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KENYA | Community Based Organisation Supporting Public Health | 4 Weeks

Employer
Accounting for International Development
Location
Kenya
Salary
Voluntary accounting assignment, accommodation provided
Closing date
12 Apr 2019

Job Details

Exciting opportunity for an adventurous accountant looking to gain international experience, work with inspiring people and support sustainable development in Kenya.  (Accommodation provided)

Are you an accounting professional looking to use your skills and experience to give something back to society and those less fortunate around the world? Perhaps swap London for Laos, Melbourne for Malawi or Boston for Belize!?

Accounting for International Development offers every type of accountant, from anywhere in the world, the opportunity to use their skills to support a broad range of non-profit organisations globally. Volunteer Accounting Assignments of between 2 weeks and 6 months form part of our ongoing strategy to build the financial management capacity of charities in over 50 countries. Click APPLY for more...

Background

Based in the small coastal town of Watamu, known for its marine national park and reserve, our partner is a small community-based organisation focussed on improving public health. They are seeking a volunteer to help them meet donor compliance and reporting requirements.

Their programmes include campaigns to prevent infectious tropical diseases, raise awareness of HIV, promote family planning and maternal and child health services and ensure the distribution of reusable sanitary pads.

Originally an informal group, the organisation now receives funding as an implementing partner of larger, more established NGOs. As they are starting to grow, they are keen to ensure that they will be able to meet donor compliance and reporting requirements and have requested support in identifying the most appropriate new accounting system to use.

Your Role

Your role will be akin to undertaking an internal audit – reviewing their accounting & financial management controls, processes and systems, and making and implementations for best practice based on the resources available to them and the skillset of the local team.

Feeling inspired?
Need a fresh challenge... to do something worthwhile?
Keen to volunteer & share your skills & experience?

If that's a YES (x3), please 'APPLY NOW' to express your interest and find out more about volunteering overseas. 

We are confident you’ll encounter a variety of new and exciting challenges, share new experiences with inspiring people and learn skills that will give you confidence to face challenges in other areas of your life. You’ll be inspired and get back so much more than you give!

Please click here to find out how we can individually tailor a volunteer placement that's right for you.

Company

Accounting for International Development (AfID) offers every type of accountant, from anywhere in the world the opportunity to use their skills to support a broad range of non-profit organisations globally. Volunteer assignments of between 2 weeks and 12 months, &/or longer permanent placements, form part of our ongoing strategy to build the financial management capacity of charities in over 50 countries. 

AfID have now arranged assignments for over 1000 accountants from over 50 countries, providing over 250,000 hours of one to one support to more than 500 non-profit partners.

Our partners, which are a blend of international charities and grassroot NGOs, such as street child centres, hospitals, micro-finance institutions, conservation projects, women’s empowerment programmes and schools, are all doing amazing work to tackle extreme poverty and inequality but due to limited resources are unable to access vital financial management training.

The main focus of all AfID assignments is to develop the skills, confidence and potential of local people, enabling organisations to ultimately have the financial management capacity they need to deliver more sustainable programmes to their many beneficiaries, whilst maintaining good relations with their donors. Volunteers could be budgeting with a street child centre in Kampala (Uganda), coaching a hospital bookkeeper in Kigali (Rwanda) or financial reporting for a primary school in Kathmandu (Nepal).

Company info
Mini-site
Accounting for International Development
Telephone
07590413928
Location
55 North Cross Road
East Dulwich
London
Greater London
SE22 9ET
GB

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