JOA is proud to support this impactful opportunity for skilled accountants to volunteer with Accounting for International Development (AfID). This initiative enables professionals to enhance the financial management capacity of non-profit organisations across Asia, Africa, and beyond—either in-person or through virtual engagement.
Remote volunteering
Applications for virtual volunteering are open year-round. If you are interesting in learning more and exploring this opportunity, contact us at enquiries@joa.je
In-country volunteering
For charities that require in-person assistance, JOA are able to fully fund opportunities for accountants to work in-country with these organisations. This is reserved for organisations which will benefit from a more hands-on approach. Applications for this opportunity are currently open and available to two candidates. If you are interesting in learning more and exploring this opportunity, contact us at enquiries@joa.je
Application Guidelines – In-country and remote volunteering
Due to the nature of AfID placements where coaching / mentoring is involved, we cannot consider bookkeepers or those at Finance Officer / Assistant levels; rather those that have a broad exposure to all aspects of accounting and financial management.
Eligibility
- Applicants must be over 18 years old.
- Applicants must be resident in Jersey and deemed ‘Entitled’ (10 years residency) or ‘Entitled to Work’ (5 years residency).
- For in-country volunteering:
- A confident traveler, generally in good health.
- Fully-vaccinated against COVID-19.
- At least 2 weeks confirmed availability, or certainty to obtain, for volunteering overseas during 2024.
Criteria
You will need to meet at least one of the below criteria in order to apply. It is not essential to be formally qualified.
- Accounting qualification (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA) with more than 2 years of post-qualification experience.
- Part-qualified or AAT Accounting Technician with more than 5 years of accounting
experience. - More than 8 years of all-round accounting and finance experience (for those without any
formal accounting qualification). - You will also need excellent communication skills with fluency in written and spoken English, bags
of initiative, resourcefulness, honesty, patience and of course compassion.
Selection
- Applicants considering applying should contact us at enquiries@joa.je
- Two written references will be required, one professional reference from a current or recent employer and one character reference (not from a family member).
- An open-source social media screening will be conducted on all applicants.
Potential placements
Based on each individual's availability, AfID will provide the successful applicants with two assignment options to choose from, tailored to their demonstrable skills and experience. To give an insight into what the AfID assignment could look like, please have a read of the blogs below.
Blog from Jersey Accountant, Hana Hamon: Where Accounting Meets Development
Jersey accountant supports local NGO's efforts to improve education in Costa Rica
