Organisation : Accounting for International Development (AfID)
Location : Hobart
Time required : 35 hpw
Duration of project : 4- 6 Weeks
Sector : Children, Community Development, Community Engagement, Community Support Services, Consulting, Education & Employment, Education & Training, Families, Overseas Aid & Development, Women, Youth & Young People
About the role
Are you an accounting professional looking to use your skills and experience to give something back to society and those less fortunate around the world? Perhaps swap London for Laos, Melbourne for Malawi or Boston for Belize!?
AfID offers every type of accountant, from anywhere in the world the opportunity to use their skills to support a broad range of non-profit organisations globally. Volunteer assignments of between 2 weeks and 12 months, &/or longer permanent placements, form part of our ongoing strategy to build the financial management capacity of charities in over 50 countries. Click APPLY for more…
Our partner is a community based organisation and NGO with the aim of creating change to enable the community to have a better future.
Their vision includes a community which is socio-economically empowered, have self-sustaining livelihoods and improved access to education, health and strong leadership. Their programmes focus on microfinance, education and a community based mobile clinic.
As the first AfID volunteer with this partner, you will be conducting an internal review of their accounting system, procedures and controls and making and beginning to implement recommendations for best practice and training staff as needed.
The organisation have requested support to improve their accounting systems and achieve greater accountability and transparency for the benefit of their current and future donors. You will provide support in drafting and documenting new financial policies and procedures, assisting with systems design, developing standardised templates and introducing financial management principles and tools.
The partner are able to provide a Homestay with all meals for a small charge.
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How to apply
Applications not allowed for this volunteering opportunity.
Please quote in application: Volunteer Accountant | MALAWI via Pro Bono Australia.