{"id":817624,"date":"2025-07-18T02:41:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T23:41:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/?post_type=job_listing&p=817624"},"modified":"2025-10-30T05:19:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T02:19:48","slug":"817624-uaf-africa-finance-internship-nairobi","status":"expired","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/?post_type=job_listing&p=817624","title":{"rendered":"Finance Internship"},"content":{"rendered":"

Position Location <\/strong>Nairobi, Kenya
\nReporting to <\/strong>Finance and Operations Assistant
\nLast date to apply <\/strong>Open Until Filled
\nContract Type <\/strong>6 months renewable
\nStart Date <\/strong>As soon as possible<\/p>\n

Who we are<\/h4>\n

Urgent Action Fund-Africa (UAF-Africa) is a consciously feminist and womn\u2019s human rights panAfrican Fund, registered in Kenya and Zimbabwe. Operating as a virtual organisation, the Fund boasts of strategic presence in Africa\u2019s five sub-regions- East Africa: Nairobi- Kenya, KampalaUganda; North Africa: Cairo- Egypt; Southern Africa: Harare- Zimbabwe, Lilongwe- Malawi, Antananarivo- Madagascar, Johannesburg, Pretoria & Cape Town- South Africa, GaboroneBotswana; West Africa: Abuja -Nigeria and Parakou- Benin, Lom\u00e9, Togo; West\/ Central Africa: Yaound\u00e9 & Douala Cameroon. Recognising the need to move resources rapidly on a continent where opportunities and threats arise and decline quickly, UAF-Africa uses a Rapid Response Grant making mechanism to support unanticipated, time sensitive, innovative, and unique initiatives that promote women\u2019s agency in democratic governance, economic, environmental and climate justice, natural resources governance and conflict transformation while protecting their personhood, integrity, and rights.<\/p>\n

Position Overview<\/h4>\n

The position will provide support to the Finance and Operations portfolio by ensuring the accuracy and efficiency of our financial operations. Under close supervision and the direct guidance of the team, the Intern will assist with routine tasks including data entry, filing, organizing financial documents, supporting the payment and reconciliation processes and maintaining records.<\/p>\n

Specific Responsibilities<\/h3>\n

\u2022 Support the Finance team by organizing and assessing supporting documents for payment vouchers under supervision, ensuring all required information is included.
\n\u2022 Manage petty cash under supervision, including disbursement, reconciliation, and replenishment.
\n\u2022 Assist in monthly bank, petty cash and credit card reconciliations, flagging discrepancies and ensuring timely resolution.
\n\u2022 Support the verification and tagging of assets and help maintain an updated asset register.
\n\u2022 Assist in the preparation and issuance of Local Purchase Orders (LPOs), ensuring compliance with procurement procedures.
\n\u2022 Organize and file financial documentation for easy retrieval and audit readiness.
\n\u2022 Provide support during external and internal audits, including preparation of schedules and retrieval of supporting documentation.
\n\u2022 Assist with supplier reconciliations, resolving outstanding issues in collaboration with the procurement and admin teams.
\n\u2022 Perform supplier due diligence checks, including anti-money laundering (AML) and compliance reviews.
\n\u2022 Support the finance team in data entry into accounting software and preparation of financial reports.
\n\u2022 Assist in reviewing staff accountability documents such as travel advances and expense reports.<\/p>\n

Other Responsibilities<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 Support the Finance team in generating periodic financial reports and updates for internal use and external stakeholders, as guided.
\n\u2022 Assist in maintaining timely and professional communication with vendors, suppliers, and contractors, particularly regarding payments, reconciliations, and compliance documentation.
\n\u2022 Any other responsibilities as assigned within the portfolio.<\/p>\n

Qualifications<\/h3>\n

\u2022 Bachelor\u2019s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Studies or related field
\n\u2022 CPA Part I or equivalent<\/p>\n

Skills and Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 At least 2 years\u2019 relevant work experience working in or with organisations in Africa, preferably womn\u2019s rights or social justice-oriented organisations.
\n\u2022 Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other office applications. Experience working with QuickBooks software is an added advantage.
\n\u2022 Excellent written and verbal communications in English.
\n\u2022 Strong analytical, presentation, planning and organisational skills.
\n\u2022 Strong attention to detail, integrity, and ability to maintain confidentiality.
\n\u2022 A proactive attitude and readiness to learn on the job.
\n\u2022 Passionate about UAF-Africa\u2019s mission, committed to teamwork, and achieving results, including a commitment to trust-based transformative grantmaking, community-led development, and grassroots movement building.
\n\u2022 Experience working in a virtual setup with seamless task coordination, managing multiple deadlines.
\n\u2022 Flexible and willing to perform other tasks as assigned, in a fast-paced, team-oriented work environment.<\/p>\n

Work Environment<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is a regional position that involves some national and regional travel. UAF-Africa is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate in its hiring practices. In order to build the strongest possible workforce, UAF-Africa actively seeks a diverse applicant pool. The Fund is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. The position is based in Nairobi, Kenya<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":618480,"template":"","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"both","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":301,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"urgent action fund-africa jobs,Finance Internship at Urgent Action Fund-Africa,Finance Internship at Urgent Action Fund-Africa in nairobi","_promoted":"","_filled":0,"_featured":0,"_job_salary_unit":"","_job_how_to_apply":"

Candidates interested in applying for this role need to register on the UAF-Africa website & apply for this role.<\/p>\r\n

No phone calls please.<\/p>\r\n

We thank all those who apply, but only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. To learn more about UAF-Africa and our programs, please visit our website at http:\/\/www.uaf-africa.org\/<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>"},"job_listing_region":[209],"job-categories":[32],"job-types":[6],"class_list":{"0":"post-817624","1":"job_listing","2":"type-job_listing","3":"status-expired","4":"has-post-thumbnail","5":"hentry","6":"job_listing_region-nairobi","7":"job_listing_category-accounting-finance-student-jobs-in-kenya","8":"job_listing_type-internship","10":"job-type-internship"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings\/817624","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/job_listing"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/618480"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=817624"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"job_listing_region","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing_region?post=817624"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-categories?post=817624"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-types?post=817624"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}