Business Associate - Kigeme

ABOUT INKOMOKO 

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

In 2025, Inkomoko was listed by the Financial Times as the 8th fastest-growing company in Africa, supporting entrepreneurs across East and Central Africa to grow thriving businesses and build inclusive, resilient economies. 

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.  We are the largest investor to refugee entrepreneurs in Africa.  

Inkomoko has 800+ 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.

 
INKOMOKO VALUES

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

• Purpose: be solutions-oriented, produce high-quality work, and 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, and inclusive.
• 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, Kula na sawa, On est ensemble.

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 ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

Inkomoko seeks highly a talented and experienced Business Associate to coordinate and work directly with our entrepreneur clients in the Kigeme camp and will report to the respective Senior Business Development Advisor.

Specific responsibilities:

Business Consulting & Client Relationship Management (60% of time)

• Intake process of program entrepreneurs and conducting monthly site visits to assess business need and opportunities
• Generate cash flow statements and profitability analysis
• Provide informed, strategic, and realistic advice to help clients meet their objectives, or shift their objectives towards 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
• Lead the group formation process for idea stage businesses/entrepreneurs
• Serve as the financial literacy advisor to program entrepreneurs

Camp activities Coordination and Administration (30% time)

• Develop a good relationship with all partners and local authorities in and near the camp
• Provide weekly and monthly reports on time
• Represent Inkomoko in all Camp and District stakeholder meetings
• Work closely with the Business Development team
• Advisor and the training team to organise activities such focus group consulting, refresher training, one on one consulting etc.
• 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
• Supervise volunteers in all the logistics and organisation of Inkomoko activities in camp and host community
• Assist the Inkomoko  Rwanda Trustee team to follow up with clients’ loan repayments

Communication (10%)

• Supervise the volunteer to ensure all messages sent to Camp refugees, and confirm messages have been received
• Communicate program details to refugee participants, as requested by Inkomoko
• Communicate about any challenge faced by participants during program implementation
• Perform any other duties as assigned

Requirements

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We are looking for candidates who will navigate fast-paced and resource-constrained environments with enthusiasm, patience, a sense of humour, and imagination.

• Understanding of business concepts (Finance, Operations, HR, marketing, Business ideation, cash flow management, human-centred design & Business Model Canvas) and being able to teach these concepts to adult learners in non-traditional settings.
• Understanding of Saving Groups (Group formation, management, rules and regulations, financing models, dispute resolutions)

The ideal candidate will fulfil the following requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or any other relevant field
• 2+ years of work experience in relevant or applicable field
• Experience in consulting, business planning, and providing business advice
• Good financial and accounting skills familiarity with Rwanda’s tax & financial policies
• Shows perseverance, personal integrity, and critical thinking skills
• Able to work under pressure
• Should be outgoing and Social, honest and professional
• Good written and excellent communicator to audiences in English and Kinyarwanda. Swahili, French are added advantages.
• Excellent computer skills, especially with MS Excel, Word and Google Drive
• Good presentation and training skills
• Candidate should not be employed by UNHCR, MINEMA or MasterCard Foundation or any other organization with Camp activities currently.

Key Competencies:

We are looking for someone who;

• Manages Diverse Relationships – Relates well to a wide variety of personalities, values differences, and communicates effectively across diverse communication styles, cultures, and backgrounds.
• Takes initiatives to Deliver – Thinks several months in advance, prioritizes objectives, implements reliably, and quickly identifies what will help or hinder goal accomplishment.
• Fluent in Technology - Uses technology effectively to work efficiently and achieve desired outcomes.

Benefits

WHAT YOU’LL GET

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

• Competitive salary, and potential Performance-based bonus
• Incredible company culture, with opportunities for learning and growth
• Diverse colleagues across the region, and policies that demonstrate commitment to equity and inclusion 
• Ability to make a significant social impact to your community
• Health insurance for self and family
• Staff savings and provident fund, negotiated bank rates for long-term employees
• Generous annual leave, parental leave, and sabbatical options. 
  

TO APPLY

If you’re excited about this role, please submit your application through the jobs portal (1 page for the cover letter). Tell us about what you’ll bring to this growing company.

DEADLINE:  31 March 2026. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, please apply as soon as possible!

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 applying, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.