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ESC: Finance volunteer with Médicos del Mundo in Sierra Leone

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Sierra Leone European Voluntary Service Social work European Voluntary Service Social work Fixed dates

About the project

ESC: Finance volunteer with Médicos del Mundo in Sierra Leone

📝 Detailed information

💼 What the programme involves

Current interventions of MdM in Sierra Leone focus on reducing Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) problems by strengthening the public health system, raising community awareness, and advocating for improved governance with a gender-sensitive approach. The volunteer will be based in Koinadugu particularly Kabala town, and will work closely with the Admin/Finance Officer. Tasks: Support the Sierra Leonean National team in financial administration and management and controlling (budget, accounting, reporting, and administrative HR procedures, etc.) in accordance with MdM policies and procedures; Strengthen the skills of the support team (Finance) in applying MdM policies and guidelines; Prepare, monitor, and update project and organizational budgets, ensuring alignment with donor requirements; Support uploading financial documents and filling MDM tools (Postbacking,..etc); Monitor expenditure against budgets, identify variances, and propose corrective actions.

🏠 Accommodation on site

Kabala is a calm and relatively safe town, offering a peaceful environment for work and daily life. The general atmosphere is friendly, and the community is welcoming. The work will take place at the MdM Sierra Leone base office that is located at Koinadugu district. The volunteer will then be accommodated in the organization's guesthouse. The volunteer will regularly receive information, support, & materials (laptop & phone) and transportation necessary for performing the functions assigned to them. You will receive a monthly subsistence allowance of 487€ to cover basic personal needs.

🎒 Leisure activities

Volunteers will improve their professional knowledge through training in humanitarian action, and specific issues on security, gender, psychosocial support and will be provided with training resources to continue their learning. Those selected will receive briefings/training at MdM headquarters in Madrid with the different departments related to the mission and the position, as well as mandatory online training on security before they start their field work. Training sessions will take place both in the countries of the support organisations and host organisations. 

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: EDUCATION • Bachelor's degree + 5 in economics and/or Bachelor's degree + 3 in administration/accounting; • Master's degree in development cooperation or similar; EXPERIENCE • Experience in administrative and/or financial management of private and/or public organizations; • Knowledge of funding instruments and donor guidelines, and project cycle management; • Experience or additional training in strategy definition, project formulation, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and capitalization; • Experience in the field of international cooperation is an asset; • Contextual knowledge of Africa is an asset; SKILLS • Knowledge of basic administrative / financial procedures; ACCOUNTANCY • Knowledge of auditing or internal control; • Knowledge of donor regulations; • Analytical skills to propose innovative strategies or approaches; • Ability to work in an organized environment and manage priorities, under high professional pressure; • Dynamism, initiative, autonomy, and respect for rules; • Courtesy, open-mindedness, and flexibility; a sense of humor is essential; • Computer skills (qualifications or certifications in some of the following applications are recommended); • Standard Microsoft tools: Windows, MS Office; • Data analysis and statistics: MS Excel; LANGUAGES • English B2 or C1. Eligibility : Candidates must be 18 to 35 years old, reside in one of the eligible countries (EU Member State, North Macedonia, Iceland, Liechtenstein or Turkey), have completed the compulsory Humanitarian Aid Volunteering training and not have participated before in individual Humanitarian Aid Volunteering. When adding together this new volunteering opportunity and any previous participation in EU volunteering programmes, the total duration cannot exceed 12 months.
Deadline: 20/08/2025 23:59

ℹ️ Additional information

The project is implemented under the European Solidarity Corps Programme, financed by the European Commission.
The participating organisations have to be mindful of these needs as they are responsible for providing a respectful and trusting hosting environment. At the same time, the organisations participating in the initiative devote a great deal of time, energy and resources to set up a high-quality activity; they should therefore expect that European Solidarity Corps participants show a similar level of respect for the local communities and the people that are directly concerned by the activities (https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/mission_en).
What do we provide ?
  • Training before and after the project
  • Health insurance during your project
  • round-trip travel reimbursement
  • accommodation and food
  • pocket money
  • language course
  • Return Week-end
  • Youth Pass and SVI international Volunteer passport

Before applying for this volunteering project, you need to enroll yourself at European Solidarity Corps Platform (https://europa.eu/youth/solidarity_en) and specify your European Solidarity Corps Participant Number (PRN).
This organisation holds a European Solidarity Corps Quality Label.
Contact the ESC coordinator at +32 2 888 67 13 to get more informations.

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📅 Available sessions

SL47636

15/09/2025 → 07/04/2026

Closed
Volunteers registered 0 / 2
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Deadline: 20/08/2025

ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–30 years old

Solidarity donation

0.00 EUR

French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).

📍 Location

Kabala, Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Sierra Leonean Leone (SLL / Le)

Exchange rate

1 SLL = 0.000072 EUR

Rate as of 31/05/2026

Timezone

Greenwich Mean Time

Local time: 22:13 (12/11/2026)

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English