As the lead organizer of business advisory and training across South Sudan, the Business Growth Services Director will oversee a department of a growing staff spread throughout urban, second-city, and refugee offices in Upper Nile and Juba. Specifically, the Business Growth Services Director (South Sudan) will have the following responsibilities:
CLIENT DEPARTMENT MANAGEMENT (60% TIME)
Lead, manage, and coach department staff, including direct supervision of at least 5 Program Managers and Business Development Managers, to deliver impactful services to Inkomoko's clients.
Manage client sales and recruitment staff to develop and implement strategies for annual client targets.
Stay up to date with the entrepreneurship industry across South Sudan and East Africa. Connect entrepreneurs to new insights, developments, and other government initiatives.
Manage project deliverables, reporting, and partnership relations with external partners invested in this work.
Develop and deliver on strategic objectives for the department, and cascade annual organizational goals.
Work with operational directors in People & Culture, Finance, MEL, and IT for enhancing the backbone support to the Department’s programming and operations.
Work with the Communication department to promote Inkomoko’s programs, client case studies, and brand to achieve objectives of public recognition, alignment with donor/partner communication requirements, sales and marketing objectives, and brand positioning.
Work with the Investment department to coordinate pre-and post-investment Business Development services to borrowers.
Collaborate with program staff in the Inkomoko group of companies across East Africa to share lessons learned.
Serve a key role in the Inkomoko Leadership Team to ensure cohesion and collaboration across the highest levels of the organization.
Serve as a thought partner to the Managing Director of South Sudan to ensure collaboration, country fundraising, and partnership efforts are achieved.
Maintain standards of the department quality and productivity - building the skills, leadership, and capacity of team members to grow professionally to meet and exceed expectations.
Oversee personnel matters for senior staff in the department including staffing plans, role clarification, hiring, professional development, discipline, investigation, etc., including hiring in new locals.
Contribute to Inkomoko’s efforts for inclusive policy approaches to benefit marginalized entrepreneurs, particularly IDPs and refugees in South Sudan.
Maintain and grow Inkomoko’s relationships with the local government, various program partners, and external stakeholders, in partnership with other company leaders.
Benchmark Inkomoko against other partners, ensuring a strong market position relevant to client needs, and ecosystem offerings.
Generate programmatic insights with the MEL team to ensure product impact and relevance, and be able to report insights to Executive leadership, Board, and external partners.
Other duties to support organizational culture and leadership.
PRODUCT INNOVATION & EXPANSION (20% TIME)
Innovate/iterate on existing products to achieve value for clients in alignment with Inkomoko’s impact strategies and Vision 2030 in close collaboration with the Inkomoko Regional Director of BGS.
Develop and implement strategies to expand in new geographies, testing and iterating to meet the need.
Open new offices in South Sudan as needed
Modify or develop new BD products to meet client needs or market opportunities.
Work closely with the senior leadership on change management to roll out new products and train staff to implement them with fidelity and skill.
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT & REVENUE GENERATION (20% TIME)
Partner with fundraising colleagues, to identify, develop, and negotiate proposals/budgets with institutional clients and donors in alignment with Inkomoko’s priorities.
Co-manage department expenses with the Regional Director of BGS, setting annual and multi-year budgets, and strategically allocating resources to achieve quality department outputs.
Work with the Finance Department for timely billing and financial reporting to partners.
Successful candidates will be passionate about the power of entrepreneurship to improve lives and communities. They will embody Inkomoko’s values of being aligned to our purposes, solutions-oriented, and willing to put in the time and effort to reach exceptional outcomes. We require individuals who have previously taken on leadership and management responsibilities.
As the lead organizer of business advisory and training across South Sudan, the Business Growth Services Director will oversee a department of a growing staff spread throughout urban, second-city, and refugee offices in Upper Nile and Juba. Specifically, the Business Growth Services Director (South Sudan) will have the following responsibilities:
CLIENT DEPARTMENT MANAGEMENT (60% TIME)
Lead, manage, and coach department staff, including direct supervision of at least 5 Program Managers and Business Development Managers, to deliver impactful services to Inkomoko's clients.
Manage client sales and recruitment staff to develop and implement strategies for annual client targets.
Stay up to date with the entrepreneurship industry across South Sudan and East Africa. Connect entrepreneurs to new insights, developments, and other government initiatives.
Manage project deliverables, reporting, and partnership relations with external partners invested in this work.
Develop and deliver on strategic objectives for the department, and cascade annual organizational goals.
Work with operational directors in People & Culture, Finance, MEL, and IT for enhancing the backbone support to the Department’s programming and operations.
Work with the Communication department to promote Inkomoko’s programs, client case studies, and brand to achieve objectives of public recognition, alignment with donor/partner communication requirements, sales and marketing objectives, and brand positioning.
Work with the Investment department to coordinate pre-and post-investment Business Development services to borrowers.
Collaborate with program staff in the Inkomoko group of companies across East Africa to share lessons learned.
Serve a key role in the Inkomoko Leadership Team to ensure cohesion and collaboration across the highest levels of the organization.
Serve as a thought partner to the Managing Director of South Sudan to ensure collaboration, country fundraising, and partnership efforts are achieved.
Maintain standards of the department quality and productivity - building the skills, leadership, and capacity of team members to grow professionally to meet and exceed expectations.
Oversee personnel matters for senior staff in the department including staffing plans, role clarification, hiring, professional development, discipline, investigation, etc., including hiring in new locals.
Contribute to Inkomoko’s efforts for inclusive policy approaches to benefit marginalized entrepreneurs, particularly IDPs and refugees in South Sudan.
Maintain and grow Inkomoko’s relationships with the local government, various program partners, and external stakeholders, in partnership with other company leaders.
Benchmark Inkomoko against other partners, ensuring a strong market position relevant to client needs, and ecosystem offerings.
Generate programmatic insights with the MEL team to ensure product impact and relevance, and be able to report insights to Executive leadership, Board, and external partners.
Other duties to support organizational culture and leadership.
PRODUCT INNOVATION & EXPANSION (20% TIME)
Innovate/iterate on existing products to achieve value for clients in alignment with Inkomoko’s impact strategies and Vision 2030 in close collaboration with the Inkomoko Regional Director of BGS.
Develop and implement strategies to expand in new geographies, testing and iterating to meet the need.
Open new offices in South Sudan as needed
Modify or develop new BD products to meet client needs or market opportunities.
Work closely with the senior leadership on change management to roll out new products and train staff to implement them with fidelity and skill.
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT & REVENUE GENERATION (20% TIME)
Partner with fundraising colleagues, to identify, develop, and negotiate proposals/budgets with institutional clients and donors in alignment with Inkomoko’s priorities.
Co-manage department expenses with the Regional Director of BGS, setting annual and multi-year budgets, and strategically allocating resources to achieve quality department outputs.
Work with the Finance Department for timely billing and financial reporting to partners.
Successful candidates will be passionate about the power of entrepreneurship to improve lives and communities. They will embody Inkomoko’s values of being aligned to our purposes, solutions-oriented, and willing to put in the time and effort to reach exceptional outcomes. We require individuals who have previously taken on leadership and management responsibilities.
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