2 Job Positions at Inkomoko: (Deadline 22 December 2023)
Development Manager at Inkomoko: (Deadline 22 December 2023)
About the Company
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 350+ staff in 20 offices across Rwanda, Kenya, Ethiopia, and South Sudan. Through Inkomoko’s 2030 strategic plan, we are expanding to 4 additional countries to serve more than 550,000 entrepreneurs with our services and growing our $30M loan fund.
Company Values
All staff at Inkomoko are connected to a shared set of organizational values:
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Purpose: be solutions-oriented, produce high-quality work, be a global leader.
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Achievement: push yourself to reach beyond what you previously thought possible.
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Improvement: be humble, engage in continuous growth through open & accurate feedback.
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Bravery: willing to take risks, create a safe space for others, be compassionate, inclusive.
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Responsibilities
Grant Writing & Reporting
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Identify, research, and fully analyze funding opportunities from corporates, bi/multi-laterals and foundations
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Lead writer on concept notes, letters of interest, and grant proposals
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Lead writer on grant reports, coordinating budgets, evaluation data and program details
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Develop and lead a portfolio of foundation contacts
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Maintain real-time proposal and reporting calendars, and an accurate database of past, current, and prospective funders
Fundraising Strategy
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Help develop and refine a multi-year, multi-stream funding strategy
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Prepare quarterly fundraising reports for the Board Fundraising Committee and Board of Directors
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Analysis of Inkomoko’s donor trends and trends of other similar organizations to refine strategy to meet changing landscape
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Work closely with the leadership team to fundraise for appropriate projects, receive up-to-date
evaluation data for donor reporting and communications, understand financial projections and budget needs
Donor Management & Communications
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Donor relations management, including drafting communications with individual donors and
implementing appropriate follow-up
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Research new individual donors; schedule meetings and site visits and pitch materials
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Support to Board of Directors on their individual donor appeals and follow up
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Support the development of and help implement an annual external relations communications strategy for donors and funder prospects
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Draft donor pitch decks and other presentations
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Oversee the timely production of Inkomoko’s newsletters, annual report and other collateral materials, including ensuring company websites are up-to-date
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Research and secure high level speaking opportunities for Inkomoko staff
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Ensure social media content is relevant for donor communications and external relations
Admin & Compliance
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Lead the maintenance of a fully operating donor database to meet CEO and Board needs
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Support the annual audit and other financial tracking and reporting of philanthropic funds
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Maintain annual representation in third-party fundraising sites (Benevity, Global Giving, etc.).
Minimum Qualifications
Inkomoko has found that the happiest and most effective Inkomokoers are proactive, resourceful, self-motivated, trustworthy, and accountable. They are go-getters with a can-do attitude, who support their teammates with sincerity. No task is too small for the stellar Inkomokoer and above all, they are humble and willing to give and receive feedback.
For this role, the successful candidate will have these qualities in spades. Additional qualification and skills must include:
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Excellent communicator in spoken and written English, additional languages preferred
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5+ yrs experience donor management and fundraising
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Experience in grant writing and reporting, and developing fundraising strategies
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Strong project management and budgeting skills
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Experience planning and leading strategic initiatives
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Proven success in project coordination
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Experience with data analysis
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Demonstrated experience and results in nonprofit fundraising
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Strong computer skills in MS-Office and G-Suite.
We Eat Goat: we celebrate success and support each other in hard times. We do this work together in the spirit of turikumwe, tuko pamoja, abren nen, urang babarengan.
Inkomoko reflects the communities we serve. Displaced persons and women are strongly encouraged to apply.
About the Opportunity
This position plays a critical role in the growth and sustainability by cultivating relationships with key stakeholders to support our mission and goals. This role typically involves working closely with other members of the organization, as well as external stakeholders such as potential partners, donors, and other organizations in the community.
What You’ll Get
This role is inside a high-growth, mission-driven social enterprise. By joining, you’ll access:
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Competitive salary, and potential KPI-based bonus
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Incredible company culture, including deep investment in your learning and growth
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Diverse colleagues and policies that show our commitment to equity and inclusion
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Talented, passionate, and committed team colleagues across the region
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Ability to make a significant social impact to your community
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Generous health insurance, staff savings, parental leave, sabbatical, and more benefits.
To Apply
If you’re excited about this role, please submit your cover letter and CV.Tell us about what you’ll bring to this growing company.
As a company we have policies in place that promote diversity, equity and inclusion at all levels
NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Employment is conditional upon successful background checks and other verification as needed.
