Talent Acquisition Associate - Jumia (Full Time)

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permanent
Kenya
Jumia
02/11/2023
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About Jumia :

Jumia is the leading pan-Africa e-commerce platform. Founded in 2012, Jumia’s mission is to improve the quality of everyday life in Africa by leveraging technology to deliver innovative, convenient and affordable online services to consumers, while helping businesses grow as they use our platform to reach and serve consumers.
Our platforms among others, comprises of:

  • Marketplace, where we integrate with our sellers and manage products;
  • Mall, which is our core e-com platform that enables customers to buy products;
  • Logistics service, which enables the shipment and delivery of packages from sellers to consumers, and our external clients;
  • Payment service, which facilitates transactions among participants active on our platform in our markets.

Through our online platforms, consumers can access a wide range of physical and digital goods and services, fashion, electronics, beauty products and also hotel and flight bookings or restaurant delivery.
With over 5,000 employees in more than 10 countries in Africa, Jumia is led by top talented leaders offering a great mix of local and international talents and is backed by very high-profile shareholders. Jumia is committed to creating a sustainable impact for Africa. Jumia offers unique opportunities in a vibrant and booming environment, creating new jobs and skills, and empowering a new generation. 

Would you like to be a central part of a recruiting team that is responsible for fueling rapid growth? Are you a builder? Do you thrive in high growth environments? Are you a process oriented data driven senior recruiting leader that loves to dive deep to fix complex operational challenges allowing for greater scalability and global impact? 

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
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