Hiring Organization: Inkomoko
Job Location: Rwanda, Kigali - Kenya, Nairobi - Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
Closing on: Jan 15, 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 41,000 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 +250 staff in 20 offices across Rwanda, Kenya, and Ethiopia, and is expanding in 2023 into South Sudan. Through Inkomoko’s 2030 strategic plan, we are adding 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 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 through giving and receiving open and accurate feedback.
Bravery: willing to take risks, create a safe space for others, be compassionate, and inclusive.
Turikumwe/Tuko Pamoja/ Abren Nen (“We are together”): appreciate your colleagues, celebrate success, and support each other in hard times.
About the Opportunity
As Inkomoko’s team expands, and our colleagues continue to travel to more complicated and rapidly changing external environments, we seek a leader to build a team to ensure that we have the policies, protocols, and support available to keep colleagues safe, and effective.
The Regional Security Director reports to the COO and will work closely with the Country-specific leaders. This job description is not a comprehensive list of responsibilities, as these may change as the need requires. The Director can, however, reasonably expect duties of:
Responsibilities
Security Management & Policy (25% time)
Develop a Safety and Security culture that seeks to empower staff at all levels to identify, mitigate and manage the risks they face each and every day.
Lead a team of security professionals across company locations
Maintain organizational risk profile and adapt as needed to new expansion geographies
Update security policies and emergency response plans aligned to the company risk profile
Serve as the lead risk advisor to senior management, country directors, and board
Communicate regular security advisories and plans to all staff
Stay up to date with all advisories and situation reports, from informants and partners
Represent Inkomoko to donors, and high-level stakeholders on risk management issues.
Create a time-bound and environmentally driven annual calendar for refreshed training, assessments, updating documentation, changing security stances, etc.
Risk Assessment and Prevention (25% time):
Develop risk mitigation policies, and practices, aligned with local guidelines and realities
Lead external partnerships with regional security authorities
Review staff threat assessment, security briefs, and any elevated field-level issues
Set protocols related to child protection, refugee protection, gender protection
Employee Safety & Welfare (25%):
Ensure that all appropriate security safeguards are present in the organization
Plan and implement safety, risk, and compliance training programs
Facilitate efficient administration of employee wellness programs and vendor contracts
Maintain a constant two-way flow of information with security focal points in each office
Harm Reduction (25% time):
Coordinate crisis/emergency response
Direct internal investigations into security matters
Review all incidents to develop learnings/trends from any incidents or near misses.
Establish a framework for resources available after emergency response
Minimum Qualifications
10 years in a relevant field with at least 5 years in charge of security operations
Industry expertise and excellent knowledge of health, safety & security management
Geographic experience in managing risks across diverse hardship locations in Africa.
Expertise in concepts of duty of care for the organization’s responsibility
A proactive communicator who can correctly interpret messages and escalate as needed
Excellent judgment to make thoughtful, tough, and sometimes quick decisions
Preferred experience in mental health, vulnerable populations, and gender lens
Bachelor or Master's in security management or related field
Digitally savvy, using MS Suite, Slack, email, International SOS platforms, etc
Ability to travel locally, regionally, and internationally
Proven people manager
What You'll Get
This role is a tremendous opportunity to work in a high-growth, mission-driven organization. Our compensation includes both 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.
TO APPLY
If you have matching qualifications for the role, please submit your cover letter and CV.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Inkomoko is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. Refugees, women, and persons who reflect the diverse communities we serve are strongly encouraged to apply. As a company, we have policies in place that promote diversity, equity, and inclusion at all levels.
NB: We do not employ staff whose background is not suitable. All employment is conditional upon the successful completion of all applicable background checks.
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Closing on: Jan 15, 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 41,000 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 +250 staff in 20 offices across Rwanda, Kenya, and Ethiopia, and is expanding in 2023 into South Sudan. Through Inkomoko’s 2030 strategic plan, we are adding 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 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 through giving and receiving open and accurate feedback.
Bravery: willing to take risks, create a safe space for others, be compassionate, and inclusive.
Turikumwe/Tuko Pamoja/ Abren Nen (“We are together”): appreciate your colleagues, celebrate success, and support each other in hard times.
About the Opportunity
As Inkomoko’s team expands, and our colleagues continue to travel to more complicated and rapidly changing external environments, we seek a leader to build a team to ensure that we have the policies, protocols, and support available to keep colleagues safe, and effective.
The Regional Security Director reports to the COO and will work closely with the Country-specific leaders. This job description is not a comprehensive list of responsibilities, as these may change as the need requires. The Director can, however, reasonably expect duties of:
Responsibilities
Security Management & Policy (25% time)
Develop a Safety and Security culture that seeks to empower staff at all levels to identify, mitigate and manage the risks they face each and every day.
Lead a team of security professionals across company locations
Maintain organizational risk profile and adapt as needed to new expansion geographies
Update security policies and emergency response plans aligned to the company risk profile
Serve as the lead risk advisor to senior management, country directors, and board
Communicate regular security advisories and plans to all staff
Stay up to date with all advisories and situation reports, from informants and partners
Represent Inkomoko to donors, and high-level stakeholders on risk management issues.
Create a time-bound and environmentally driven annual calendar for refreshed training, assessments, updating documentation, changing security stances, etc.
Risk Assessment and Prevention (25% time):
Develop risk mitigation policies, and practices, aligned with local guidelines and realities
Lead external partnerships with regional security authorities
Review staff threat assessment, security briefs, and any elevated field-level issues
Set protocols related to child protection, refugee protection, gender protection
Employee Safety & Welfare (25%):
Ensure that all appropriate security safeguards are present in the organization
Plan and implement safety, risk, and compliance training programs
Facilitate efficient administration of employee wellness programs and vendor contracts
Maintain a constant two-way flow of information with security focal points in each office
Harm Reduction (25% time):
Coordinate crisis/emergency response
Direct internal investigations into security matters
Review all incidents to develop learnings/trends from any incidents or near misses.
Establish a framework for resources available after emergency response
Minimum Qualifications
10 years in a relevant field with at least 5 years in charge of security operations
Industry expertise and excellent knowledge of health, safety & security management
Geographic experience in managing risks across diverse hardship locations in Africa.
Expertise in concepts of duty of care for the organization’s responsibility
A proactive communicator who can correctly interpret messages and escalate as needed
Excellent judgment to make thoughtful, tough, and sometimes quick decisions
Preferred experience in mental health, vulnerable populations, and gender lens
Bachelor or Master's in security management or related field
Digitally savvy, using MS Suite, Slack, email, International SOS platforms, etc
Ability to travel locally, regionally, and internationally
Proven people manager
What You'll Get
This role is a tremendous opportunity to work in a high-growth, mission-driven organization. Our compensation includes both 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.
TO APPLY
If you have matching qualifications for the role, please submit your cover letter and CV.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Inkomoko is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. Refugees, women, and persons who reflect the diverse communities we serve are strongly encouraged to apply. As a company, we have policies in place that promote diversity, equity, and inclusion at all levels.
NB: We do not employ staff whose background is not suitable. All employment is conditional upon the successful completion of all applicable background checks.
Apply