Africa Internet Group Country Manager Job in Kenya

Vacancy: Country Manager – Kenya

Who We Are: Africa Internet Group, is a global and leading incubator of startups specialized in e-commerce. 

Africa Internet Group is the leading internet group of Africa with already over 1,500 employees in more than 20 African countries and huge successes such as Jumia.com, Kaymu.com, Hellofood.com, Lamudi.com, Carmudi.com and Jovago.com. 

It is led by top talented leaders offering a great mix of local and international talents and is backed by MTN, Millicom and Rocket Internet.
 

Africa is one of the fastest growing economies in the globe, offering excellent opportunities in a vibrant and booming environment. Its economic growth has enabled innovative businesses to flourish and this is where AIG steps in.
 

 

We want to create a well-balanced team of talented, truly dynamic and highly motivated country managers with a passion for emerging markets and Africa. 

We are currently looking for outstanding candidates interested in entrepreneurship and web businesses.

Your main responsibilities will be to develop the ventures in your market through operational and strategic actions.

You will directly manage your operational and commercial team.
 

Key responsibilities include:

• Drive overall top line and profitability development


• P&L ownership


• Recruit and manage the team, in particular the local sales and operations team


• Define and drive action plans to create strong relationships with local stakeholders


• Coordinate your commercial team with the other services (Marketing, Partnerships, Finance, etc.)


• Deliver measurable results linked to the project you are in charge of


• Ensure regular reporting of your actions and results


• Drive activity analysis


• Manage the team efficiency and cohesion


• Create an unparalleled environment for your team’s development and happiness

A successful candidate will fulfill the following requirements:

• 2-4 years of experience in consulting, retail or business development is preferred


• Master’s Degree level, MBA a plus


• Strong entrepreneurial skills


• Strong leadership


• Strong drive


• Impeccable communication skills


• Ability to negotiate in flawless English


• Ability to identify new business opportunities


• Ability to work independently and in a team

We offer:

• A unique experience in an entrepreneurial, yet structured environment


• The opportunity to become part of a highly professional and dynamic team working around the world


• An unparalleled personal and professional growth as our longer-term objective is to train the next generation of leaders for our future internet ventures

How to Apply

If you want to become an entrepreneur in the Internet and e-commerce space and join us in a journey in the core of business development, please send in your resumes with the subject as “APPLICATION_COUNTRY MANAGER” to: nonso.achigbu@africainternetgroup.com

Join the journey!