Vacant Job For Travel Manager, West Africa at Andela, 15th July, 2019

Andela is a network of technology leaders dedicated to advancing human potential. We help companies build high-performing distributed engineering teams by investing in Africa’s most talented software developers. Based in NYC, SF, Lagos, Nairobi, Rwanda and Kampala, Andela is catalyzing the growth of tech ecosystems across the African continent while solving the global technical talent shortage. We are recruiting to fill the position below:     Job Title: Travel Manager, West Africa Location: Lagos, Nigeria About the Role

• Andela is looking to hire an experienced travel manager to support the Travel team in scaling operations within West Africa (Nigeria & Ghana). As part of our business model, Andela’s software engineers travel for at least two weeks a year to our partners’ offices, predominantly based in the United States, with a few partners located in different parts of the world.
• With seven offices on two continents, we also have other Andela employees traveling between offices every week and host our partners from time to time.
• The Travel Manager will be responsible for managing and streamlining the travel program for West Africa while ensuring that strategies align with overall Andela & Global Travel KPIs will include but not limited to traveler experience, operational excellence & efficiency, and cost optimization.

• Manage strategic sourcing of travel service providers, contract implementation and vendor management for West Africa
• Build strong partnerships with other functions (i.e. Finance, People team, Country leadership) and internal stakeholders including Senior Leadership, Sales, and PX to achieve key business objectives
• Ensure proactive communication & information management that strengthens traveler engagement and policy compliance
• Collaborate with the Global Mobility Manager on inbound and outbound relocations
• Actively collect and manage data to track metrics for performance and supplier discounts.
• Develop strategies to enhance travel within the region
• Oversee and manage travel operations for Andela offices in Nigeria and Ghana
• Design processes to achieve operational excellence
• Collaborate with other regions to ensure smooth & seamless travel for Andelans
• Quarterly review of travel operations to ensure process efficiency
• Place a huge priority on traveler experience and design travel programs to improve and provide Andelans with best-in-class travel experience

• Ability to think on your feet and problem solve through collaboration and innovation
• Ability to apply sound judgment and critical thinking when making decisions
• Versatility, flexibility, and ability to work within constantly changing priorities with enthusiasm is a must.
• 5+ years of post-undergraduate, full-time work experience
• Minimum of 2 years of experience managing people
• Strong customer service orientation that places a huge focus on 7-star experience
• Exceptional interpersonal skills and communication skills

• Full-time compensation
• Full medical coverage
• Breakfast, Lunch and snacks provided daily
• Beautiful working environment
• Opportunity to work with the brightest minds on the planet
• Oh, and a chance to change the world!