About TICAH
TICAH is a feminist cultural organization that promotes holistic health and community action. We define holistic health as a state of well-being in a physical and non-physical sense. It involves identifying and acting on the root causes of systemic discrimination and deprivation of fundamental freedoms that prevent society, especially the marginalized, from attaining holistic health. Indigenous knowledge of medicine has provided communities with healthy choices for many generations. The knowledge and practice of traditional medicine are one way culture contributes to people’s healthcare. It provides communities with the knowledge of how to diagnose their illnesses and the medicine to use for treatment. TICAH advocates for an enabling environment for traditional medicine to thrive and co-creates spaces with communities and other stakeholders to share, transmit, and practice their indigenous knowledge of medicine.
With a team of 32, TICAH’s work has impacted over 120,000 people by increasing knowledge, agency, and access to health services and fundamental rights. TICAH also coordinates a regional network (MAMA Network) of 35+ grassroots organizations across 23 African countries working to promote SRH rights.
About the Internship
Our Finance and Operations Team is looking for an intern to provide support in ensuring that accounting systems are maintained to provide the information required for planning, monitoring, and reporting of TICAH’s programs and to meet all our statutory and donor responsibilities. We are looking for an individual with 1-2 years of on-the-job experience working in a busy finance office, in a mid-sized organization in the development space. The candidate should also have a high sense of integrity, and discretion, work well under pressure, be comfortable with multitasking, and be an excellent communicator to support the optimal and smooth functioning of the team.
Your responsibilities will include the following:
- Supporting the processing of weekly payments to vendors in a timely manner and ensuring all payment vouchers are supported adequately.
- Supporting the processing of transport reimbursements using the MPESA bulk payment platform system, which includes verification and uploading of verified payment lists for approval.
- Maintaining a virtual filing system for all payments processed on TICAH’s Finance SharePoint.
- Updating the invoice tracker after each payment cycle, ensuring that the tracker is up to date at the end of each week.
- Supporting with the filing of weekly payment vouchers, cash reports, contracts, and any other documents and correspondence.
- Supporting in the posting of transactions in the financial system every week.
- Tracking and following up on reviewed cash reports to ensure the respective team members fully address any issues raised.
- Supporting with tracking of sales of publications to ensure the accuracy of records maintained.
- Supporting the Procurement Committee with preparation for and sourcing of new vendors, ensuring the applications are organized in preparation for the next review period.
- Providing procurement and logistical support from time to time.
- Supporting the Administrative Assistant with drafting and reviewing of vendor contracts.
- Any other duties as may be assigned by the team to offer additional support as and when needed.
Who we are looking for:
- You have 1-2 years’ experience working in a fast-paced finance office in the development space.
- You hold a degree in Finance or Accounting from a reputable university with at least a CPA Part 2 qualification.
- You have an in-depth understanding of accounting principles, with a fair grasp of procurement and administrative methods.
- You are familiar with accounting software such as QuickBooks or have experience with any other accounting software as well as payment platforms like Safaricom bulk.
- You have experience in the use of Microsoft Office suite including MS Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
- You have a high sense of integrity and confidentiality.
- You are highly organized and able to deliver results on time.
- You can work in a team, supporting complex finance and procurement processes.
- You have a high sense of accountability and commitment to work.
- You are an excellent communicator both verbally, and in written form.
- You are willing to learn and open-minded i.e. able to freely interact with people of different cultural backgrounds.
NOTE: This is a paid, 6-month internship where the successful candidate will be required to be physically present at our Karen office for 5 days each week i.e., Monday to Friday, from 9.00 am to 5.00 pm.
Interested candidates should submit their CVs in PDF to [email protected] and include responses to the following questions in the email.
- What motivates you in life and why do you believe TICAH is a good match for you?
- What knowledge or skills do you bring to TICAH?
- Please describe your previous experience (including any internship) in Finance or Accounting.
The deadline for submitting applications is 10th September, 4.00 pm.
