrossAid Educational Program through the position of Language Educator.

Expected Intern Outcomes

The candidate is expected to support the team through working closely with government, senior management, middle manager and line managers and other staff as well as program participants to initiate, design and implement programs as needed. The intern will provide crucial support to the field facilitation in some projects being implemented for rapid achievement of the project goals.

Basic Requirements

Since this is a professional internship, the candidate’s profile should meet the following requirements to qualify for the position:

• Hold at least Advanced Diploma (A1) in Arts/Education, Languages, Linguistics, or any other related fields;
• Hold bachelor’s degree (A0) in above-mentioned areas will be an advantage;
• Have graduated or completed academic level at least within the past 12 months/ in two years back;
• Having working experience in education sector is an added advantage;
• Demonstrate abilities to work with school children more especially for Early Childhood Development and Education (ECD&E) with child care and support package;
• Demonstrate proficient in English and Kinyarwanda languages. Knowledge in French language is preferred;
• Fluency in instructional language is required and knowledge in current REB’s Competence-Based Curriculum (CBC) will be an added value;
• Demonstrate strong interpersonal and communication skills;
• Goal-oriented, focused, dynamic, passionate, and self-motivated;
• High levels of integrity and professionalism.

How to apply

Interested candidates with required skills and competencies are required to click on the link _ https://forms.gle/vhVS1b2ZkjwndXw36 and then submit their application documents including:

• The motivation letter/Application letter addressed to the Executive Director of ACROSSAID
• A detailed Curriculum Vitae (C.V)
• At least 3 professional referees with their contact details
• Copies of degrees and/or other relevant professional certificates

ACROSSAID intends to offer full-time employment to the candidate after successful completion of Internship Program. Carefully review the requirements for each internship opportunity and customize your profile to highlight your suitability for the role.

Note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted. The deadline for application is July, the 31^st, 2023 at 5:00 PM. Late submission will not be considered.

ACROSSAID is an Equal Opportunity Employer with no discrimination of any kind whether religious, racial, regional, or gender.

Done at Kigali, July, 24^th 2023.

ACROSSAID

Kigali-Rwanda

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