Legal Associate - Jumia (Full Time)

About Jumia:

Jumia is a leading pan-African e-commerce platform. Its mission is to improve the quality of everyday life in Africa by leveraging technology to deliver innovative, convenient and affordable online services to customers, while helping businesses grow as they use Jumia's platform to better reach and serve customers.

Jumia is built around a marketplace and supported by a proprietary logistics business [Jumia Logistics] and a digital payment and fintech platform [Jumia Pay]. With over 3,000 employees, 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 in Africa.

In April 2019, Jumia was the first Tech company in Africa to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

What you will be doing:

• Legal Compliance: Ensure adherence to relevant laws, regulations, and industry standards governing the Company’s activities in Uganda. This may be through continuous legal audits and compliance assistance.
• Contract Drafting and Management: Draft, review, and negotiate contracts, agreements, and legal documents with suppliers, and other stakeholders. This also includes ensuring that contract terms are adhered to.
• Regulatory Affairs: Stay abreast of changes in laws and regulations affecting the Company’s operations in Uganda, and work with the Head of Legal to advise management on necessary actions to maintain compliance.
• Risk Management: Identify legal risks and provide recommendations for risk mitigation strategies to protect the company's interests.
• Dispute Resolution Management: Manage all aspects of negotiation, litigation, and other dispute resolution proceedings, including case assessment, strategy development, evidence management and coordination with external counsel. This also includes maintaining accurate records of litigation matters, including case updates, correspondence, and billing information, and providing regular reports as required.
• Corporate Governance: Support corporate governance initiatives and ensure compliance with corporate policies and procedures across all business operations.
• Training and Education: Conduct training sessions for employees on legal compliance matters and promote a culture of legal awareness within the organization.
• Interdepartmental collaboration: Collaborate with other departments within the organization, including operations, finance, commercial, and human resources, to address legal issues and support business initiatives.
• Legal Operations and Digital Transformation: Work on digital transformation of legal workflows, including contract automation and implementation of legal request tracking systems to improve departmental efficiency.

Deadline for applications: 18-04-2026

Rounds of Interviews:

• HR Screening
• Technical Meeting with potential manager
• Technical Meeting with functional manager
• Regional Head of HR

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