About Planet Finance: 

 

PlaNet Finance Group is a leading international non-profit organization with the mission to alleviate poverty through the development of microfinance. PlaNet Finance, which is headquartered in Paris, has over 1,000 staff, a worldwide network of 122 microfinance and banking experts, and is active in about 50 countries.

 

PlaNet Finance China (PFC) is one of the earliest international players in China to provide microfinance advisory to Chinese microfinance organizations, banks, and policymakers. It is widely recognized within the Chinese microfinance industry as providing a key catalyst role in the development of the Chinese microfinance market, which has recently entered a key growth stage thanks to regulatory and policy support to expand financing to the private sector and the bottom-of-the-pyramid, as well as increasing recognition amongst Chinese financial players on the potential market opportunity amongst micro, small, and medium sized enterprises. Our clients include leading Chinese microfinance players and banks. We partner with leading organizations including the World Bank, the People’s Bank of China Research Institute of Finance and Banking, the European Union, the Credit Suisse Foundation, the Citi Foundation, and others, to implement microfinance projects.

 

www.planetfinancegroup.org

 

JOB DESCRIPTION

 

As an intern with Planet Finance, you will contribute to efforts to develop microfinance in China and contribute to poverty alleviation efforts. You will work a minimum of 2-to-3-days a week in our Beijing Office over a minimum period of 3 months, supporting PlaNet Finance China staff with day-to-day tasks. Your main tasks will be to proposal writing, managing external and internal communications, assisting with recruitment, general office administration, and strategic projects. This is a great opportunity to get exposure to microfinance in China for those interested in development finance work. Specific tasks include but are not limited to:

 

1. Communications

·         Writing and editing English-language content for the www.planetfinancechina.org website and coordinating translation and uploading of the corresponding Chinese-language content (including blog, news, project pages, resource center etc.)

·         Assist with the writing, coordination and publishing of written marketing materials such as newsletters, proposals, project reports, brochures etc.

·         Update and create new marketing materials related to changes in PlaNet Finance China activities;

·         Interface with the donor community and journalists;

·         Communicating with website managers

·         And assist other Chinese staff with general inquiries about usage in the English-language.

 

2. Administration

·         Assisting the Director of Administration and Finance (DAF) with recruitment activities, particularly in using English-based recruitment websites such as Idealist.org, Microfinance Gateway and translating job advertisements and descriptions into English; 

 

·         And providing support to the DAF with internal communications between PFC and HQ in Paris (and possibly other offices in the PF network).

 

3. Project Support

·         From time to time, you may be called on to assist with microfinance and development project support which may include proposal writing, conducting desk research, writing project reports (such as the baseline analysis report), assisting with entry of data collected throughout projects and such. These tasks will vary and depend on specific needs at any given moment as well as the qualifications of the intern. We are happy to give more responsibility if the intern is up to it.

 

Qualifications: 

 

• The intern should be highly responsible, motivated, and confident in his/her abilities.
• Native English speakers with working Chinese skills preferred (Native candidates with near fluent English skills and experience also welcome)
• Background knowledge in Economics, Finance, Microfinance, Accounting and International business is preferred.
• Interest in microfinance and China’s development  
• Excellent organizational, communication, writing, proofreading and research skills
• Past experience in high-quality translations
• Ability to multi-task
• Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel

If interested, please send both English and Chinese CV and cover letter to Ms. Wang Lu zhaopin@mfchina.cn with “Microfinance Intern" in the subject line and cc to kaihsu@mfchina.cn and recruit@mfchina.cn. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. CVs will be reviewed on a rolling basis. The recruitment will close once a candidate has been chosen.