Vacancy title:
Director of People, Learning, and Innovation
Jobs at:
Inkomoko Business Development
Deadline of this Job:
1st October 2018
Duty Station:
Kigali, Rwanda
Summary
Date Posted: 14th September 2018 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed , Employment Type: Full-Time
African Entrepreneur Collective (AEC) is a network of incubators, accelerators, and investment funds supporting young entrepreneurs in Africa. AEC’s goal is to support African entrepreneurs to create jobs by providing them with skills, networks, and access to finance needed to grow their enterprises. Since launching AEC in 2012, AEC has several brands under its management, and its signature program, Inkomoko Business Development, works with entrepreneurs in Rwanda to provide them growth planning, technology tools, accounting, and financial support, including direct affordable debt investment. African Entrepreneur Collective has worked with more than 3,300 entrepreneurs across East Africa, ranging from refugee entrepreneurs to tourism businesses to agriculture exporters. All of these entrepreneurs are contributing to job growth and economic development across Africa. AEC is the mission-driven organization that seeks both social impact and financial sustainability.
JOB DETAILS: Director of People, Learning, and Innovation Product Innovation (40% time) Learning (20% time) CANDIDATE QUALIFICATIONS All of our staff embody our organizational culture. Both individually and collectively, we add value towards these ends: PURPOSE ACHIEVEMENT IMPROVEMENT BRAVERY TURIKUMWE INTEGRITY
Kigali, Rwanda
ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION
African Entrepreneur Collective (AEC) is a network of incubators, accelerators, and investment funds supporting young entrepreneurs in Africa. AEC’s goal is to support African entrepreneurs to create jobs by providing them with skills, networks, and access to finance needed to grow their enterprises. Since launching AEC in 2012, AEC has several brands under its management, and its signature program, Inkomoko Business Development, works with entrepreneurs in Rwanda to provide them growth planning, technology tools, accounting, and financial support, including direct affordable debt investment. African Entrepreneur Collective has worked with more than 3,300 entrepreneurs across East Africa, ranging from refugee entrepreneurs to tourism businesses to agriculture exporters. All of these entrepreneurs are contributing to job growth and economic development across Africa. AEC is the mission-driven organization that seeks both social impact and financial sustainability.
ABOUT THE ROLE
The Director of People, Learning, and Innovation is a new position that will report directly to the Co-Founders/Executives of the organization for a highly strategic role operating across AEC’s multiple East African locations. Conceptually, this new Director will manage the M&E team to develop new programmatic and client insights, incorporate those into our market-based offerings as new product development, and then work with senior directors to hire or develop the team of staff who are best suited to implement for maximum achievement of our vision, while maintaining organizational culture. This is no small task, and we see an ambitious leader to join us.
Specific responsibilities include:
Org Development & HR (40% time)
The Director of People, Learning & Innovation will be a seasoned leader who understands how complex systems and roles fit together, and play out in the context of the African social enterprise market. Be indispensable for the organization’s future strategy.
Successful candidates will demonstrate:
Job application procedure
Please apply through the link below by 1 October, with the following information/attachments: • CV or resume • Cover letter explaining how you’d add value to AEC and entrepreneurs and available start date • Salary requirements Apply Now
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