Business Advisor at Fanisi HR Solutions

Our client, Kua Ventures (https://kuaventures.org/), is a source of affordable capital, coaching, and community for faith-driven, social enterprises in East Africa; creating jobs and changing lives while also displaying the love of Christ. They are seeking a passionate and strategic Business Advisor to support their portfolio of entrepreneurs on their growth journey. 

Job Purpose: 

• This individual will work closely with founders, helping them scale their businesses through practical business coaching, strategic planning, operational improvements, and access to capital and networks. The ideal candidate is a trusted advisor with a strong understanding of the Kenyan SME landscape and a heart for transformational impact.

Key Roles and Responsibilities: 

• Provide tailored business advisory and analysis support, grounded in both data and values-based leadership.
• Deliver end-to-end business coaching and consulting assignments, ensuring alignment with each SME’s mission and growth stage.
• Design and execute business advisory projects in collaboration with entrepreneurs, consultants, partners and internal teams.
• Conduct check-ins, site visits, and coaching sessions to offer hands-on guidance and accountability.
• Provide practical support in areas such as business model refinement, process improvement, SOP implementation, and supply chain efficiency.
• Conduct research and present insights to support strategic decisions and problem-solving for client businesses.
• Design and deliver impactful training sessions on topics like financial literacy, team management, and customer acquisition.
• Coordinate and submit business tenders and bids in line with client needs and TORs.
• Measure and report the impact of business advisory interventions on SME performance and kingdom-driven outcomes.
• Manage and deliver projects in line with agreed timelines, quality standards, and missional integrity.
• Support the capacity building of Kua Ventures’ investment team by strengthening their portfolio support capabilities.
• Represent Kua Ventures’ brand and build and maintain strong, trust-based relationships with clients, partners, management and any other stakeholder. 
• Report Kua Ventures’ Advisory results to management, board and investors.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Economics, Development, or a related field
• Minimum 5 years of experience advising, operating, or investing in SMEs—preferably in Kenya or East Africa.
• Proven experience in business strategy, operations, or entrepreneurship
• Experience working with founders (have been one before or worked with them)
• Strong interpersonal and coaching skills; ability to build trust and motivate entrepreneurs.
• Passion for social impact, redemptive entrepreneurship, and local economic development.
• Written and oral fluency in English (Swahili is a plus).
• Strong cloud-based organizational and comfortable user of new technologies e.g. project management tools, Google Drive and other apps from G Suite package, etc.