Safaricom Ethiopia Jobs Vacancy
Safaricom Ethiopia
Safaricom Ethiopia is owned by a transnational consortium including Vodafone Group, Safaricom PLC, Vodacom Group, Sumitomo Corporation – one of the largest transnational trading and business investment companies, and British International Investment( BII) – the UK’s development finance institution and impact investor.
Safaricom Ethiopia would like to invite competent and interested candidates for the ensuing position.
Position 1: IT Business Analyst
Must have specialized professional qualifications Degree in Science/ computer science, Engineering/ Business related.
At least 2 years of broad specialized background, inclusive of databases, applications, Infrastructure, cloud, development, enterprise architecture, solutions architecture, and system design experience
Professional Experience in Business Analysis( CBAP, IIBA) as well as software development lifecycle is preferred, in nimble (SAFe, Scrum) and waterfall methodologies.
A regular approach with proven experience designing and delivering complex, specialized roadmaps
Understanding of working with 3rd party suppliers
Strong business acumen and mindset
Ability to persuade stakeholders and to champion effective techniques through delivery Ability to drive initiatives without any formal authority in a nebulous environment Ability to guide and teach others in architecture principles.
Working knowledge of all domains in telecoms, including VAS, Charging, CRM, and Digital Services
Place of Work: Addis Ababa
Position 2: IT Solutions Architect
Must have specialized professional qualifications Degree in Science/ computer science, Engineering/ Business related is preferred.
At least 2 years of broad specialized background, inclusive of databases, operations, Infrastructure, cloud, development, enterprise architecture, solutions architecture, and system design experience
Experience as an inventor, systems engineer, or delivery lead is preferred A
regular approach with proven experience designing and delivering complex, specialized roadmaps Strong business wit and mindset , Ability to persuade stakeholders and to support effective techniques through delivery
Ability to drive initiatives without any formal authority in a nebulous environment
Ability to guide and teach others in architectural principles
Working knowledge of all Specialized domains in telecoms, including VAS, Charging, CRM
Place of Work: Addis Ababa
Position 3: Facility Lead Internal/ External)
Must have specialized professional qualifications: A degree in Property & Facilities management or- oriented field.
Have over 6 years of post-graduation work with at least 3 years in an administrative or directorial role.
Strong organizational, executive, and communication skills.
Experience in vendor management, invoice processing, and payment coordination.
Ability to effectively coordinate multiple vendors and manage service level agreements.
Knowledge of health, safety, and environmental standards related to facility operations.
Proficiency in MS Office and familiarity with facility management systems or ERP tools.
Strong problem- working chops and attention to detail.
Customer service is acquainted with the capability to work collaboratively across departments.
Demonstrates a positive and professional attitude, with a strong commitment to teamwork and service excellence.
Place of Work: Addis Ababa
Position 4: Senior Manager MPESA Finance Internal/ External)
Education & Experience : Business/IT-related degree from a recognized university. Good Accountant with CPA( K)/ ACCA/ CIMA/ ACA. 5 – 8 years post-qualification experience in fiscal services with specialization in the area of mobile money.
A strategic thinker, innovative, shaping processes, people, and systems.
Innovative person proven in simplification, digitalization, and automation of processes & tasks.
Place of Work: Addis Ababa
Position 5: Administrative Head of Department – Financial Business Partnering – Commercial (Internal/ External)
Must have specialized professional qualifications Applicable Degree in Accounting, Economics, or Finance. Rather, at least 8 years of experience with, and deep knowledge of, commercial underpinning the telecoms or similar sector.
10 years of broad, progressive experience in all facets of Finance, i.e., Management Accounting, Forecasting and Planning, Financial Accounting, and Finance Operations.
Excellent: Commercial acumen and experience.
Place of Work: Addis Ababa
Position 6: Specialist Customer Value Management (CVM) Development and Operations
Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field. 3 years of experience in data development, ETL workflows, or campaign platform operations.
Working knowledge of Kubernetes, Docker, or original container orchestration systems.
Experience with CI/ CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab, ArgoCD, FluxCD), Git- based workflows, and automation scripts.
Strong knowledge of SQL/ PLSQL, with the ability to write and debug complex queries and stored procedures.
Hands-on experience with Linux server administration and shell scripting for job automation and monitoring.
Familiarity with cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and deployment on virtualized or cold-blooded environments.
Experience in monitoring tools, log analysis, and root cause analysis for system incidents. Understanding of customer lifecycle platforms, CVM campaign orchestration, and telecom marketing flows is a plus.
