About Jumia Tech Centers
Want to be part of the biggest tech center in Africa and work in mixed teams with over 16 different nationalities? Join Jumia Kenya Tech Center where tech meets purpose. At Kenya Tech Center you will be managed by and mentored by top tech leaders across Portugal, Egypt and Kenya. You will also be working with state-of-the-art technologies & methodologies, and using agile... philosophy, all as means to improve the lives of millions of Africans across the continent by offering them convenient and affordable online solutions. And with that as our PURPOSE, innovation at Jumia NEVER stops and you will be moving from one exciting challenge to the next.
What you will be doing

Be part of an agile team that creates scalable solutions leveraging state-of-the-art technologies in a service-oriented architecture
Work closely with multidisciplinary teams (Backend developers, DevOps, QA engineers, Product Owners) oriented to continuous delivery
Work across the entire product life cycle: concept, design, development, deployment, testing, release, support
Construct and verify (unit test) software components to meet design specifications
Take ownership of your code to be qualitatively high and you will support your colleagues in code reviews
Integration of user-facing elements developed by front-end developers

What we are looking for

At least 4 years of experience in Frontend development
Understanding fundamental design principles behind a scalable application
Consolidated professional experience building high-quality, performant JavaScript applications
Consolidated experience in JavaScript frameworks/libraries, such as AngularJS, VueJS or ReactJS
Write and test interactive, clean, secure and efficient solutions
Help maintain a high-level quality code by reviewing your teammates' code
Continuously improve our codebase, systems and processes
Keen to learn new technologies and have ideas about how we can make things better
Being passionate, self-driven and working with little supervision towards a common team or company purpose
Excellent communication skills and being able to work independently or in a full team
Knowledge of algorithms and distributed systems
Academic background in IT or equivalent
Proficiency in English

We Offer:

A unique experience in an entrepreneurial, yet structured environment
A unique opportunity to have strong impact in building the African e-commerce sector
The opportunity to become part of a highly professional and dynamic team
An unparalleled personal and professional growth as our longer-term objective is to train the next generation of leaders

We Offer:

A unique experience in an entrepreneurial, yet structured environment
A unique opportunity of having strong impact in building the African e-commerce sector
The opportunity to become part of a highly professional and dynamic team
An unparalleled personal and professional growth as our longer term objective is to train the next generation of leaders
 more
  • ICT
  • Computer
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Key responsibilities will include:

Develop new acquisition channels through partnerships: negotiate with partners and affiliates nationally; engage early with partners to support the development of our exciting new services currently being built; and digital or eCommerce partners who can enhance our customer value proposition.
Establish, develop and/or maintain relationships with key business... partners, including banks, some of our existing global partners and other commercial partners.
Create insights for JumiaPay teams based on local competition, pricing and industry trends and potential product evolution to meet the needs of local customers.
Provide local on-the-ground insights into the behavior and needs of customers in Kenya. Directly engage with customers to develop close understanding of the diaspora and further increase awareness of the JumiaPay brand.
Establish, develop and/or maintain relationships with relevant regulators in Kenya.
Together with the Compliance team, ensure that JumiaPay fulfills its regulatory obligations on a timely basis; implement and enforce company policies and procedures to comply with relevant anti-money laundering and counterterrorism financing regulations.
Grow and expand transactions and business volumes
Develop and manage all partners and vendor relationships
Coordinate across multiple business functions including business development, financial reporting and day to day operations
Provide strong leadership, build a high-performing team, and motivate employees to achieve higher goals
Champion Innovation that responds to industry trends and the ever-dynamic customer needs
Develop, recommend and implement business plans, operations policies and procedures in support of the organization's goals and objectives.
Continually investigate and introduce process improvement measures and present suggestions to executive stakeholders for consideration.
Develop and maintain relationships with industry peers, groups and organizations to keep abreast of regulatory, business and technology changes and to ensure compliance and timely implementation of new and best practices.

