African Entrepreneur Collective Director of Development Jobs in Rwanda

African Entrepreneur Collective Director of Development Jobs in Rwanda

About the Company

Our vision is an Africa with thriving communities, where young people and refugees are engaged, where communities have access to relevant innovations for self-determination, and where African solutions are unleashed to solve African problems.

We work to achieve this by supporting micro and small businesses to gain skills and access to finance, and operate in integrated markets with inclusive economic policies so that communities will thrive.

Founded in 2012, Inkomoko has worked with more than 41,000 entrepreneurs across East Africa, primarily in refugee communities. To date, our clients have collectively generated more than $60M in new revenues and created more than 30,000 new jobs in their communities.

Today, Inkomoko has 250 staff in 18 offices across Rwanda, Kenya, and Ethiopia , and is expanding in 2023 into South Sudan. By 2030 we will be in 8 countries serving more than 550,000 entrepreneurs. To get there, we need to raise $400M USD in philanthropic and earned revenues.

About the Opportunity

The Director of Development position is new for Inkomoko. To date, fundraising activities have been led by Inkomoko’s CEO Founder with a 3-person development team.

We have done an incredible job of building a small group of committed foundation donors in our first 10 years. As we scale, we need to grow our donor-base and institutionalize our fundraising department. Currently, our annual operating budget is $13M, with rapid growth planned for the years ahead.

Responsibilities

As a member of the Senior leadership team, the Director of Development will:

Develop and implement a comprehensive fundraising strategy to raise $70M USD in the next 5 years, in partnership with

the leadership team and Board of Directors;

Mentor and grow a team of development professionals to identify and cultivate relationships with potential donors, including foundations, corporations, government agencies, and individual donors; create and implement fundraising campaigns; and oversee the management of the organization's donor management systems; and

Coordinate with other internal departments, including finance, MEL, and Communications, to ensure that we are in compliance with donor expectations, and that we are promoting our impact to stakeholders in compelling ways.

Minimum Qualifications

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

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African Entrepreneur Collective Director of Development Jobs in Rwanda

Scholarship 2026/27

Scholarship 2026/27