Academic Reviewer - GEM Hub

ABOUT INKOMOKO 

Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU), in partnership with Inkomoko, has launched an online education assessment center in Kigali. SNHU, the degree-granting partner of Kepler, provides online education and therefore, online assessment to demonstrate mastery.

The Global Education Movement (GEM) is a major SNHU initiative offering university degrees to refugees around the world. Created in 2017, GEM is the first large-scale online learning initiative for refugees, partnering with in-country organizations to deliver high-quality, low-cost education tailored to meet the needs of displaced learners.

Founded in 2012, Inkomoko has worked with more than 60,000 entrepreneurs across East and Central Africa, including thousands of refugee entrepreneurs. Inkomoko provides a combination of training, consulting, access to finance, and market-level systems change. We are the largest lender to refugee entrepreneurs in Africa.  

 
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 OPPORTUNITY AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Reviewers are responsible for evaluating student project submissions using a rubric designed specifically for each project.  The Reviewer provides specific, actionable feedback to students for any areas of the project that require improvement and resubmission. Words of encouragement are also provided to help keep the student on-track.  Additionally, Reviewers occasionally work in teams with peers and attend individual and team meetings.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
•    Use rubrics and supplemental information to provide fair and consistent education evaluations with encouraging, specific, and actionable feedback.
•    Perform education evaluations and communicate with students through an online Learning Management System
•    Maintain an in-depth knowledge of every component of the curriculum within the assigned workload
•    Respond to student outreach swiftly and return evaluations to students within 48 hours of submission
•    Complete program improvement assignments, as needed
•    Attend in-person, online video, and telephone meetings with the manager or team members
•    Participate in quality assurance processes
•    Participate in assessment norming processes
•    Support academic integrity validation
•    Protect student privacy
•    All Reviewers are encouraged to join and visit the online Reviewer community
•    Work in a team – both as a leader and active follower in person and digitally
•    Assess student submissions ethically with integrity, and honesty
•    Other duties as required to ensure the success of the assessment center.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• Must have a conferred Master’s Degree 
• Prior college-level experience with online learning preferred
• Knowledge or expertise in competency-based education
• Ability to score consistently using a rubric
• Skill working in an electronic management system
• An encouraging and respectful attitude toward all students and colleagues; a “can-do” attitude
• Demonstrated level of English fluency at the academic/higher education level
• Demonstrated fluency in the use of technology, especially software applications
• Demonstrate ability to learn and utilize rapidly changing technological platform
• Fluency in at least one or more East African languages (Kinyarwanda, Kirundi, French, Swahili) preferred.

WHAT YOU’LL GET

This role is inside a high-growth, mission-driven social enterprise. By joining, you’ll access:

• Incredible company culture, with opportunities for learning and growth
• Diverse colleagues across the region, and policies that demonstrate commitment to equity and inclusion 
• Ability to make a significant social impact to your community
• Health insurance for self and family
  
• Generous annual leave & parental leave

TO APPLY

If you’re excited about this role, please submit your application through the jobs portal. 

Tell us about what you’ll bring to this growing company.

Application deadline is on the 25th April 2025 (applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, apply now!)

Inkomoko is committed to justice, diversity, equity and inclusion.  As we seek to reflect the communities we serve, refugees and women are strongly encouraged to apply. As a company we have policies that ensure fair treatment in the application process. 

NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Employment is conditional upon successful background checks and other verification as needed.

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and background screening checks. Inkomoko also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme, In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual misconduct, fraud, or abuse. By applying, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.