Director of Advocacy at Inkomoko

Specifically, the responsibilities include: 

Advocacy & Policy Influence

• Refine and deliver a data-driven advocacy strategy that removes systemic barriers for forcibly displaced entrepreneurs, aligning national and regional priorities with country leadership.
• Track and interpret legal, regulatory, and economic trends; translate insights into clear policy positions, briefs, and case studies that shape national, regional, and global agendas.
• Cultivate high-level relationships with regional policymakers, multilaterals, and private-sector leaders to secure regulatory reforms and executive level engagement 
• Advise the VP of Country Operations and Managing Directors on advocacy focus areas, informed by country-level intelligence and regional dynamics. Identify areas for executive level engagement 
• Ensure Inkomoko’s perspectives and evidence base influence national, regional, and global policy conversations. Lead the development of position papers, policy briefs and case studies that make the business case and inform key decision-makers.

Partnerships

• Craft and execute a private-sector engagement plan with Managing Directors to expand displaced entrepreneurs’ access to markets and capital. 
• Engage with, in partnership with the Managing Directors, financial institutions, fintechs, and regulators to expand access to financial services for displaced entrepreneurs.
• Maintain a dynamic business case for private-sector participation in refugee inclusion, informed by relevant and recent market intelligence, trends, and impact data.
• Strengthen alliances with government agencies, regional bodies, NGOs, UN agencies, and other influencers to advance pro-entrepreneurship policies

Internal Coordination & Thought Leadership

• Convert Inkomoko programmatic insights into compelling narratives that inform policy priorities and advocacy campaigns.
• Drive timely information flow and unified messaging around advocacy across monitoring/evaluation (MEL) team, communications team, and development teams, ensuring advocacy aligns with organization wide impact goals.
• Standardize advocacy impact tracking with MEL, synthesizing results for leadership, Board, and external stakeholders.
• Coach Advocacy Managers and MDs to deepen their policy influence and stakeholder engagement capacities.

Requirements

WE ARE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE WITH:

• 8+ years in advocacy, government relations, or entrepreneurship/livelihoods, focused on forcibly displaced and marginalized populations or financial inclusion.
• Excellent strategy formation, navigating complex systems, and forging multi-sector partnerships that advance economic inclusion in Africa.
• Understanding of legal and regulatory frameworks affecting forcibly displaced entrepreneurs, particularly in financial inclusion and economic access.
• Strong track record of influencing high-level stakeholders, including government, UN,  regional and private sector actors.
• Crafts persuasive, data-backed business cases and thought-leadership content.
• Communicates with clarity and impact—skilled in public speaking, negotiation, and executive briefing.
• Holds strong networks and can open doors to shape policy agendas.
• Willingness to travel up to 30% across Inkomoko’s operational countries 
• Master’s degree in a relevant field preferred, but not required.
• Deep commitment to equity, economic inclusion and Inkomoko’s mission.
• Lived experience of displacement is highly valued and encouraged for leadership roles at Inkomoko