Finance Intern (Due Diligence Desk)

About AWDF 

As a pan-African feminist fund, the African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) resources, strengthens and upholds women’s rights and feminist organisations and movements across Africa, in order to make gender justice a reality for all on our continent and worldwide. 

Over the past 24 years, AWDF has awarded approximately USD 100 million to women’s rights and feminist organisations throughout Africa (and in selected Middle Eastern countries through one of our initiatives). Through its grantmaking, programmatic and advocacy work, AWDF has supported work that led to changes in law and policy, social norms, narrative, and movement-building for gender justice. 

Building on its strong track record, in 2023 AWDF launched Lemlem, a ten-year strategic framework (2023-2033), which guides its efforts to advance gender equality and gender justice for girls, women and gender-diverse people across Africa. At its core, the strategy’s focus is on resourcing, nurturing and strengthening those who are best placed to achieve transformative change: African women’s and feminist groups, organisations and movements.

 

Background

AWDF requires the services of a Finance Intern to support the work of the Finance Department. The intern will have the opportunity to learn as well as support the finance team to achieve its set objectives. We are looking for an intern who is dynamic, curious, innovative, conscientious, and believes in the true value of effective and efficient financial management. The Finance intern will report to the Finance Manager and will have responsibilities of supporting key financial management processes including planning, transaction processing and reporting and risk management. The Intern will be responsible for receiving, reviewing, recording, uploading, filing documents for processing documentation and any other duties assigned.

 

Purpose of the Assignment

The aim of the internship is to provide support to the Finance Department. The roles and responsibilities are as follows;

• Assist team in undertaking   financial risk assessment during the pre-grant award assessment process.
• Assists with consultants contracting process to carry out Due Diligence assignments on grantee partners (this includes various follow ups on both consultants and grantee partners).
• Assist team in reviews of budgets and financial reports of grantee partner
• Support filing of all documents under operations of the Due Diligence desk
• Provides support during meetings; setting up meetings and preparation of meeting minutes.
• Perform any other duties as assigned

Location

AWDF Office Justice Sarkodie Addo Avenue East Legon

Deliverable

To provide a monthly report of work accomplished as outlined in the TOR.

 

Intern’s Profile

The intern should have:

A University degree in accounting or finance related field

Relevant experience in the public or private sector

 

Competencies

The intern should have the ability to:

• Basic understanding of double entry book keeping
• Able to Analyse basic finance data
• Ability to handle sensitive information in an appropriate manner, including maintaining high levels of confidentiality.
• Ability to review invoices or other finance schedules and identify mistakes
• Able to write clearly about finance related issues identified
• Able to contribute to the improvement in process using experience and knowledge of financial processes
• Excellent team spirit, presentation and interpersonal skills;
• Strong sense of integrity and continuous demonstration of honesty, transparency and accountability
• Excellent writing skills, command of written and spoken English including ability to document processes.
• Must be self-confident and willing to learn
• Prioritize work to meet goals and objectives within the acceptable timeframes.
• Have excellent interpersonal skills
• Handle stressful situations with ease and composure
• Have commitment to principles of Women’s rights and gender equality
• Demonstrate commitment to AWDF’s values of feminist leadership, accountability, diversity, respect and solidarity.

 

Duration of the Assignment

The assignment is for a duration of 1 year and the Intern will be working from Monday to Friday.

Applications for the vacancy should reach AWDF no later than Friday 10 January 2025.  Due to our limited capacity, only short-listed candidates will be contacted for additional information and interviews.

Monthly Allowance: USD 878.50