Minimum Qualifications

5+ years of Business Development experience with a strong focus on sales
Minimum 10 years professional experience with at least 5 years in a Management role; previous experience at a bank, payments service provider, fintech, or remittance service provider is preferred
Excellent business acumen and willingness to be hands-on ability to work in a dynamic, fast evolving environment, and tight deadlines with a positive attitude
Strong analytical skills and proven experience in managing complex projects or teams with high attention to detail, a motivated self-starter, proactive and action-oriented

Desired Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in commerce, economics, or a business related degree
A Masters degree in the relevant industry
CPA/ACCA qualifications
Strong leadership skills with experience leading high-impact teams to achieve outstanding results in a complex, fast-paced, dynamic and highly demanding environment.
Strategic problem-solving, well-developed collaboration skills and excellent work ethics
Unafraid to experiment and think outside the box when it comes to growth strategies
Data driven with solid and numerical examples when it comes to demonstrating your previous success
Understanding of budgets and know how to balance customer growth with cost and retention rates in order to maximize return on investment and value for spend
Demonstrable Project Management skill with ability to oversee several complex digital projects at the same time
 more
  • Finance
  • Accounting
  • Audit
What you will be doing

Assisting the end-to-end Supply Chain planning for the importation business
Supporting in the documentation flow across the different stakeholders before/during and after the shipment arrival
Liaising with different stakeholders the implementation of the pre-planned actions before the shipment arrival
Cooperating in cost analysis structures and calculate landing cost... properly
Following up on the timelines for each process flow

What we are looking for

Strong communication and analytical skills
Detail-oriented mindset
High organization skills
Expertise in the Microsoft Office package
Knowledge of Power BI
English proficiency

We Offer:

A unique experience in an entrepreneurial, yet structured environment
A unique opportunity of having strong impact in building the African e-commerce sector
The opportunity to become part of a highly professional and dynamic team
An unparalleled personal and professional growth as our longer term objective is to train the next generation of leaders
 more
  • Internships
  • Volunteering
What You Will Be Doing

Planification & deployment of e-fulfillment centers depending on size of business
Contribute to tech improvements to increase efficiency in operations
Cost-efficiency of packaging & productivity
Standardise layouts of aftersales department
Standardise layouts of inbound, outbound and inventory departments
Inventory management vs commercial growth strategy

What We... Are Looking For

Sharp, outgoing and up to date individual;
Proficiency in English;
Open to travel.
 more
  • Procurement
  • Store-keeping
  • Supply Chain
What you will be doing

Partner with Business and Functional Leaders to set and drive strategy, goals, process, and metrics;
Develop innovative ways to meet Jumia’s expanding and evolving recruiting needs;
Interact with recruiting teams from all Jumia's locations to provide a consolidated view of international and functional pipeline;
Build hiring plans based on demand & capacity across... several businesses to meet increasing hiring needs for specialized positions;
Work closely with business leaders in all aspects of the recruitment process by educating and advocating for Jumia’s best practices;
Partner with key stakeholders (Business and Functional Leaders, Hiring Managers, HR People Partners and Finance Partners) to determine future talent needs;
Lead and participate in cross-company special projects and initiatives related to Talent.

This role can be based in any of these Jumia’s offices: Nairobi, Lagos or Cairo.
What we are looking for

5+ years of recruitment/ HR experience in a Corporate in-house recruiting or International recruitment Agency;
Experienced in working with recruitment tools and systems;
Organized and pragmatic;
Skilled at partnering with hiring teams to build effective sourcing, assessment, and closing approaches;
Experience creating, measuring and scaling workflow between Candidates, Hiring Managers and the Recruiment teams;
Excellent written and verbal communication skills in english.

We Offer:

A unique experience in an entrepreneurial, yet structured environment
A unique opportunity of having strong impact in building the African e-commerce sector
The opportunity to become part of a highly professional and dynamic team
An unparalleled personal and professional growth as our longer term objective is to train the next generation of leaders
 more
  • Human Resources
  • HR
Key responsibilities will include:

Develop new acquisition channels through partnerships: negotiate with partners and affiliates nationally; engage early with partners to support the development of our exciting new services currently being built; and digital or eCommerce partners who can enhance our customer value proposition.
Establish, develop and/or maintain relationships with key business... partners, including banks, some of our existing global partners and other commercial partners.
Create insights for JumiaPay teams based on local competition, pricing and industry trends and potential product evolution to meet the needs of local customers.
Provide local on-the-ground insights into the behaviour and needs of customers in Kenya. Directly engage with customers to develop close understanding of the diaspora and further increase awareness of the JumiaPay brand.
Establish, develop and/or maintain relationships with relevant regulators in Kenya.
Together with the Compliance team, ensure that JumiaPay fulfills its regulatory obligations on a timely basis; implement and enforce company policies and procedures to comply with relevant anti-money laundering and counterterrorism financing regulations.
Grow and expand transactions and business volumes
Develop and manage all partners and vendor relationships
Coordinate across multiple business functions including business development, financial reporting and day to day operations
Provide strong leadership, build a high-performing team, and motivate employees to achieve higher goals
Champion Innovation that responds to industry trends and the ever-dynamic customer needs
Develop, recommend and implement business plans, operations policies and procedures in support of the organization’s goals and objectives.
Continually investigate and introduce process improvement measures and present suggestions to executive stakeholders for consideration.
Develop and maintain relationships with industry peers, groups and organizations to keep abreast of regulatory, business and technology changes and to ensure compliance and timely implementation of new and best practices.

