Intern Finance Administration ToGETHER in Bonn bei Deutsche Welthungerhilfe e V

Deutsche Welthungerhilfe e. V.

Are you aiming to work for an organization where it is worthwhile investing your personality, your skills and your time? Are you looking for a job that is exciting and has clear goals? Welcome to Welthungerhilfe!

We are one of the largest and most respected private organisations for development cooperation and humanitarian aid in Germany. As a politically and confessionally independent organisation, our value-oriented actions are always based on ethical principles. Our vision is clear: "Zero Hunger by 2030" - If you want to become part of our global mission to end hunger around the world, we look forward to receiving your application as:

Intern Finance Administration ToGETHER*

in Bonn

You can start your internship at Welthungerhilfe (WHH) as soon as possible. It should be a compulsory internship with a full-time employment over a period of 6 months. Your place of work will be in our Head Office in Bonn Bad Godesberg, Germany.

The ToGETHER program (Towards Greater Effectiveness and Timeliness in Humanitarian Emergency Response) promotes the localization of humanitarian action. In this program 38 local/national organizations from eight countries, namely Bangladesh, Colombia, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Pakistan, and Somalia and four international organizations from Germany work in close collaboration. As an intern for ToGETHER you will support the Program Management Unit (PMU) consisting of a Program Coordinator, a MEAL Coordinator, a Finance and Process Manager and a Social Media and Communications Expert.

More information on the ToGETHER program can be found here

Your responsibilities

Support with verification of financial reports, vouchers, invoices for payment and other varied numerical data
Follow up with external project partners, WHH country teams and other WHH units on financial and administrative matters concerning fulfilment of deadlines, task completion, document quality, and compliance with established standards
Support in the revision of ToGETHER contractual documentation, assembling contract packages for Program partners, mailing and a close follow up
Other document creation: set up of memos/notes for the file, meeting records, filling and checking forms concerning ToGETHER finances, administration and procurement; use of digital signature tools
Document archiving: extensive and continuous filing of a large number of financial and administrative documents in the internal filing systems
Organization of interpretation services for meetings and support with other ToGETHER logistics e. g. check of procurement documentation, travel reservation for consultants
Support in the preparation of the final financial report of the Program, incl. filling prerequisite forms and managing and matching large blocks of data
Support of programmatic workstreams in the PMU

Your profile

Matriculated at university during the whole time of the internship. Ideally, a Bachelor study or a degree in administration, project management, finance or a related field
Initial experience abroad and in the field of humanitarian aid is an advantage
Sound knowledge of Microsoft Office package (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and Microsoft Teams; knowledge of Microsoft Sharepoint is an asset
Quick with numbers and tables, comfortable with complex spreadsheets
Meticulous, diligent and very organized
Appreciate clean, clear, correct and complete documents and structured archive
Strong verbal communication skills, interested in liaising with international teams and partners
Able to easily familiarize oneself with new topics, work on several tasks at the same time and enjoy working independently
Excellent spoken and written English. Specifically – ability to write clearly and instructively in English. German, French and Spanish language skills are an asset

Our offer

We offer you the opportunity to work in a responsible and interesting field as part of an extremely dedicated team. Welthungerhilfe attaches great importance to the personal and professional development of its employees and the balance of their work and private life. This includes flexible working hours as well as working from home. Remuneration is based on our gender-independent salary scale. In addition, Welthungerhilfe offers numerous other benefits, which are listed under "Our benefits".

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