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 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.
ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Reporting to the Senior Trainer, the trainer will implement Inkomoko training for a variety of businesses in Dadaab, Garissa or Nairobi. We are looking for individuals for Nairobi, Garissa and Dadaab. Specific responsibilities include:
Training Implementation (70%)
- Deploy a wide variety of training methods - both in-person and digital - iterating as needed.
- Identify needs of the different clients sets and come up with viable solutions for them to suit their gaps and needs in terms of training.
- Implement training in your location(s) according to Inkomoko curriculum and method.
- Recommend clients that need extra/specific attention to the relevant Business Development Advisors of the location.
- Participate in capacity-building workshops on a range of topics related to business growth, accounting, finance, marketing, human-centered design, innovation, etc
- Assist Senior Trainers to develop and harmonize training content to fit MSMEs needs.
- Coordinate with BDAs/field officer efforts about the training to clients and partners to ensure full participation.
- Draft training reports from assigned locations and update the online report.
Management & Coordination (20%)
- Collaborate with location leaders to establish the training calendar.
- Manage trainings for all incoming clients in your specific locations
- Represent the company in a highly professional manner in stakeholders’ and government meetings and events in the absence of the Director and Training manager.
- Coordinate with Marketing/communications efforts about the trainings to clients and partners to ensure full participation
- Manage the Training support associate in your location to implement training logistics
Operations & Administration (10% time)
- Record billable hours and activities in organizational tracking systems (Odoo, etc)
- Work with the Monitoring & Evaluation Manager to conduct spot checks and ensure trainings are assessed for impact and value to entrepreneurs
- Attend all Company-wide meetings and maintain organizational values in all situations.
- Any other duty assigned by your supervisor.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR;
The ideal candidate will fulfill the following requirements:
- +3 years of work experience in relevant fields and serving entrepreneurs.
- Education requirement: University degree in Business Management, and other relevant academic qualification)
- Experience business training, facilitation, and providing business advice.
- Financial and accounting skills; familiarity with business financial policies in Kenya
- Flexible and able to deliver results under pressure.
- Experience working with several teams remotely.
- Excellent computer skills, especially with MS Excel and Word
- Good written and oral communications skills
- Good presentation and training skills
- Shows perseverance, personal integrity, and critical thinking skills.
- Outgoing and Social
- Honest and professional
- Excellent communicator to audiences in Swahili, English and the local language.
COMPETENCIES
We are looking for someone who;
- Instills Trust - Follows through on commitments, builds credibility by being direct and truthful, and shows genuine care for staff members.
- Acts with Courage - Steps up to address difficult issues and speaks openly with bravery; takes the initiative to pursue new opportunities; takes full ownership of own work
- Makes Informed Decisions - Seeks relevant data and input when needed, takes appropriate action within their area of responsibility, and knows when to escalate issues or seek guidance.
What You'll Get
- Competitive salary, and potential Goal-based bonus
- Incredible company culture, including deep investment in your learning and growth
- Diverse colleagues and policies that show our commitment to equity and inclusion
- Talented, passionate, and committed team colleagues across the region
- Ability to make a significant social impact to your community
- Generous health insurance, staff savings, parental leave, sabbatical, and more benefits.
TO APPLY
If you’re excited about this role, please submit your application through the application portal.
Tell us about what you’ll bring to this growing company.
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 submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.
