Location: Paris (partially remote)

Contract duration: Permanent – full-time

Start date: as soon as possible.

Line manager: Operations Director

Department: Operations Department

Job duration: Full-time.

Status: supervisor

Salary range: €23,900 – €28,700

About Internews:

Internews is an international charity with administrative centres in California, Washington DC, London and Paris, and regional centres in Bangkok, Kiev and Nairobi. Founded in 1982, Internews currently has offices in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Latin America and North America. Our strategy is to strengthen the vitality of the news community.

We strive to help independent media build their resilience in the face of increasing political, economic and security threats. We do this in a wide range of countries and political contexts, each of which requires a holistic and multifaceted approach, and tailored tools and strategies based on our experience of regulation, digital safety and the protection of journalists, news broadcasters, media, digital rights and internet freedoms, media sustainability and the fundamental principles of journalism and freedom of expression.

The conditions for a healthy media space are specified by access to reliable, accurate and fact-based information – information that is reliably accessible to all, information that is discerningly evaluated by the public, valued by the public and supported by reliable business models. Public authorities and the private sector have a duty to preserve these sustainable information spaces.

We ensure that companies and platforms respect their commitments to press freedom and the independence of journalists. For over 35 years, in more than 100 countries, Internews has worked to create healthy environments for media and information where they are needed most. We are proud to have launched hundreds of sustainable organisations, empowered thousands of media professionals, activists and citizens, and helped our partners reach millions of people with quality local news.

ABOUT THE POSITION

Reporting to the Head of Operations in the Paris office and working closely with the Finance and Operations Department of Internews Europe based in London, the Administrative Assistant will be responsible for all management tasks: administration, accounting, grant monitoring. He/she will act as the interface between the team in charge of operations and finance and Internews International’s employees and partners.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Operations and Finance (80%)

• Supporting the operations and finance team.
• Checking and monitoring invoices payments
• Annual budget and closing process
• Reporting bookkeeping transactions and tracking budget accounting (internal ERP)
• Activity reports (internal and external)
• Facilities (contract monitoring)
• Keeping records of the legal secretary for Internews International

Financial management of the programme (20%)

• Support for the team handling grants’ finance and operations.
• Manage expenses.
• Follow-up financial transactions for programmes funded by grants.

TRAINING AND SKILLS REQUIRED

• 2/3 years’ higher education with at least two years’ experience in accounting, ideally with an international NGO or an accountancy firm.
• Fluency in English and French (written and spoken)
• Good knowledge of French labour law and accounting of non-profit organisations
• Good knowledge of MS Office, databases and ERP.
• Good listening, communication and adaptation skills
• Organisation and rigour (prioritising and meeting deadlines)

Vacancy Timeframe: 

Closing date for applications: 09 December 2024

Applicants should submit a short covering letter and CV highlighting their experience.

The above job description is not intended to describe in detail all the tasks that may be assigned, but rather to give the jobholder a general idea of the responsibilities and expectations associated with the position. The essential functions of this position may change depending on the nature of the company’s