Overall purpose of the role:

This internship program is designed to give the learning opportunity to newly graduated candidates while doing the actual work and providing support to the HR/Finance Departments in the organization.

Through your internship experience at DRC, you will:

• Gain practical, hands-on experience in finance.
• Receive mentorship and guidance from experienced professionals within DRC.
• Apply theoretical knowledge gained through academic studies in a practical setting.
• Learn about the organization’s operations, culture, values, and Code of Conduct.
• Access DRC’s extensive Learning Catalogue which provides learning opportunities for further development and growth.

Responsibilities:

• Check and receive all financial/HR documents from the field and Country office finance team for documentation in soft as well as hard copy.
• Support internal and external audit processes by retrieving, providing requested financial documents in a timely manner, and re-archive the audited documents.
• Undertake proper filing support activities including scanning, filing, and organizing documents.
• Follow up with employees to collect documents.
• Prepare cabinet content tables that list the contents of each cabinet and sticking them to the respective cabinets to facilitate easy retrieval and tracking of documents.
• Assisting with day-to-day operations of the HR functions and duties.
• Providing clerical and administrative support to Human Resources executives.
• Compiling and updating employee records (hard and soft copies), manage the employee archiving.
• Coordinate HR projects (meetings, training, surveys etc.) and take minutes.
• Assist in updating the employee monthly database and contact list.
• Coordinate communication with candidates and schedule interviews.
• Support HR department and IT with SharePoint.

Experience and technical competencies:

• Must be based in Erbil.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word
• Basic proficiency in PowerPoint
• Basic IT Skills
• Full professional proficiency in English.
• Having some experience working with NGOs is an advantage

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher diploma in finance accounting or with relevant professional certification
• Fresh Graduate

Languages:

• Fluency in Kurdish is required, Arabic adds value.
• Ability to communicate in English required.

Key stakeholders:

• Head of Support Service
• Finance Team Leader

Conditions:

Contract: 3-6 months of internship.

Availability: August 2023

Duty Station: This internship is based in Erbil, DRC’s Country Office.

Remuneration: This Internship is entitled to Internship Allowances and Medical Insurance only (Not entitled to salary).

In this position, you are expected to demonstrate DRC’s five core competencies:

Striving for excellence: You focus on reaching results while ensuring an efficient process.

Collaborating: You involve relevant parties and encourage feedback.

Taking the lead: You take ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation.

Communicating: You listen and speak effectively and honestly.

Demonstrating integrity: You uphold and promote the highest standards of ethical and professional conduct in relation to our values and Code of Conduct, including safeguarding against sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment

Diversity & Inclusion: DRC Iraq is committed to promoting an inclusive work environment according to our Age, Gender, and Diversity approach (AGD). We aim to have a more diversified leadership structure creating opportunities for qualified women to take on managerial roles. We also continuously work to make our workplace more accessible for persons with specific needs. We offer benefits related to psychosocial support, health insurance, maternity and paternity leave, child sick leave, and lactation breaks. As part of our commitment to promote equity, diversity, and inclusion, we strongly encourage applications from female candidates, persons living with disabilities, as well as representatives of minorities.