ABOUT THE ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Inkomoko Kenya seeks a highly talented and experienced Senior Business Development Advisor to work directly with our entrepreneur clients. The Senior Business Development Advisor will join a growing start-up team with core responsibilities as follows.
MANAGEMENT & GENERAL ADMINISTRATION (50% time)
- Serve as a coach, mentor, and advisor to Business Associates (BAs) and Business Development Advisors (BDAs) to help them improve their capabilities and skills
- Assist BDAs/BAs and review work as needed to ensure high-quality work is delivered to clients.
- Coordinate the BDAs and BAs activities with other department activities, ensuring the highest quality of organization and client services outcomes
- Work with the Business Development Manager and Executive team to develop annual goals for the BGS department
- Build the capacity of BDAs and BAs team to reach Inkomoko Kenya’s annual objectives, in particular providing training on matters related to Business Growth Services. Additionally, support BDAs/BAs assist Inkomoko Kenya and Inkomoko management in Micro Business Solutions projects, including recruitment,training, consulting and representation of our organization in Garissa and attend different meetings, i.e. partners/county government meetings
- Represent Inkomoko Kenya in the local business community, conferences, and other events
- Maintain and develop relationships with business community leaders in Garissa
- Keep up to date on the latest business and industry trends in Kenya and across East Africa
- Manage and supervise agreed upon locations in and aroundGarissa
- Ensure set KPIs are met in the locations under his/her supervision
STRATEGIC ADVISING & CLIENT RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT (20% time)
- Regularly communicate with BDAs and BAs to conduct site visits as needed to keep clients engaged and deliver services as planned and promised to clients
- Connect clients to other Inkomoko Kenya services as appropriate
- Review weekly, monthly and quarterly reports to stakeholders in a timely manner
BUSINESS ASSESSMENT & BUSINESS/GROWTH PLAN DEVELOPMENT (30% time)
- Conduct site visits and client interviews to fully understand business needs, challenges, and opportunities
- Review BDAs & BAs consulting work that defines the strengths & weaknesses of the clients
- Assist BDAs & BAs to implement recommendations of businesses and help clients to navigate. challenges, make sound business decisions and achieve their business/growth goals
- Manage the schedule and delivery of services throughout client engagements
- Regularly track and report on the progress of client work and project deliverables
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 humor, and imagination.
The ideal candidate will fulfill the following requirements:
- 3+ years of work experience in relevant or applicable field
- Experience in consulting, business planning, and providing business advice
- 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
- Must be able to legally work in Kenya
- Bachelor Degree in Business Administration/Accounting or related field