Operations Specialist at Glovo
Job role insights
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Date posted
October 21, 2025
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Closing date
October 31, 2025
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Hiring location
Nairobi, Kenya
Description
Operations Specialist
Operations, Nairobi, Kenya
If you’re here, it’s because you’re looking for an exciting ride.
A ride that will fuel up your ambitions to take on a new challenge and stretch yourself beyond your comfort zone.
We’ll deliver a non-vanilla culture built on talent, where we work to amplify the impact on millions of people, paving the way forward together.
Not your usual app. We are the fastest-growing multi-category app connecting millions of users with businesses, and couriers, offering on-demand services from more than 170,000 local restaurants, grocers and supermarkets, and high street retail stores. We operate in more than 1500 cities across 23 countries.
Together we revolutionise the way people connect with their everyday needs, from delivering essentials to connecting our ecosystem of users through innovative solutions powered by technology. For us, every day is filled with purpose.
What makes our ride unique?
🤝 Our culture and strong values.
💪 Our career development philosophy.
🤝 Our commitment to being a force for good.
We have a vision: Building the largest marketplace in your city, to give access to anything in minutes. And this is where your ride starts.
YOUR MISSION
The Glover Specialist will be responsible for leading and supervising Glovo Couriers as they conduct day-to-day operations, managing the Couriers, and ensuring organizational effectiveness by providing leadership for the organization's operational functions.
THE JOURNEY
- Provide support to different stakeholders with administrative tasks.
- Manage recruitment, training, and onboarding of Couriers. Ensure support, documentation, and readiness for brand delivery.
- Optimize acquisition (growth), retention, and performance for Couriers. Evaluate and improve processes for organizational efficiency.
- Maintenance and analysis of operational metrics and information to aid in the basic decision-making process of supply chain operational needs, including daily, weekly and monthly reports indicating full operational status concerning the flow
- Facilitate communication with the Operations Manager on support processes. Aim for high service levels and courier satisfaction.
- Advise on financial well-being and monitor regulatory compliance. Manage insurance policies and ensure safety protocols.
- Analyze daily and weekly operation metrics with a macro view of the long-term success of the city. Optimize delivery times and Courier earnings.
- Give life to your craziest ideas and have an immediate impact thinking out of the box!
- Stock management and courier equipment ensuring quality bags on streets
WHAT YOU WILL BRING TO THE RIDE
- Communication skills and the ability to solve problems quickly
- High motivation to work in a fast-growing startup
- An analytical mindset
- Excel skills
- Enjoy teaching and adapting new employees
- Good energy and love what you do, even on bad days
- Intermediate or higher level of English proficiency
Individuals representing diverse profiles, and abilities, encompassing various genders, ethnicities, and backgrounds, are less likely to apply for this role if they do not possess solid experience in 100% of these areas. Even if it seems you don't meet our musts don't let it stop you, we are all about finding the best talent out there! Skills can be learned, and embracing diversity is invaluable.
We believe driven talent deserves:
- 💪 Top-notch private health insurance to keep you at your peak.
- 🍔 Monthly Glovo credit to satisfy your cravings!
- 🏖️ Extra time off, the freedom to work from home two days a week, and the opportunity to work from anywhere for up to three weeks a year!
- 👪 Enhanced parental leave, and office-based nursery.
- 🧠 Online therapy and wellbeing benefits to ensure your mental well-being.
Apply
https://jobs.glovoapp.com/find-your-ride/job/operations-specialist/8218949002/
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