Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, October 06, 2020 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Since our founding in 2012, Inkomoko has grown to 100+ staff in 8 offices across the country, and has had a 50% compound annual growth rate since 2016. In the past few years, we’ve had active partnerships with the Government of Rwanda, MINICOM and MINEMA; annual partnerships with Bank of Kigali for the Urumuri Initiative; and we have been a MasterCard Foundation partner on the Hanga Ahazaza Initiative. Inkomoko is also the largest provider of business development services to refugee entrepreneurs, serving more than 9000 refugees and host entrepreneurs a year; more than half are women. Recently, Inkomoko disbursed $2.3M USD to 3,500+ businesses across Rwanda to support COVID economic recovery, all while taking our content digital. .

THE OPPORTUNITY & RESPONSIBILITIES
Reporting to AEC’s Chief Operating Officer, the Inkomoko MD is the senior-most staff in Rwanda, responsible for driving Inkomoko’s competitive advantage to meet and exceed our strategic goals across Rwanda. Specifically, the MD can expect these range of responsibilities, among others:
STRATEGY & MANAGEMENT (25% time)
● Serve as the lead Director for all Inkomoko operations across Rwanda, working in close coordination with the COO, CEO, Finance Director, HR, and M&E
● Participate in company-wide strategic planning and lead annual Inkomoko goal-setting for Rwanda – consistently reaching further than what we have done before, or even think possible at times
● Manager key senior staff, and coach them to meet and exceed their strategic goals
● Seek new opportunities to expand the Inkomoko brand, reputation, and services
● Develop and share insights about the company, and leverage these for company improvement
● Generate insight about external opportunities and leverage these for company growth
● Be a leader among leaders in maintaining the organizational culture, professionalism, and results
● Ensure Inkomoko adherence with all relevant local laws and regulations
● Conduct bi-annual “Happiness Audit” with Inkomoko staff
● Understand and mitigate corporate risk – legal, financial, the safety of staff, reputational, etc.
● Manage all company-wide contracts and legal work, including HR contracts, MOUs, etc
REVENUE GENERATION & FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT (25% time)
● Develop the annual Inkomoko budget, ensuring resources are allocated in a strategic manner
● Actively solicit profitable corporate/donor/government contracts and fee-for-service engagements to serve entrepreneurs, and produce proposals and budgets to secure these contracts
● Review and manage the company’s finances to stay within budget – both for revenue and expenses – and make decisions as needed to ensure fiscal sustainability
● Work with CEO to fundraise – relationship building, donor engagement, reporting
● Participate in the annual audit process for Inkomoko and other financial compliance requirements
PARTNERSHIPS & ENGAGING EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS (25% time)
● Serve in a lead role in government relations, developing respectful and mutually beneficial engagements with MINICOM, RDB, MINICT, MINYOUTH, MINEMA, PSF, and more
● Engage and lead the Inkomoko advisory board of leaders from across Rwanda
● Public speaking at ministry meetings, conferences, and serve as a spokesperson to local and intl media
● Develop and maintain relevant collaborations with funders and high-level program partners
● Supervise both the Communications Manager and Admin team
● Collaborate with, leverage learnings from, and support other AEC sister programs, including AEC Rwanda Trustee, and initiatives outside of Rwanda
PROGRAMS OVERSIGHT (25% time)
● Manage Director-level program staff to ensure Inkomoko products/programs are achieving impact goals
● Build strong relationships and good communications with high-profile partners/institutional clients.
● Supervise the Director of SME Growth to ensure that the department is consistently meeting sales, product, and client satisfaction goals in Rwanda
● Supervise the Regional Director of Refugee Affairs to ensure that the department is meeting program outcomes and funder agreements in Rwanda.
● Work closely with the Monitoring & Evaluations Director to track company metrics, and advise other Directors on strategic initiatives as a result of data insights
● Use Inkomoko tools (Odoo database, Commcare, etc) to create meaningful reports and presentations

Job Skills: Not Specified

THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE WILL HAVE:
● Experience leading executive teams and managing leaders to meet strategic objectives
● Track record of fundraising and business development and network of relevant investors
● Excellent interpersonal skills, and ability to establish rapport quickly and collaborate, must be open to giving and receiving authentic feedback daily
● Experience in government relations and ability to build partnerships with GOR and other stakeholders
● Impeccable integrity, trustworthiness, and professionalism, and the ability to support the CEO/COO.
● Excellent communication in English and Kinyarwanda.
● Advanced education qualifications strongly preferred: MBA, CPA, etc.
COMPANY VALUES
Our leaders embody the key tenants of the company’s culture. In addition to the skills above, all candidates must demonstrate our core values:
· Purpose: be solutions-oriented and produce high-quality work and 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. Improve through giving and receiving open and accurate feedback
· Bravery: willing to take risks and create a safe space for others. Be compassionate and inclusive.
· Turikumwe: We appreciate our colleagues, celebrate success, and support each other in hard times.

Job Education Requirements: Not Specified

Job Experience Requirements: Not Specified

Work Hours: 8

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Job application procedure
Send your resume/CV and cover letter with salary requirements to MD@inkomoko.com  by 1 November. This position open to Rwandan nationals only. Women are highly encouraged to apply. Early applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. The position will start after 1 January 2021.

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