Financial support of Grants Management
- Support Finance and Grants staff by carrying out a thorough review of grantees's financial reports to assess accuracy of presentation and compliance with the project's guidelines and with EPD's financial guidelines.
- Verifying project expenditure and supporting documents and liaising with partners on clarifications of documentation - drawing to the attention of the EPD Finance and Programmes relevant officers any issues arising from those reports;
- Liaising with grantees to obtain clarifications and missing documentation;
- Maintaining appropriate supporting documents to justify all costs in a centralised electronic filing system;
- Assisting the grantees and partner organisations in setting up their budgets and other project documents;
- Liaising with grantees and partner organisations to monitor their costs against their budgets;
- Occasionally supporting Programme staff in their monitoring of project expenditure and assist with reporting to donors;
- Supporting the two other Finance Assistants during their days off (mainly preparation of Purchase Orders and Mission Orders).
Crosscutting
- Participating as a member of EPD's core team in the wider development of the organisation, sharing common tasks as required from time to time;
- Providing other kinds of administrative assistance as requested.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in finance and administration, political science or international relations, social sciences, or a relevant field of study, is required;
- Excellent knowledge of MS Excel;
- Good written and spoken command of English and French is required;
- Inclined to work and interested in the non-profit sector;
- An interest in the field of democracy support is recommended;
- Team spirit and willingness to work in an international environment;
- Candidates must be authorised to work in Belgium.
Benefits and learning opportunities
- Valuable experience for future career opportunities in finance and project management jobs within non-profit organisations;
- Trainees are fully involved in all aspects of EPD work and given considerable responsibility and independence; they are part of an international team that supports them in acquiring skills to work in an international organisation and hands-on knowledge of how major international actors inter-relate, at EU and global levels.
Compensation
- 6-month traineeship (with a possibility of an extension to 12 months) on a Convention d'Immersion Professionnelle (CIP);
- EPD will compensate the trainee by paying a monthly allowance of EUR 1.077;
- Lunch vouchers of a unit value of EUR 8,00 (personal contribution by the trainee is EUR 1,09) will be granted for each day worked;
- A monthly public transportation card in Brussels will be reimbursed at EUR 52,00;
- In the context of its structural teleworking policy, EPD compensates remote working via a monthly teleworking allowance of EUR 154,74, combined with EUR 20,00 for the professional use of a private internet connection;
- 10 days off for 6 months of work (20 days for a full year) with 3 days off between Christmas and New Year (these days are confirmed by the management team at the beginning of each year).