Exposure to infrastructure-as-code (Terraform/ Ansible) is highly desirable.
Coding experience using Java/Python/ R/ SQL/SQL
Experience in collecting, storing, processing, and analysing large volumes of data.
Complete understanding of databases at the logical, physical, and abstract levels.
Understanding of big data technologies.
Place of Work: Addis Ababa
Position 7: Specialist Business Intelligence Development and Operations
Qualifications: BSc/ BA in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or applicable field
Background in data warehouse design (e.g., dimensional modelling). In-depth understanding of database operation systems, online logical processing (OLAP), and ETL( prize, transform, load) framework.
Familiarity with BI technologies (e.g., Microsoft Power BI)
Knowledge of SQL queries, SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS), and SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS)
Proven abilities to take initiative and be innovative
An analytical mind with a problem-solving aptitude.
Place of Work: Addis Ababa
Position 8: Senior Accountant- Credit Controller (Internal/ External)
Education & Experience Accounting or related Finance bachelor’s degree from a recognized university. ACCA will be an added advantage. 3- 4 years’ experience in a Credit Control executive and/ or account management role, with debt management experience in a well-run company working with multiple business partners. Proven experience & good understanding of debt acquisition and management, and also experience in building complex financial models to evaluate colorful financial plans.
Experience in Oracle or any other ERP
Place of Work: Addis Ababa
Position 9: Administrative Head of Department – Business Assurance( Internal/ External)
Must have specialized professional qualifications
A graduate with a degree in Economics, Commerce, Engineering, or IT. Professional certification in Auditing, accounting, risk management, or information systems will be an added advantage.
Applicable post-graduate education is an added advantage
Have at least 7 years’ experience in Assurance, Risk Management, and/ or operation of business process enhancement.
Ability to analyze significant amounts of data and information and distill it to the crucial points that help senior management analyze risk in a given situation.
Ability to accumulate, summarize, and interpret risk reports from business units, support units, and assurance units.
Have strong business acumen and highly advanced commercial experience.
Experience in strategic decision making, highly developed interpersonal and communication skills
High-level experience and skills working with stakeholders, fiscal Responsibility
Development and Monitoring of the Revenue Assurance budget.
Place of Work: Addis Ababa
Position 10: Administrative Head of Digital and Lifestyle (Internal/ External)
Must have specialized professional qualifications
Education: Bachelor’s degree in marketing, Business Administration, Digital Transformation, or a related field( master’s degree preferred).
Experience: Minimum of 8- 10 years of experience in digital marketing, customer loyalty, or CRM, within the telecommunications or service industry.
Proven track record of leading large-scale digital fidelity programs, from conception to prosecution.
Experience in using data analytics to design and optimize customer loyalty strategies. Strong understanding of Loyalty programs on mobile apps and digital platform ecosystems, and user engagement strategies. Fiscal Responsibility Digital and Lifestype Budgets, Other DoAs as applicable.
Place of Work: Addis Ababa
Position 11 Senior Accountant – Accounts Payable( Internal/ External)
Must have specialized professional qualifications
A graduate with an applicable degree in specialized, business, and accounting fields from an honored university. 2 Years’ work experience in an analogous role
Preferably a Qualified Accountant with a CPA.
Place of Work Addis Ababa
Position 12: Associate Legal Counsel( Internal/ External)
Education & Experience: LLB in Law, 2- 3 years’ experience.
Responsible for providing legal advice to applicable business units in a manner that fully protects the company’s legal interests and manages all associated risk. This includes negotiating and drafting sound agreements, and, in the event of litigation, ensuring that this process is managed efficiently and effectively, and that applicable expertise is available to ensure success.
Place of Work Addis Ababa
Position 13: HR Business Partner (Internal/ External)
Core competencies, knowledge, and experience – 8 years’ applicable experience as a Human Resources generalist, as well as proven experience in the management of a Human Resources section/ division – essential years’ experience as an HR professional interfacing with senior leadership in a commercial environment
Foundational knowledge and/ or experience in Change management, people, and organization plans
Exposure to coaching leaders for behaviour change
Must have specialized professional qualifications
Degree in Business Management or related field e.g., Human Resources, Personnel Management, Artificial Psychology, Business Management, Economics, etc.) – essential
A post-graduate qualification will be profitable.
Place of Work Addis Ababa
How To Apply
If you feel that you are up to the challenge and possess the necessary qualifications and experience, kindly proceed to update your candidate profile on the career portal and then click on the apply button. Remember to attach your resume.
The closing date for receiving applications is 18/08/2025, 09:00 PM.
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