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Regional Director of Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning at Inkomoko: (Deadline 30 December 2023)
About the Company
Inkomoko supports entrepreneurs to grow their businesses to improve livelihoods and to create thriving communities. Founded in 2012, Inkomoko has worked with nearly 60,000 entrepreneurs across East Africa, including thousands of refugee entrepreneurs, resulting in thousands of new jobs and more than $50M in new revenue in communities.
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 +350 staff in 22 offices across Rwanda, Kenya, Ethiopia and South Sudan. Through Inkomoko’s 2030 strategic plan, we are expanding to 4 additional countries to serve more than 550,000 entrepreneurs and growing our $30M loan fund.
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 think is possible.
Improvement: be humble and committed to continuous learning and growing through giving and receiving open and accurate feedback.
Bravery: willing to take risks, create a safe space for others, be inclusive.
Turikumwe/Tuko Pamoja/ Abren Nen (“We are together”): appreciate your colleagues, celebrate success, and support each other in hard times.
About the Opportunity
The Regional MEL Director will report directly to the Chief Program Officer for a highly strategic role in measuring and analyzing the impact of our programs, processes, and generating insight for growth. There are currently 17 MEL staff, including research, data, MEL managers and other impact professionals who work in concert with programs, business heads, and the IT team to collect, analyze, and share learnings with both internal and external stakeholders. We are seeking a deeply curious and impact-driven evaluation leader with proven experience implementing robust studies in East Africa, developing large teams, and communicating insights effectively to a variety of stakeholders. The MEL Director will lead all MEL functions in the organization and be an important member of organizational leadership. With dedicated staff and consultants across all of our countries of operation, the MEL team is to both prove and improve program impact, helping leaders make data-driven decisions.
Responsibilities
MEL Strategy and Systems (30% time)
- Develop and implement comprehensive ME&L strategies, ensuring that annual evaluation studies take place in all program countries to measure and learn about Inkomoko’s impact on entrepreneurs and their communities
- Build on Inkomoko’s MEL data collection and analysis approaches, leveraging both technology and community partners to ensure accuracy and insights.
- Ensure accurate, real-time data is available for internal decision making and external reporting.
- Solicit, hire, and supervise external evaluation teams and third party-researchers
- Lead research partnerships with university partners and others
- Work with the IT colleagues to ensure the internal resources are “speaking” to one another for a single-source-of-truth in data management.
- Ensure data systems are easily accessible, visualized, and ready for consumption, and that all data collection and storage protocols and policies are ethical and compliant for working across geographies with vulnerable populations
Learning and Partnerships (40% time)
- Engage with donors and investors to ensure that Inkomoko MEL outputs are responsive and advancing of the relationships.
- Represent Inkomoko MEL to leaders internally and externally.
- Develop and test hypothesis about our theory of change in new programs/locations
- Continue to deepen Inkomoko’s evidence base through research, sharing it with a wider network in contribution to thought leadership and understanding of what works.
- Identify research questions to answer and ensure research is participatory and responsive to communities
- Report to senior leadership, Board, and Directors on learnings to guide strategy and implement results that maximize impact.
- Prepare reports to funders, government, and other external stakeholders, providing relevant information for creating knowledge in the larger community
- Partner with the Communications team to highlight trends, ensuring that communications accurately represent learnings
Administration and Management (30% time)
- Serve as an important member of the senior leadership team, providing high-level insights and data to inform the organization’s growth plans and strategies,
- Direct the M&E staff team to regularly build their skills and strategies to meet global standards of M&EL and excellent performance management.
- Set and manage a regional ME&L budget, seeking value for money
- Participate as an active contributor to company-wide initiatives and leadership
Minimum Qualifications
This Director will be a seasoned leader who is deeply analytical and strategic. We are seeking candidates with 10+ years work experience in the evaluation field, in an African context, and preferably with experience in livelihoods, entrepreneurship or humanitarian interventions. Successful candidates will demonstrate:
- Proven track record of leadership, including significant roles in team development and growth across geographies
- Experience leading MEL strategies for complex or multi-country programs
- 7+ years experience in a quantitative field (economics, statistics, etc) with significant training in quantitative methods.
- Technical skills to analyze data (STATA, R, etc)
- Experience leading in a multicultural workplace in East Africa, where justice, equity, and inclusion are core in our workplace
- Masters degree or higher in statistics, economics, math or other similar discipline.
What You’ll Get
This role is a tremendous opportunity to work in a high-growth, mission-driven organization. Our compensation includes both a great culture and a competitive market-based package, including:
- Incredible company culture, including deep commitment to justice, equity, and inclusion.
- Opportunity to work with a talented team across East Africa
- Competitive salary, and potential KPI-based bonus
- Flexible work environment (3 days a week from office)
- Significant benefits, including fully paid health insurance for self and family, staff savings program, parental leave, sabbatical program, and more.
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