Job Description
ABOUT INKOMOKO
Inkomoko supports African entrepreneurs to grow their businesses to improve livelihoods, create jobs, and help communities thrive.
Founded in 2012, Inkomoko has worked with more than 100,000 entrepreneurs across East and Central 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, and named by the Financial Times (June 2025) as the 8th fastest growing company in Africa.
Inkomoko has 750+ staff in 40 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, 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. We do this work together in the spirit of turikumwe, tuko pamoja, abren nen, urang babarengan.
Inkomoko is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. Refugees, women, and persons who reflect the diverse communities we serve are strongly encouraged to apply.
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NoKey Deliverables
Inkomoko Kenya Investment Officer is responsible for the items below:
DUE DILIGENCE AND INVESTMENT PREPARATION (60%):
- Respond to inquiries from prospective borrowers; support them to apply for our facility/investment products.
- Introduce the investment products to entrepreneurs, explaining the requirements for repayment and the seriousness of taking on debt financing.
- Conducts investment appraisal, collects detailed information (personal, business, and guaranties), and arranges to open a new investment account.
- Prepares and executes investment contracts and arrange for disbursement of investment in kind.
- Conduct due diligence on prospective borrowers, including site visits, document preparation, coordination with the Business Development Advisors and Business Associates, etc.
- Communicate all materials to the Portfolio Manager, and assist in preparing credit reports for Investment Committee meetings.
- Take photos of entrepreneurs, have them sign photo waivers, and ensure entrepreneurs’ stories are posted on the Kiva platform for fundraising with all correct information.
PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT (20%)
- Offer excellent customer service through daily conversations, correspondence, and site visits as needed to maintain strong positive relationships with borrowers.
- Work with the Inkomoko Kenya Business Development Services team to ensure borrower success, and Visit clients for monitoring.
- Maintain both delinquency and default rates below set rates during yearly goal setting,
- Track information about borrowers and communicate effectively with key stakeholders about client status.
- Actively participate as a key staff in the weekly Portfolio Review Meeting.
- Maintain a tracking system of borrower payments and contact information.
- Work with the Finance & Admin team to produce invoices for payments and monthly reconciliation of investment department transactions.
- Interact with government leaders, court systems and others for follow up on lack of payments.
- Ensure that we are adhering to the requirements of our Kiva partnership, including reporting and journaling.
- Other duties as assigned by supervisor
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (20%)
- Update both disbursements and investment repayments in the Investment Management System (CBS-powered by mifos)
- Maintain and demonstrate proficiency with investment software applications
- Work with system providers to utilize applications to fullest capacity, streamlining processes and procedures, ensuring accuracy and compliance
- Assist with system parameters and design to meet the needs of multiple departments.
- Manage user security access
- Ensure proper segregation of duties, develop and maintain work flows for all stages of investment
- Advise the Management team how to automate key lending processes
- Ensure posting of payment, payoffs, and balancing in Core Banking System
- Participates in the review and recommendations of operational systems and procedures
- Successfully interact with lending staff to improve accuracy and efficiencies of Investment management system
- Prepare related reports and administer the system
- Other duties as assigned by supervisor
Essential Qualities
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Investment officer will be a trusted partner of Inkomoko Kenya clients, and basic qualifications Include:
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Special Benefits for this Position
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 investment in your learning and growth, and a commitment to inclusion and diversity
- Opportunity to work with a talented, passionate, and committed team of professionals across the region
- Ability to make a significant social impact and contribute to economic growth
- Competitive salary, and potential KPI-based bonus
- Favorable policies like health insurance, staff savings program, parental leave, sabbatical program, and more.