Senior Business Development Advisor - Kakuma (28/9)

<p></p><p><strong>ABOUT INKOMOKO&nbsp;</strong></p><p>Inkomoko supports entrepreneurs to grow their businesses in order to improve livelihoods, create jobs, and help communities thrive.&nbsp;</p><p>In 2026, Inkomoko was listed by the Financial Times as the 5th fastest-growing company in Africa, supporting entrepreneurs across East and Central Africa to grow thriving businesses and build inclusive, resilient economies.&nbsp;</p><p>Founded in 2012, Inkomoko has worked with more than 100,000 entrepreneurs, including thousands of refugee entrepreneurs. Inkomoko provides a combination of training, consulting, access to finance, and market-level systems change.&nbsp; We are the largest investor to refugee entrepreneurs in Africa.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>Inkomoko has 1000+ staff in 50 offices across Chad, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, and South Sudan. Through Inkomoko’s 2030 strategic plan, we are adding 3 additional countries to serve more than 550,000 entrepreneurs and growing our $30M loan fund to impact 7M lives. </p><p><strong>OUR&nbsp; VALUES</strong></p><p>All staff at Inkomoko are connected to a shared set of organizational values:</p><ul><li>Purpose: be solutions-oriented, produce high-quality work, be a global leader.</li><li>Achievement: push yourself to reach beyond what you previously thought possible.&nbsp;</li><li>Improvement: be humble, engage in continuous growth through open &amp; accurate feedback.</li><li>Bravery: willing to take risks, create a safe space for others, be compassionate, inclusive.</li><li>We Eat Goat: &nbsp;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.</li></ul><p></p><p><em><strong>Inkomoko is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.&nbsp; Refugees, women, and persons who reflect the diverse communities we serve are strongly encouraged to apply. </strong></em></p><p></p><p><strong>ABOUT THE ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES</strong><br>Inkomoko Kenya seeks a highly talented and experienced Senior Business Development Advisor to work directly with our entrepreneur clients. The Senior Business Development Advisor will join a growing start-up team with core responsibilities as follows.</p><p><br><strong>MANAGEMENT &amp; GENERAL ADMINISTRATION (50% time)</strong></p><ul><li>Serve as a coach, mentor, and advisor to Business Associates (BAs) and Business Development Advisors (BDAs) to help them improve their capabilities and skills</li><li>Assist BDAs/BAs and review work as needed to ensure high-quality work is delivered to clients.</li><li>Coordinate the BDAs and BAs activities with other department activities, ensuring the highest quality of organization and client services outcomes</li><li>Work with the Business Development Manager and Executive team to develop annual goals for the BGS department</li><li>Build the capacity of BDAs and BAs team to reach Inkomoko Kenya’s annual objectives, in particular providing training on matters related to Business Growth Services. Additionally, support BDAs/BAs assist Inkomoko Kenya and Inkomoko management in Micro Business Solutions projects, including recruitment,training, consulting and representation of our organization in Kakuma and attend different meetings, i.e. partners/county government meetings</li><li>Represent Inkomoko Kenya in the local business community, conferences, and other events</li><li>Maintain and develop relationships with business community leaders in Kakuma</li><li>Keep up to date on the latest business and industry trends in Kenya and across East Africa</li><li>Manage and supervise agreed upon&nbsp; locations in and around Kakuma</li><li>Ensure set KPIs are met in the locations under his/her supervision</li></ul><p></p><p><strong>STRATEGIC ADVISING &amp; CLIENT RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT (20% time)</strong></p><ul><li>Regularly communicate with BDAs and BAs to conduct site visits as needed to keep clients engaged and deliver services as planned and promised to clients</li><li>Connect clients to other Inkomoko Kenya services as appropriate</li><li>Review weekly, monthly and quarterly reports to stakeholders in a timely manner</li></ul><p></p><p><strong>BUSINESS ASSESSMENT &amp; BUSINESS/GROWTH PLAN DEVELOPMENT (30% time)</strong></p><ul><li>Conduct site visits and client interviews to fully understand business needs, challenges, and opportunities</li><li>Review BDAs &amp; BAs consulting work that defines the strengths &amp; weaknesses of the clients</li><li>Assist BDAs &amp; BAs to implement recommendations of businesses and help clients to navigate. challenges, make sound business decisions and achieve their business/growth goals</li></ul>