Location: Zimbabwe Country Office Contract: 6 month fixed term contract Salary: Local Terms and Conditions apply

About the role

As the Finance and Support Services Intern you will support the Finance and Support Services Officer with the smooth running of this function. This is a great opportunity for an intern looking for experience within international development.

Key accountabilities include:

• Processing expenses, preparing payment requisitions, preparing deposit slips
• Maintaining accounting files and records
• Receipt of orders, filling of vouchers
• Support with the logistics of travel and activities, booking hotels, cars,
• Assisting with all office administrative paperwork such as filing, photocopying, inventory checking, obtaining quotes for procurement purposes
• Any other adhoc work as request by the FSSO or Senior PM

If you are keen to join Sightsavers as an intern in finance then this is a great opportunity for you to grow your career path. Please read the Job Description for full details.

As a successful candidate you will hold a Finance or Accounting degree or have a final year to complete a Masters. You will have strong numeracy, a keen eye to detail, budget and analysis skills and a desire to work within international development.

The deadline to apply is 21 January 2024 23.50pm GMT British Time

We intend to conduct interviews week commencing 22 January 2024. This will be a virtual interview lasting up to one hour.

As an equal opportunity employer, we actively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Sightsavers is a Disability Confident Leader and qualified people with a disability are particularly encouraged to apply.

Sightsavers is an employer that does not tolerate any form of harassment and has zero tolerance for sexual exploitation and abuse. All potential candidates will be subjected to rigorous background checks and controls.

In line with its commitment to safe programming and recruitment, Sightsavers participates in the inter-agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme (MDS) administered by the Steering Committee for Humanitarian Response. Through collaboration with other MDS members, Sightsavers aims to ensure that there are no sexual exploitation, abuse or harassment issues relating to potential new hires and that we can respond systematically to checks from fellow MDS members. This ensures our work is accountable, delivered to a high standard and supports safeguarding across the development and humanitarian fields.