Who are we ?

Inter Aide is an association specializing in implementing concrete development aid programs in rural areas for particularly disadvantaged families. In 2025, Inter Aide managed 49 programs in 7 countries with a total budget of approximately €11 million.

Inter Aide has been working for rural development in Sierra Leone since 2007. The organization’s work aims to improve access to drinking water and food security in four districts in the north and northwest of the country. In total, the Inter Aide team in Sierra Leone has approximately 80 people.

• The Water, Hygiene and Sanitation team is responsible for the construction and rehabilitation of around twenty water points per year as well as improving latrine coverage.
• A dedicated team is working on a major preventive maintenance program for water points, covering more than 3,000 wells through a network of independent technicians, thus improving the functionality of water points in the intervention area.
• The Household Water Treatment team develops home water treatment solutions for communities without access to a drinking water source.
• The Agricultural team works on improving production techniques and new cultivation systems.

In addition to these four program teams, there is a support department under the responsibility of the Country Coordinator, who provides cross-functional support to the programs.

Inter Aide has 3 offices in Sierra Leone located respectively in the towns of Makeni (IA headquarters in SL), Kamakwie and Port Loko.

A small West African country of 8 million inhabitants, marked by a complex and difficult modern history, Sierra Leone is today a peaceful country where different traditions and religions coexist. Its historical legacy still marks the country, which has very low development indicators nationally and even more so in rural areas.

Our area of ​​operation, in the north of the country, is one of the areas where populations are most vulnerable, particularly in terms of food security and access to water. The position is based as close as possible to the projects, in Makeni, a medium-sized town in the north-central part of the country, relatively well connected to the rest of the country, located 2.5 hours from Freetown, and involves regular visits to rural intervention areas and other offices, in Kamakwie and Port Loko.

The mission:

You will report directly to the Country Coordinator, based in Makeni.

Your main contacts will be:

• The Field Administrative Manager and her team of three assistants;
• The Administrative and Financial Manager for Sierra Leone, based at Inter Aide headquarters in Versailles;
• The four Program Managers, based in Makeni and Kamakwie;
• The Sector Manager in charge of programs, based at headquarters.

To understand the financial challenges of the structure and familiarize yourself with the tools, you will benefit from a one-week training course at the Inter Aide headquarters in Versailles, prior to your departure to Sierra Leone.

You will contribute to the following missions, in support of the Country Coordinator and Program Managers:

Accounting and financial monitoring

• Monitoring compliance with accounting and administrative procedures;
• Monitoring of field accounting reports within the deadlines at Headquarters;
• Updating internal accounting software for local teams and controlling the archiving of documents;
• Participation in program management control.

Relations with Program Managers and members of the Logistics and Administrative team

• Personalized support for the Administrative Manager, local Administrative Assistants and Logisticians to ensure their skills development;
• Organization of office automation training (Office pack) for teams based on needs assessed on site.

Administrative and logistical monitoring of projects and improvement of procedures

• Support to the Country Coordinator for the application and verification of purchasing procedures, and particularly calls for tender;
• Monitoring and improvement of logistics procedures (inventories, stock and equipment monitoring, etc.);
• Upgrading administrative, logistics and program manager teams on procedures;
• Participation in the monitoring of administrative and legal files.

Profile sought:

You have a BAC +4/5 qualification in Management, Finance or Accounting, preferably related to international solidarity;

You have initial professional experience;

You have a good command of English (working language);

You are rigorous and have a taste for figures;

You are able to work in a changing environment, managing priorities and meeting deadlines;

You have a real motivation for the purpose of the Association;

You enjoy working in the field in an intercultural context;

You wish to move towards a coordination role following the experience acquired in the position.

The conditions:

12-month VSI status mission (renewable)

Monthly allowance of EUR 1,100 + land allowance

Comprehensive health coverage (CFE + mutual insurance) and repatriation insurance

A return flight ticket at the start and end of the mission from home or mission location + an annual return flight ticket from the mission location to headquarters in the event of renewal.