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The Internship Programme aims at attracting talented students and graduates who have a specific interest in, or whose studies have covered, areas relevant to IOM programmes and activities. Interns must be between 20 and 36 years old and should have less than two years of relevant working experience.
In general, the Internship Programme aims at attracting talented students and graduates who:
a) have a specific interest in, or whose studies have covered, areas relevant to IOM programmes and activities;
b) are holding a scholarship for internship placements in international organizations and/or for whom internship is required to complete their studies; or
c) are sponsored by governmental/non governmental institutions and/or academia to work in specific areas relevant to both IOM and the sponsor.
d) are either enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum Bachelor’s level or equivalent) or have graduated in the last 12 months.
e) are between 20 and 36 years of age.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education
Student or graduate, preferably in Finance, Economics, Business or Public Administration or related course of studies.

Experience

• First experience in financial or administrative areas would be an advantage;
• Experience with national, regional or international public bodies would be an advantage;
• Strong organizational skills including experience in Financial management;
• Familiarity with International Accounting Standards (IAS) or International Public Service Accounting Standards (IPSAS) is an advantage;
• Ability to work effectively and harmoniously in a team of colleagues of varied cultural and professional backgrounds;
• High level of computer literacy in standard MS products with specific proficiency in MS Excel is required.

Languages
Fluent knowledge of spoken and written English and German.
IOM’s official languages are English, French and Spanish.
Proficiency of language(s) required will be specifically evaluated during the selection process, which may include written and/or oral assessments.

Supervision
Under the overall guidance of the Chief of Mission (CoM), the overall supervision of the Head of Resource Management and under the direct supervision of the National Finance Officer (Budget and Financial Compliance), the incumbent will perform the following duties and responsibilities:

Learning Objectives

• Assist the preparation of budget outlines for concept notes and project budgets according to IOM and donor regulations and guidelines;
• Assists in internal project endorsement, submission, activation and creation and prepares relevant financial supporting documents;
• Assists the preparation of the resource schedule and the financial plan for the project implementation;
• Assists in reviews of project related expenditures according to IOM and donor regulations; monitors incurred expenditures and budget consumption for assigned projects and analyses variances between the project budget and actual expenditures; and reports regularly as required;
• Assists the preparation of regular internal project monitoring reports;
• Assists the financial closure of projects;
• Assists with legal clearance of project documents;
• Assists the preparation of project financial interim and final reports to IOM units and donors in accordance with IOM and donor regulations and established procedures;
• Performs any other duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor and/or CoM.