What are we doing…?
Available from: 02/03/2025
Duration: 6-month internship
Location : Position based in Nantes (Atlantic base)
SOLIDARITES INTERNATIONAL (SI) is an international humanitarian aid organization that, for over 40 years, has been providing assistance to populations affected by armed conflict and natural disasters by addressing their vital needs: water, food, and shelter. Particularly committed to combating diseases linked to unsafe water, the leading cause of death worldwide, SI implements its interventions with expertise in the areas of access to drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene promotion, as well as in the essential areas of food security and livelihoods. Present in 26 countries, SI’s teams—a total of 3,200 people including expatriates, national staff, headquarters staff, and a few volunteers—operate with professionalism and dedication, respecting local cultures.
Context
The logistics and finance assistant for the Atlantic base reports to the Logistics and Finance Manager for the Atlantic region (Nantes and Angers). They work in collaboration with the program teams: WASH (Water, Hygiene and Sanitation) technical teams and community mobilization teams.
Job description
Internship Objectives
- Discover how a humanitarian NGO operates and the links between headquarters, coordination, and field operations.
- Understanding the organization of a mission and its operational constraints
- Discover the jobs in the field and the humanitarian actors
- Become familiar with purchasing procedures and financial tracking tools
- Participate in field activities through travel to intervention sites
Main missions
Logistics & Purchasing
- Support for market research, supplier searches, and donations
- Participation in purchasing procedures (LINK platform) and order tracking
- Organization of the transport, delivery and storage of goods
- Management and archiving of logistics documents
- Participation in the preparation of monthly logistics packages
Transport & Stock
- Organizing travel arrangements (train, hotel) for the teams
- Support for inter-base freight management and vehicle tracking
- Conducting inventories and informing program teams
Distributions
- Seeking donations and assembling kits
- Packaging, storage and transport of kits
- Participation in field distributions
Accounting & Financial Management
- Support for accounting tasks: collection, verification and archiving of documents
- Updating accounting journals and monitoring invoicing
- Participation in the monthly accounting closing
- Contribution to budget monitoring and financial monitoring tools
General
- Participation in team meetings
- Cross-cutting support to different areas according to needs
Your profile
- With a background in humanitarian logistics, accounting and/or financial management, project management, development, international relations, or political science
- Good command of Microsoft Office suite (primarily Word and Excel)
- Good analytical and writing skills
- Good prioritization skills
- Curiosity and critical thinking
- Organisation et anticipation
- Interpersonal skills and teamwork
- Relevance to the context: access to water in France
- Commitment to the principles and work of Solidarités International
- Category B driving licence required
If you offer the following conditions
- Internship with mandatory internship agreement.
- Compensation: 5.60 euros/hour
- The bonus is calculated pro rata based on the actual hours worked during the month. (On average, 1 month = 154 hours, or 22 days of 7 hours/day)
- Public transport costs are 50% covered by SOLIDARITES INTERNATIONAL
- Meal vouchers at €8.90 per day of internship, with 60% contribution from SOLIDARITES INTERNATIONAL
How to apply
Do you recognize yourself in this description?
If so, send us your CV and cover letter!
Applications containing only CVs will not be considered.
Solidarités International reserves the right to close recruitment before the advertised deadline. Thank you for your understanding.
And to learn more about Solidarités International: www.solidarites.org
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Solidarités International (SI) is committed to preventing and combating all forms of abuse—including any act of sexual exploitation, abuse, and/or harassment (SEAH) against members of beneficiary communities or its staff, harm to persons and/or property, fraud, corruption, undeclared conflicts of interest, and the financing of activities that violate human rights—that may occur during its operations. SI has a zero-tolerance policy towards all forms of abuse, particularly acts of SEAH.
Solidarités International is a fair employer that fights against all forms of discrimination. SI will never request any payment whatsoever to participate in a recruitment process.
Solidarités International (SI) is determined to prevent and fight all type of abuse – all act of exploitation, abuse and/or sexual harassment (SEAH) against members of beneficiary communities or collaborators, fraud, corruption, violation of persons and/or property, funding of activities harmful to human rights – that could be perpetrated in the frame of its interventions. SI implements a zero-tolerance policy regarding acts of abuse, notably acts of SEAH.
Solidarités International is an equitable employer committed to find all forms of discrimination. SI will ever ask for any remuneration to take part in a recruitment process.