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, 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.

About the Opportunity

As we scale, the People & Culture (P&C) department is continuously aligning with business priorities to be well placed to serve the fast growing Organization both operationally and strategically. 

There is a need for a Talent Acquisition Advisor in Ethiopia to contribute to the P&C Strategy, focusing mainly on talent acquisition and management. Attracting the best, contributing to the development and implementation of processes to ensure competent, dedicated and capable employees so the company maintains a long-term sustainable competent workforce. This is an exciting position for the right candidate who thrives on talent development. 

Reporting to the Regional People & Culture Advisor, the Talent Acquisition Advisor can expect these range of responsibilities, among others.

Responsibilities

Recruitment and Employer branding (50% time)

• Recruitment: post open positions, generate applicants, screen applicants in the Recruitment system in collaboration with the hiring manager for all Inkomoko locations. The Associate will proactively source and identify qualified candidates using various methods such as job fairs, social media like LinkedIn, networking and employee referrals.

• Interviewing: In collaboration with the hiring department, support in setting up interviews with candidates, edit Job matrix documents and share materials before interviews, compile reviewer feedback, prepare and administer assessments for applicants in a professional & timely manner.

• Hiring: Support in conducting reference checks, provide relevant information for finalization of contracts

• Communications: Highly professional correspondence to successful/unsuccessful candidates and ensure that timely feedback has been provided to all non-manager level positions on the outcome of the recruitment process (ensure a positive candidate experience).

• Employer Branding: Work closely with the Regional to ensure that all social media platforms and the employee slack jobs channel have relevant information and up to date information. Advise on ways of improvement to boost the organization’s employer brand across the locations.

• Provide timely information to the supervisor to ensure that the company recruitment tracker is updated with actual status of recruitment process steps and that no vacancy in Ethiopia is left behind

• Reporting and Compliance: The Advisor will ensure that all documentation and records relating to the recruitment process are accurate, complete, and compliant with legal requirements for the P&C Department.

Onboarding of new employees (30% time)

• On-boarding: Coordinate onboarding meetings of all new staff, communicating to various team members to ensure successful onboarding documents and tools are prepared on-time (P&C forms, assign onboarding buddies, onboarding schedule and, first day’s meetings schedule, etc.)

• Coordinate the Organization wide orientation programs (first day. First week, first month and first quarter)

• Act as a consultant and the go-to person to all new employees

• Support in the creation of an onboarding pack for each new employee

• Introduce all new hires to current employees and other relevant stakeholders

• Gather candidate experience feedback from new hires to improve the P&C services

• Assist in the existing employee’s movements to new Departments or positions

Administrative documents (20% time)

• Draft administrative documents e.g. reference checks, recruitment confirmation forms, etc. in a timely & professional manner

• Ensure that the recruitment folders/ documents are well updated with the necessary information

• Support the P&C Operations team with the recruitment documents that they might need related to move forward.

Job Requirements

Minimum Qualifications

Inkomoko has found that the happiest and most effective colleagues are proactive, resourceful, self-motivated go-getters with a can-do attitude, who support their teammates with sincerity. They are strategic, but also willing to roll up their sleeves. They give and receive feedback freely.

For this role, the successful candidate will have these qualities:

• Bachelor Degree in HR, Management, Psychology, Business, Finance, Law or any other related field. 

• 4-6 years of working experience in HR with exposure to recruitment or talent acquisition and management

• Absolute confidentiality and discretion is required of this position 

• Ability to manage several activities simultaneously while working under pressure to meet deadlines.

• Excellent communicator in spoken and written Amharic & English with excellent presentation skills.

• Good collaboration skills - approachable, warm, honest, transparent, and able to manage up with confidence and the ability to build relationships with colleagues

• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) and HR Management Systems (e.g.: Odoo)

• Experience in working independently on projects

What You'll Get

This role is inside a high-growth, mission-driven social enterprise. By joining, you’ll access:

• Competitive salary, and potential KPI-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.

How to Apply

If you have matching qualifications for the role, please submit your cover letter and CV through THIS LINK

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Women are encouraged to apply!

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.