Business Associate

Inkomoko supports entrepreneurs to grow their businesses in order to improve livelihoods, create jobs, and help communities thrive.  

Founded in 2012, Inkomoko has worked with more than 60,000 entrepreneurs across East Africa, including thousands of refugee entrepreneurs. Inkomoko provides a combination of training, consulting, access to finance, and market-level systems change. We are the largest lender to refugee entrepreneurs in Africa.  

Inkomoko has +390 staff in 30 offices across Rwanda, Kenya, Ethiopia, and South Sudan. Through Inkomoko’s 2030 strategic plan, we are adding 4 additional countries to improve the lives of more than 7.6M people by serving more than 550,000 entrepreneurs and investing $150M into refugee & host communities across Africa.

Company Values

All staff at Inkomoko are connected to a shared set of organizational values:

• Purpose: be solutions-oriented, produce high-quality work, be a global leader.
• Achievement: push yourself to reach beyond what you previously thought possible. 
• Improvement: be humble, engage in continuous growth through open & accurate feedback.
• Bravery: willing to take risks, create a safe space for others, be compassionate, inclusive.
• We Eat Goat:  we celebrate success and support each other in hard times. 

Inkomoko is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.  Refugees, women, and persons who reflect the diverse communities we serve are strongly encouraged to apply. 

About the Opportunity

Inkomoko Ethiopia seeks a highly talented and experienced Business Associate to work directly with entrepreneurs to help them develop the skills to scale their businesses. 

Current responsibilities include:

Responsibilities

Business Consulting & Client Relationship Management (60% time)

• Intake process of program entrepreneurs and conducting monthly site visits to assess business needs and opportunities
• Generate cash flow statements and profitability analyses
• Provide informed, strategic, and realistic advice to help clients meet their objectives, or shift their objectives toward better sustainability/profitability
• Ongoing site visits to provide real-time advising to solve business changes and grow businesses
• Connect clients to other Inkomoko services, including training and access to finance
• Keep up-to-date the clients’ business information in an accurate manner in the system
• Serve as the lead through the enrolment process program entrepreneurs
• Serve as the financial literacy advisor to program entrepreneurs

Camp activities Coordination and Administration (30% time)

• Develop a good relationship with all partners in the camp
• Provide weekly and monthly reports on time
• Represent Inkomoko in Camp and stakeholder meetings
• Work closely with the Business Development Advisor to organize activities such as training logistics and delivery, refresher training, one-on-one consulting, focus group consulting, etc…
• Ensure high turn-up of program participants during training delivery sessions
• Assist Inkomoko staff with all in-camp communications
• Make sure activities at the Camp are done in a timely manner
• Assist the M&E team with surveys and data collection at the camp
• Provide administrative support as needed
• Coordinate all the logistics and organization of Inkomoko activities in camp and host community

Communication (10% time)

• Make a follow-up to ensure all messages are sent to refugees and host clients  and confirm messages have been received
• Communicate program details to participants, as requested by Inkomoko
• Communicate about any challenge faced by participants during program implementation
• Perform any other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

The ideal candidate will fulfill the following requirements:

• Should have minimum, a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or any other relevant field
• 2+ years of work experience in relevant or applicable field
• Shows perseverance, personal integrity, and critical thinking skills
• Able to work under pressure
• Should be outgoing and Social, honest and professional
• Excellent communicator to audiences in Amharic, Arabic and English. French and Swahili is an added advantage
• Must be a refugee based in Sherkole camp full time and have access to a smartphone 24/7
• Experience in consulting, business planning, and providing business advice
• Strong financial and accounting skills Familiarity with Ethiopia’s tax & financial policies
• Excellent computer skills, especially with MS Excel, Word and Google Drive
• Good written and oral communication skills
• Good presentation skills.

What You'll Get

This role is inside a high-growth, mission-driven social enterprise. By joining, you’ll access:

• Competitive salary, and potential Goal-based bonus
• Incredible company culture, including deep investment in your learning and growth
• Diverse colleagues and policies that show our commitment to equity and inclusion 
• Talented, passionate, and committed team colleagues across the region
• Ability to make a significant social impact to your community
• Generous health insurance, staff savings, parental leave, sabbatical, and more benefits.

If you’re excited about this role, please submit your application through the application portal. 

Tell us about what you’ll bring to this growing company.

Inkomoko is committed to justice, diversity, equity and inclusion.  As we seek to reflect the communities we serve, refugees and women are strongly encouraged to apply. As a company we have policies that ensure fair treatment in the application process. 

NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Employment is conditional upon successful background checks and other verification as needed.

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and background screening checks. Inkomoko also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme, In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual misconduct, fraud, or abuse. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.