Vacancies

Trainee for the Finance Department

Organization: Public Foundation “OSCE Academy in Bishkek”

Location: Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, 1 A Botanichesky Pereulok

Duration: 6 months

Job status: Full-time

Application deadline: 25 November 2024, until 18:00 (Bishkek time)

The OSCE Academy in Bishkek is a public foundation, created in 2002 as a result of the partnership between the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). The OSCE Academy promotes the values and principles of the OSCE through research, post-graduate education, professional training, and intellectual exchange. The OSCE Academy provides an excellent opportunity to gain valuable experience in the Finance Department. Its professional and dynamic team and the opportunity to acquire and develop qualifications in an educational institution within an international context are the advantages of working at the OSCE Academy in Bishkek.

Key duties and responsibilities of the Trainees are as follows: 

• Participate in maintaining proper document flow in the implementation of financial and economic activities of the OSCE Academy (participation in monitoring the availability of primary accounting documents, copying, scanning, and otherwise ensuring the continuity of the financial and administrative workflow process, organizing and streamlining archiving documents, analyzing, drafting and working with labor documents, business contracts, drawing up the necessary correspondence with government agencies, organizations, and partners, etc. );
• Provide assistance on travel arrangements for Staff, Students, and Faculty of the OSCE Academy;
• provide assistance in the process of archiving financial documents;
• interact and provide daily administrative support to the Management and staff of the OSCE Academy;
• implement other duties at the request of the Management. 

Qualifications and eligibility: 

• Completed BA degree and/or diploma of higher education in Economics, finances;
• Experienced PC user (knowledge of MS Office programmes (Word, Excel, etc.);
• Fluency in Russian and English (written and oral) languages;
• Ability to work independently, and timely implement tasks;
• Ability to learn fast and to work in a team; a developed sense of responsibility and communication skills;
• Excellent analytical skills, and experience in working with a large amount of information and documentation within a short period of time;
• Experience in relevant areas is an asset.

Interested and qualified applicants should signify their interest in writing by submitting their applications by merging the following documents in one single file in PDF:

• Cover Letter, one A4 page no more than 300 words;
• CV;
• Copies of diplomas, certificates, and other documents to support the declared candidacy. 

to the following e-mail: vacancies@osce-academy.net with the Subject: “Vacancy for Finance Department Trainee”.

Applications that do not meet the above requirements will not be accepted for consideration.

Only successfully selected candidates will be notified of further selection procedures.

The OSCE Academy in Bishkek is an equal-opportunity institution. It operates on the principle of non-discrimination. All recruitment decisions are taken on the basis of best qualification of the candidates, with consideration of regional and gender balance.