Minimum Qualifications

5+ years of Business Development experience with a strong focus on sales
Minimum 10 years professional experience with at least 5 years in a Management role; previous experience at a bank, payments service provider, fintech, or remittance service provider is preferred
Excellent business acumen and willingness to be hands-on ability to work in a dynamic, fast evolving environment, and tight deadlines with a positive attitude
Strong analytical skills and proven experience in managing complex projects or teams with high attention to detail, a motivated self-starter, proactive and action-oriented 

Desired Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in commerce, economics, or a business related degree
A Masters degree in the relevant industry
CPA/ACCA qualifications
Strong leadership skills with experience leading high-impact teams to achieve outstanding results in a complex, fast-paced, dynamic and highly demanding environment. 
Strategic problem-solving, well-developed collaboration skills and excellent work ethics
Unafraid to experiment and think outside the box when it comes to growth strategies
Data driven with solid and numerical examples when it comes to demonstrating your previous success
Understanding of budgets and know how to balance customer growth with cost and retention rates in order to maximize return on investment and value for spend
Demonstrable Project Management skill with ability to oversee several complex digital projects at the same time
 more
  • Finance
  • Accounting
  • Audit
Key responsibilities will include:

Develop new acquisition channels through partnerships: negotiate with partners and affiliates nationally; engage early with partners to support the development of our exciting new services currently being built; and digital or eCommerce partners who can enhance our customer value proposition.
Establish, develop and/or maintain relationships with key business... partners, including banks, some of our existing global partners and other commercial partners.
Create insights for JumiaPay teams based on local competition, pricing and industry trends and potential product evolution to meet the needs of local customers.
Provide local on-the-ground insights into the behaviour and needs of customers in Kenya. Directly engage with customers to develop close understanding of the diaspora and further increase awareness of the JumiaPay brand.
Establish, develop and/or maintain relationships with relevant regulators in Kenya.
Together with the Compliance team, ensure that JumiaPay fulfills its regulatory obligations on a timely basis; implement and enforce company policies and procedures to comply with relevant anti-money laundering and counterterrorism financing regulations.
Grow and expand transactions and business volumes
Develop and manage all partners and vendor relationships
Coordinate across multiple business functions including business development, financial reporting and day to day operations
Provide strong leadership, build a high-performing team, and motivate employees to achieve higher goals
Champion Innovation that responds to industry trends and the ever-dynamic customer needs
Develop, recommend and implement business plans, operations policies and procedures in support of the organization’s goals and objectives.
Continually investigate and introduce process improvement measures and present suggestions to executive stakeholders for consideration.
Develop and maintain relationships with industry peers, groups and organizations to keep abreast of regulatory, business and technology changes and to ensure compliance and timely implementation of new and best practices.

Minimum Qualifications

5+ years of Business Development experience with a strong focus on sales
Minimum 10 years professional experience with at least 5 years in a Management role; previous experience at a bank, payments service provider, fintech, or remittance service provider is preferred
Excellent business acumen and willingness to be hands-on ability to work in a dynamic, fast evolving environment, and tight deadlines with a positive attitude
Strong analytical skills and proven experience in managing complex projects or teams with high attention to detail, a motivated self-starter, proactive and action-oriented

Desired Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in commerce, economics, or a business related degree
A Masters degree in the relevant industry
CPA/ACCA qualifications
Strong leadership skills with experience leading high-impact teams to achieve outstanding results in a complex, fast-paced, dynamic and highly demanding environment. 
Strategic problem-solving, well-developed collaboration skills and excellent work ethics
Unafraid to experiment and think outside the box when it comes to growth strategies
Data driven with solid and numerical examples when it comes to demonstrating your previous success
Understanding of budgets and know how to balance customer growth with cost and retention rates in order to maximize return on investment and value for spend
Demonstrable Project Management skill with ability to oversee several complex digital projects at the same time
 more
  • Finance
  • Accounting
  • Audit
Main Responsibilities

You will be part of an agile team that develops e-commerce, smart logistics, and payment solutions.
Your work will integrate a service oriented architecture using state- of-the-art technologies and software development practices; You will own your services and be responsible end-to-end
You will take ownership for your code to be qualitatively high and you will support... your colleagues in code reviews
You will change the Internet landscape in Africa and the World one line of code at a time.

