Sustainable Public Financial Management

By James Elrick, FreeBalance

FreeBalance executives were out of the office the other day as they interviewed co-op students at local schools in Ottawa. We have been running the co-op program in Ottawa for the past two years. And at the FreeBalance Washington office, we’ve been running an Intern program for close to three years.

During these placement programs, college and university graduates learn numerous skills while they learn about the latest developments in the Government Resource Planning (GRP) space. FreeBalance executives provide mentorship, allowing the interns and co-op’s to discover an effective career plan.

And the internship program has been very successful as we have hired the majority of interns full-time.

Below is a photograph of a recent co-op group in Ottawa (with an intern thrown in for variety), and quotes from the students: 

Students at the FreeBalance Ottawa office

“If you have enrolled in programs with a co-op option, FreeBalance might be your best choice.”
Jian Zhang 

“As an international student, I really enjoyed the experience here.”
Yunting Ge 

“Working at FreeBalance for my final placement has provided me an opportunity to apply the skills I learnt in my previous placements towards a practical use.”
Darius Campeau 

“My co-op placement at FreeBalance Inc. has been a remarkable learning experience, and it provided me with the necessary tools to enter the working world.”
Samantha Dupont 

“Working as a Quality Assurance co-op student has been an encouraging experience.  During my time at FreeBalance I have grown to respect the organization as a for-profit business which is, by its very nature, socially responsible.”
Shaun Horner

“FreeBalance employs many co-op students in a variety of departments. This provides an atmosphere to the students where they can interact with other students from different areas of study. Working at FreeBalance provided me with private sector work experience, and gave me the opportunity to see various career paths.”
Lauren Bennett

FreeBalance is growing in the exciting Government Resource Planning (GRP) market. Apply your skills on the world stage and do well by doing good.

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FreeBalance helps governments around the world leverage robust Government Resource Planning (GRP) technology to accelerate country growth. FreeBalance software solutions for public financial and human resource management support reform and modernization to improve governance, transparency and accountability. Good governance is required to improve development results.

Founded in 1984, FreeBalance is a for-profit-social-enterprise (FOPSE) company headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, with international sales, support and development. FreeBalance solutions have been implemented in countries across the globe, including Canada, United States, Sierra Leone, Guyana, Pakistan, Mongolia, Afghanistan, Antigua & Barbuda, Timor-Leste, Republic of Kosovo, Palestine, Panama, and Uganda.

FreeBalance is currently seeking 2 Interns in Washington for a period of 3 months during June – September 2010.

The interns will work closely with the Marketing department to support FreeBalance activities.  During this internship you will participate and support the following activities.

· Update position and branding

· Web 2.0 social networking (blog, wikis, Slideshare, YouTube etc)

· New web collateral

· Proposal responses and updating response templates

· Regional and country research for business development

· Product requirement gathering

· Conference and event support

· Product documentation

· Market, technology and customer research

· Translation

Requirements:

· 3rd year students enrolled or recent graduates in a discipline of either Political Science, Economics/Finance, or a related field

· Excellent writing and editing skills in English

To apply for this position, please send us an email with your cover letter and resume.