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Operations Manager

Jawabu Biashara Limited Nairobi Full Time Posted 2026-08-13
CountyNairobiCityNairobiContractFull TimePosted2026-08-13Close dateNot specifiedExperience3 yearsSourceBrighterMonday Kenya
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Jawabu Biashara Limited, a Central Bank of Kenya-regulated credit-only institution, is hiring an Operations Manager in Nairobi. This senior role focuses on scaling operations, driving growth, managing business development teams, and ensuring policy compliance. The position requires a field-biased professional with microfinance experience and strong leadership skills.

  • Senior operations role reporting to the Director of Operations
  • Focus on growth, portfolio quality, and staff productivity
  • 75% field-based position requiring hands-on management
  • Requires microfinance experience with secured lending and logbook facilities
  • Application deadline is 20th August 2026

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Original source description

  • Operations Manager
  • Jawabu Biashara Limited
  • Management & Business Development
  • Yesterday
  • Easy apply
  • New
  • Featured
  • Nairobi
  • Full Time
  • Banking, Finance & Insurance
  • Confidential
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  • Job summary
  • To scale its operations, Jawabu is seeking to recruit for the above position.
  • Min Qualification:
  • Bachelors

Experience

  • Level:
  • Mid level
  • Length:
  • 3 years
  • Language Requirement:
  • English
  • Working Hours:
  • Full Time - 8 to 5
  • Applicant
  • Location:
  • Kenya
  • Job descriptions &
  • in a senior management position in
  • Micro finance sector. With roles including managing field offices and the
  • leadership of field teams.
  • ·
  • Worked in an environment that especially delivers secured facilities
  • through log book and has good appreciation of micro and impact-based solutions.
  • ·
  • Outstanding leadership abilities that are performance based.
  • ·
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Further, demonstrate
  • analytical thinking and business insights.
  • ·
  • Strong MS Suites skills / Google Sheets and records / tracker management/
  • data analytic skills
  • ·
  • High ethical standards with unquestionable integrity and confidentiality.
  • The deadline for the application is 20th
  • August 2026.
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Requirements

  • Jawabu Biashara Limited is a fast-growing credit-only institution,
  • regulated by the Central Bank of Kenya as a DCP. The institution provides
  • affordable and customer-focused financial solutions to its wide range of
  • clientele. Jawabu is an impact-based lender with a brand promise of: Finance,
  • Empower and Transform. For more on Jawabu Biashara Limited, please visit www.jawabubiz.co.ke
  • Location of the
  • Assignment
  • -
  • Nairobi
  • Roles and
  • ·
  • Minimum Bachelor’s degree in business, business management, or other
  • related fields.
  • ·
  • At least 3 years' Hans-on

Responsibilities

  • ·
  • This is a senior position and the fulcrum of the business operations
  • within the institution. The position reports to the Director of Operations.
  • ·
  • The key deliverable for the role is Growth | Scale & Budget, Quality
  • portfolio and staff productivity.
  • ·
  • This role also involves overseeing sales strategies and enhance market
  • presence to optimize on lead generation, and setting clear objectives to
  • achieve Institutional goals.
  • ·
  • Managing and mentoring business development teams to achieve
  • organizational goal
  • ·
  • The role ensure that business risks are mitigated ensures policy
  • compliance, and protects company interests in a dynamic market to enhance
  • operational success.
  • ·
  • The position requires a field biased professional (75% of the time),
  • conscious on growth, quality and with good business execution strategies.
  • ·
  • The role is focused especially on managing internal customers (the
  • staff), external customers and other related business stakeholders.
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