About the Opportunity
Inkomoko Kenya Investment administrator is
responsible for the items below:
Responsibilities
Department Admin Support (40%)
- Be the lead taker of Investment committee meeting minutes and
other department meetings;
- Be the lead administrator for Inkomoko Kenya’s LMS
powered by (Odoo), tracking all borrower information – including creating
and updating clients’ profiles, payments registration, and disbursements
tracking;
- Track, file and report on compliance with disbursements,
collection and other non-financial matters;
- Create reports on investment disbursement, closing investments
and active investments;
- Actively participate as a key staff in the weekly Portfolio
Review Meeting;
- Compile the pipeline from the BGS Team and prepare the lists
for UNHCR verification;
Investment Compliance and Reporting (20%)
- File and maintain Investment contracts, legal documents and
other documents in a safer way (both paper and electronic) and meeting
Inkomoko Kenya filing standards,
- Manage communication between lending and other department
staff and perform regular investigation to resolve all customer /team
issues efficiently,
- Analyze and identify all fee discrepancies in investment
processes and perform regular audit on processes and ensure compliance to
all requirements,
- Assist with the preparation of annual reviews for projects in
the investment department,
- Collect and share financial reports and other relevant
information to Investment manager, Snr Portfolio Manager and Regional
Portfolio Director,
- Prepare timely and accurate reports required by partners,
stakeholders and funders including Kiva, investment committee, CBK etc…
Kiva documentation and compliance (20%)
- Ensure borrowers profiles meet Kiva standards,
- Select photos of entrepreneurs, have them sign photo waivers,
- Prepare Kiva report on monthly basis and other departmental
reports,
- Write compelling descriptions of borrowers in English and post
them to the international Kiva platform for fundraising,
- Prepare documentation for new approved investments to be
posted on Kiva website,
- Ensure 100% of investment repayment schedules are matching
with Kiva repayment schedules – on kiva platform,
- Coordinate with lending staff to get all investment
documentation needed for fundraising,
- Adhere to credit policy TAT for Kiva fundraising and meet
clients’ needs,
- Ensure that we are adhering to the requirements of our Kiva
partnership, including reporting and journaling,
- Ensure that all investment documentations are updated
appropriately in the system so that the Kiva fundraising tasks are
performed easily.
Coordination with Finance (10%)
- Identify discrepancies between different investment department
reports and finance reports and propose ways to solve them,
- Perform various accounting processes that deal with receipts,
payments and checks issued,
- Initiate collection activities on the past investments past
due,
- Identify signs of unusual or suspicious investment activities
and make recommendations to minimize the risk factors.
Investment Closing and Disbursements (10%)
- Ensure that investments disbursement adhere to investment
committee approval decisions and policies,
- Review and prepare requests for investment disbursements and
ensure 100% compliance with the investment committee decision such as
approved investment amounts and conditions for approval,
- Ensure all refugee clients are verified by UNHCR prior to the
disbursements in order to minimize risks,
- Other duties as assigned by the supervisor.
Minimum Qualifications
The Investment Administrator will be a trusted staff
of Inkomoko Kenya clients. We are looking for someone with
incredible attention to detail who can be sure that all of our operations and
communications are in the highest order.
Basic qualifications include:
- Strong English writing and reading skills is STRONGLY
preferred,
- a university degree in finance or other related field,
- Must speak fluent English, and Swahili. Other languages are an
additional asset,
- Experience in investment management and access to finance for
MSMEs in Kenya is a preferred,
- Very strong attention to details and good follow through,
- Ability to work well under pressure and ability to multitask,
- Unrelenting perseverance, personal integrity, and critical
thinking skills,
- 2+ years of work experience in relevant or applicable
fields.
- Must be able to legally work in Kenya.
What You’ll Get
This role is a tremendous opportunity to work in a
high-growth, mission-driven organization. Our compensation includes both a
great culture and a competitive market-based package, including:
- Incredible company culture, including deep investment in your
learning and growth, and a commitment to inclusion and diversity
- Opportunity to work with a talented, passionate, and committed
team of professionals across the region
- Ability to make a significant social impact and contribute to
economic growth
- Competitive salary, and potential KPI-based bonus
- Favorable policies like health insurance, staff savings
program, parental leave, sabbatical program, and more.
How To Apply