Job Opportunities API

ABOUT INKOMOKO  Inkomoko supports entrepreneurs to grow their businesses in order to improve livelihoods, create jobs, and help communities thrive.  In 2026, Inkomoko was listed by the Financial Times as the 5th fastest-growing company in Africa, supporting entrepreneurs across East and Central Africa to grow thriving businesses and build inclusive, resilient economies.  Founded in 2012, Inkomoko has worked with more than 100,000 entrepreneurs, including thousands of refugee entrepreneurs. Inkomoko provides a combination of training, consulting, access to finance, and market-level systems change.  We are the largest investor to refugee entrepreneurs in Africa.   Inkomoko has 900+ staff in 50 offices across Chad, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, and South Sudan. Through Inkomoko’s 2030 strategic plan, we are adding 3 additional countries to serve more than 550,000 entrepreneurs and growing our $30M loan fund to impact 7M lives.  INKOMOKO VALUES All staff at Inkomoko are connected to a shared set of organizational values: Purpose: be solutions-oriented, produce high-quality work, and 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, and 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, Kula na sawa, On est ensemble. Inkomoko is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.  Refugees, women, and persons who reflect the diverse communities we serve are strongly encouraged to apply.   ABOUT THE ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES Inkomoko seeks a highly talented and experienced Safeguarding Manager - Rwanda who is a crucial member of the Inkomoko team, working with all staff to create a culture of safety, dignity, and well-being of all clients, staff, and partners. This role will implement, monitor, and enforce safeguarding standards in alignment with international humanitarian best practices, and will work closely with Inkomoko’s security, HR, and program teams for prevention, detection, and response.  The Safeguarding Manager will also conduct training and provide guidance on safeguarding issues across all in-country Inkomoko program sites, and will be a key partner if any safeguarding or protections issues arise.   1.Safeguarding Leadership And Prevention Promote a culture of safety by collaborating with leadership to embed safeguarding into all organizational practices, decision-making, performance, and objectives. Lead safeguarding awareness and capacity building for staff, partners, and clients, ensuring understanding of the Code of Conduct, safeguarding policies, reporting mechanisms, and individual rights and responsibilities. Ensure safeguarding processes are transparent, with clear communication to staff, clients, and partners about rights, responsibilities, and reporting pathways. Conduct ongoing safeguarding risk assessments of program, operational sites, field activities, partnerships, and new expansion locations, supporting teams to conduct safeguarding risk assessments, mitigation and implement effective prevention measures Ensure safeguarding complaints and reporting mechanisms are accessible, inclusive, confidential, and responsive, particularly for refugee and vulnerable populations. Work closely with the Regional Safeguarding team to ensure consistent application of safeguarding policies, standards and risk management approaches in all organizational initiatives. 2.Safeguarding Response And Case Coordination Coordinate timely, survivor-centred responses to safeguarding concerns, ensuring cases are triaged promptly and managed confidentially, impartially, and in accordance with orga