Required Skills and Qualifications

Minimum 3 Years of Experience 
Experienced with object Oriented Programming
Experience with development in Java (and ideally Spring boot framework)
Acquainted with building testable code, unit tests and/or integration tests
Knowledgeable of software design and architecture patterns
Knowledgeable of SQL and relational databases
Fluent in English
The following gives you a good head start:
Experience in another programming languages, namely : Go, NodeJS
DevSecOps mindset
Aware of fault-tolerance and secure programming concepts
Experienced in some of the following concepts: message queuing, caching, NoSQL, SOA, CI/CD, application and system monitoring
Experienced in some of the following technologies: Maven, Gradle, Hibernate, Kafka, Redis, Prometheus, Docker, Kubernetes, SonarCube, Jenkins
Experienced working with Scrum processes
 more
  • ICT
  • Computer
The "Senior IT Auditor & Data Analyst" will be responsible for providing advanced information regarding system auditing with a focus on IT Security, technology risk, fraud, business wrongdoings and abuses within the company.



The successful candidate shall plan and execute audit assignments to ensure that people, processes and tools operate according to defined policies, standards,... procedures and applicable laws and regulations. Overall, his/her assignments shall provide a reasonable assurance whether significant IT risks are appropriately identified and managed. The candidate shall demonstrate skills and experience in data analysis to be fully autonomous in all audit procedures and become a strong contributor in data assurance projects. A successful "Senior IT Auditor & Data Analyst" will have a significant opportunity to gain exposure across the entire Jumia Group.



The position shall demand from the candidate:

A thorough understanding of the business, risks and processes for assigned projects;
On-site or remote technology audits (on need basis, up to 50% travel time to emerging countries in favorable travel conditions);
Effectiveness and autonomy on IT audit tests execution (i.e. IT General Controls, Application Controls, Interface testing, ..) and experience on all audit phases (planning, fieldwork, reporting and follow-up);
Strong contribution to the development and execution of the continuous IT audit program;
Data analytics knowledge to streamline audit projects, continuous audit tasks and provide data assurance;
Insights into current, emerging and potential IT issues, trends and opportunities that will enhance efficiency and effectiveness of internal controls;
Excellent analytical skills for identifying control issues and suggest practical and creative recommendations for their mitigation;
Strong communication and influencer skills to help enforce the implementation of operational efficiency and security best practices on Jumia's environment.

What We Are Looking For

Bachelor or Master's degree in Computer Science;
At least 4 years professional experience in an IT Governance or IT Audit position (internally or in an IT advisory firm);
Strong experience and knowledge of audit methodologies techniques and standards;
Professional experience with IT security/compliance standards is a plus (e.g. SOX, PCI-DSS, NIST, ISO27001, GDPR);
Recognized auditing and information security certifications are valued (e.g. CISA, CISP, CEH, CISSP, CIA or similar);
Experience delivering and managing IT audits in the banking sector or fintech industry is a plus;
Demonstrable skills and experience in extracting, analyzing and presenting data - SQL knowledge essential; experience in scripting languages (e.g. Python, Java) and analytical/data visualization tools (ACL, Power BI or similar) is a plus;
Excellent writing and oral English skills required to interact across our multicultural environment and produce formal documentation (Arabic or French is a plus).
 more
  • Finance
  • Accounting
  • Audit
What you will be doing

Creating stunning user-centred designs on Android, iOS and web
Getting the best out of UX research tools and methods
Managing design teams across a wide, complicated, range of customer-facing and internal tools
Maintaining shared design systems, ideally in Figma
Creating amazing, compelling mobile-first prototypes
Mentoring and coaching both junior and senior... practitioners
Setting up design and research teams for success through rituals and good practice

What we are looking for

A track record of excellent UX&UI practice and team management
A true passion for getting know customers and user-centred design
Experience in eCommerce or similar complicated, customer-first environments
Fluent in English (Mandatory)
 more
  • ICT
  • Computer