Internship: Regional Program Coordination (Asia/MENA Region)

Bethesda, MD

Posted 13 days ago

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Job/Internship Description

Position: Internship: Regional Program Coordination (Asia/MENA Region)

Location:

US-based/Remote

Job Id: 2376

# of Openings: 1

Hours: Part-Time, up to 30 hours per week

Location: Chevy Chase, MD or remote

Reports to: Program Manager

Salary: Hourly Rate

University Research Co., LLC (URC)

Guided by a strong vision of equitable and resilient systems that respond to people's needs and emerging threats, URC helps countries and local actors to build, implement, and sustain science-driven, scalable solutions. Established in 1965, URC offers a range of technical expertise to empower governments, communities, and service providers to strengthen their health and social systems and improve service quality. We aim to expand access to and enhance the quality of services, addressing maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health; global health security and infectious diseases, including HIV/AIDS, TB, and malaria; reproductive health and family planning; nutrition and water, sanitation, and hygiene. In our interactions with each other and our clients, we stay true to our values for transformative change by focusing on:

Creativity: by unleashing our creativity, we enhance engagement and interaction to improve problem-solving.
Collaboration: not only does our work towards the same vision and mission instill staff with a strong sense of purpose, but it also enables us to complement each other's skills and allocate work to maximize everyone's strengths.
Accountability: we hold ourselves responsible for accomplishing goals, completing assignments, and making decisions.
Diversity, equity, and inclusion: we embrace the importance of a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment where our leadership and staff model behavior that enriches our organization, demonstrates respect for all people, and supports opportunities for all staff.
Transparency: we understand that when employees deeply trust one another and their leaders, they will be more engaged in their roles because they will not be worried about unfair treatment.

Project Overview:

The President's Malaria Initiative Eliminate Malaria (PMI-EM) Activity contributes to comprehensive malaria interventions in Myanmar to eliminate the indigenous transmission of Pf malaria by 2023 and put Myanmar on a path to eliminate all human malaria by 20230. PMI-EM builds on URC's ten years of continuous implementation of PMI malaria control projects in Myanmar.

Position Overview

The part-time internship for regional program coordination Asia/MENA (Middle East and North Africa) supports the implementation and operations of assigned projects in URC's Asia/MENA Region. Reporting to the Program Manager, the intern will develop skills to be a liaison between the field offices and URC headquarters. This includes coordinating communication with subcontractors or sub grantees, partner organizations, and donor agencies, as needed. In this internship you will initially support USAID funded PMI-EM Project in Myanmar.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Ensure compliance with URC's policies and procedures and Donor's rules & regulations.
Receive procurement documentation from field teams and conduct thorough review and analysis of completeness and compliance with USAID regulations. This will include coordinating the procurement process of commodities, communicating with vendors, and maintaining overall stock management of commodities.
Conduct programmatic review of Bi-monthly Wire transfer requests, monthly financial reports and supporting documentation as received from the field office for submission to HQ Finance office
Review invoices received from sub-awards, sub-grantees, vendors and process their payment through HQ finance office.
Prepare
Update monthly financial trackers to monitor project expenses including updating the expense tracker for sub-awards/sub-grantees
Assist with reviewing and prepare cost share documentation

Other tasks consistent with the nature of this position

Required Experience & Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in business administration, accounting, international development, or relatedarea/program of study;
Minimum of one (1) year experience in a position that includes financial support/compliance tasks, such as budget support work with expenses, financial planning, reviewing expenditure vouchers and receipts, and determining allowability, allocability, and reasonableness of back-up documentation for expenditures;
Work experience that entailed compliance with USG rules and regs, the FAR, and or USAID rules and regulations a plus;
Proficient with Microsoft Office -- Strong Excel skills.

URC is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We value and seek diversity in our workforce.

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Position Summary

Company

University Research Co., LLC

Start Date

As soon as possible

Employment Type

Part Time

Period of Employment

Open

Type of Compensation

Paid

College Credits Earned

Tuition Assistance

Required Student Status

Open

Preferred Majors

Other