TASKS:
-Support the Country Finance Manager, in coordination with the local accountant and the relevant support staff, in the maintenance of documents relating to the project activities, reporting and organization’s archive;
-Support the Project Manager in the accounting of the project in relation to: forecast budget and follow-up, accounting management, partner’s expenditures control, budget modification, monthly cash-flow;
-Control and archive administrative and supporting documents (list of beneficiaries, procurement procedures, photographic documentation, visibility of the project);
-Scan and double-check the accounting records and for preparation to future audit;
-Organize and implement the monthly programming work with the coordinator;
-Support the day-to-day logistic of the office, depending on the task assigned by the Country Finance Manager;
-Participate and support all the other activities required for the proper development of the WE WORLD-GVC mission in the country;
-Participate to the team coordination meetings;
-Promote local volunteerism in disaster risk reduction, prevention and response;
-Train local volunteers on organization and implementation of volunteer-based activities, when applicable;
-Promote partnerships and collaboration between local and European organizations;
-Draft and publish articles describing volunteer's experience in the field;
-Gather audiovisual materials to be used in a public awareness activity in the volunteer's local community in Europe;
-In coordination with the NGOs partner of the project, organize and execute a public awareness activity once back in Europe.
-The EU Aid Volunteer shall perform other duties, as required.
REQUIRED COMPETENCES:
Studies
Studies in Economics, Business Administration, or Accountancy;
Desirable humanitarian/development project cycle management knowledge;
Languages
Fluent in Portoguese.
Knowledge of English is an asset;
Skills
Excellent knowledge of Excel, and good general knowledge of the full Office suite and Windows OS;
Team working;
Communication skills, intercultural awareness and respectful attitude towards other customs and traditions;
Good interpersonal skills;
Ability to work under pressure and on short deadlines;
Good ability to adapt to the situation of instability and stress management;
Writing skills, especially reports drafting;
Mental and physical resilience and readiness to live and work in developing countries;
Experiences
Desirable previous experience in developing countries;
Minimum 1 year of working experience in relevant fields;
Prior volunteer experience is an asset.
ELIGIBILITY AND EXCEPTION CRITERIA:
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.
Availability for the following activities: • Training in presence in April/May 2020; • Pre-deployment induction in WE WORLD-GVC HQ, in Bologna in the second half of May or June 2020; • Deployment starting from the date specified in the vacancy.
DEPLOYMENT:
01/07/2020 - 30/06/2021
CONDITION OF SERVICE:
Hosting Organization:
·The Hosting Organization for the present deployment is GVC Mozambique;
Length of Deployment:
· 12 months;
Deployment duty station:
Maputo, Mozambique.
Conditions of service during deployment:
· A monthly Subsistence Lump Sum (458,62 Euro per month) intends to cover basic needs and local transport.
· In addition, for each month of deployment 100 euro of post deployment resettlement allowance are foreseen.
· Accommodation, Visa fees, insurance and airfares will be covered directly by sending and/or hosting organization.
· The working calendar will be corresponding to the agenda and system established in the field.
· For each month of voluntary activity two days of rest are foreseen, in addition to public holidays. It is highly recommended not to use the rest days during the first and the last month of deployment.
Conditions related to in-presence training:
· If a candidate volunteer is working outside of the EU, travel costs will be fully covered if EU citizens legally reside in a non-EU country for long-term or forever (i.e. who live in that country);
· EU citizens who are on a temporary assignment in a third country that lasts more than 18 months;
On the contrary, only travel costs from an EU country to the training venue shall be covered if:
· EU citizens on a temporary assignment in a third country that lasts less than 18 months;
· EU citizens selected by the same organization or affiliate with which they have an on-going assignment in the third country if this assignment is longer than 18 months;
Please note that more than one candidate per position will attend the training, to create an additional pool to cover drop-outs and unforeseen needs.
How to apply:
The candidate shall fill out this Application Form online, attach the CV (Europass Format), a Motivation Letter and the Self-Assessment Questionnaire.
Shortlisting and interviews of the candidates will be from 10/03/2020 to 15/04/2020.
In case of changes of the dates, the candidates will be notified.
More information here or write to volunteers@gvc.weworld.it