Trickle Up empowers people living on less than $1 a day to take the first steps out of poverty, providing them with resources to build microenterprises for a better quality of life. In partnership with local agencies, we offer very poor people business training and seed capital to launch or expand a microenterprise, and savings support to build assets.

Trickle Up is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We extend equal opportunity to all applicants and employees regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status or disability. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable people with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

FINANCE INTERN (Summer 2009)

BACKGROUND
Trickle Up is seeking a Finance Intern to support the Director of Finance and Administration in New York this summer. The Finance Intern will provide additional analytical capabilities to Trickle Up. The initially project will be to assist in the formulation of charts and graphs to illustrate our annual budget presentation in mid-June. Additional projects will focus on developing improved internal policies and policies or gathering and interpreting external information in order to provide Trickle Up with benchmarking data. This is an excellent opportunity for candidates interested in learning about international development, the field of microenterprise, and the general workings of an international non-profit organization.

REQUIREMENTS
The ideal candidate will be a current student or a recent graduate, preferably in business, public administration, economics, development, international relations, or a related field. We seek an individual with advanced skills in MS Excel, strong research skills, outstanding ability in quantitative analysis as well as superior oral and written communication skills. Tasks require someone who is both detail oriented and who is self-motivated and enthusiastic about learning about non profit management and the field of development.

TO APPLY :
Send a cover letter, resume and writing sample to Sharon Pollack at spollack@trickleup.org. Please ensure your last name forms part of any file attachment names and enter “Finance Internship Application” in your email subject line. No phone calls, please. Only finalists will be contacted.

DATES:
Summer Internship: June to August, 2009