ACTED Looking for Flat Officer

Department: Internal audit

Position: Internal Auditor / FLAT officer - Indonesia

Contract duration: 05 months renewable

Location: Based in Nias, Indonesia

Starting Date: Immediate

I. Background on ACTED:

ACTED (Agency for Technical Co-operation and Development) is an
international NGO founded in 1993 and headquartered in Paris. ACTED provides
relief to victims of conflict and natural disasters as well as local
vulnerable populations. Its activities range from emergency relief to
long-term development projects. ACTED implements around 150 projects a year
in twenty countries in Africa, Central Asia, Europe, Latin America and the
Middle East. ACTED has been working in Nias since April 2005 assisting those
affected by the earthquake of March 28th. We have completed a range of
projects including housing, watsan, school reconstruction and hygiene
education.

II. Background on Internal Audit Department:

ACTED has been growing rapidly since the creation of the organization. The
Internal Audit department has been created in order to reinforce the quality
of our internal control.

The missions of the department are:

* To ensure the respect of ACTED procedures;
* To improve ACTED current procedures;
* To promote transparency within the organization;
* To promote accountability

The Internal Audit department is composed by the Audit Director, internal
regional auditors (Asia and Africa) and local internal auditors / FLAT
officers.

III. Responsibilities:

The Internal Auditor / FLAT Officer is a senior position working directly
under the Country Coordinator supervision, in collaboration with the Audit
Director in Paris. He/She is independent from all other ACTED departments.

The main responsibilities of the Internal Auditor / FLAT officer will be:

1. Internal Audit:

. Ensure respect of ACTED's standard procedures for all management
cycles;

. Ensure transparency and financial accountability of ACTED Country;

. Gather, compile and analyze financial, logistical and
administrative information;

. Prepare written reports including findings, analyses and
recommendations based on audit work performed;

. Ensure preparation for external audits and support external
auditors;

. Follow-up the implementation of corrections and recommendations;

. Be discreet in the gathering and use of confidential information;

2. FLAT :

What is FLAT ?

FLAT is a main pillar of ACTED's internal procedures. FLAT stands for
Finance Logistic Administration Teams.

The FLAT process aims at centralizing, integrating and harmonizing the
information coming from Finance, Logistics, Administration, Programme for
each project. FLAT files are also our main tools to be ready for audits of
donors

. the supervision of the whole FLAT process, i.e. :

- Follow-up of the FLAT process at base level,

- Centralization at the end of the project of all FLAT documents at
Capital level

- Ensure a 2nd level of control of the FLAT documents and their
reconciliation

- Ensure the sending at the HQ of the FLAT files

IV. Qualifications:

Qualified candidates must have:

. Prior experience in the field of finance, accounting, logistics or
audit;

. Excellent financial skills and analytical skills;

. Strong personality, ability to withstand pressure and produce
objective reports;

. Commitment and honesty, and a passion for improving transparency
and accountability within the organization as an absolute requirement;

. Excellent drafting and writing skills;

. Fluency in English required;

. Ability to operate Microsoft Word and Excel.

Conditions:

Salary: 3,7 million IDR per month

Based in Gunungsitoli, Nias

In addition, for people outside intervention area:

- Free housing

- 300,000 IDR for food allowance

- Return ticket home every six month

Submission of application

Applications CVs should be submitted no later than (31 Jan 2009) to the
following address:

nias.administration @acted.org.