Groupe COFINA (COFINA Group) is a fast-growing financial services group founded in 2013 by Ivorian multimillionaire Jean-Luc Konan. Dedicated to mesofinance, COFINA's vision is to be the pan-African model of inclusive finance. Its mission is to create added value for its partners and to contribute sustainably to the development of the African continent. The question of financing SMEs in Africa is a real problem. Although the 2000s saw the emergence of an African middle class of employees, independent entrepreneurs, and managers of SMEs/SMIs who were forming real reserves of development, they continued to be marginalised by traditional financial services institutions. Mesofinance provides an alternative approach making it possible to support the emerging middle classes, and more specifically individual entrepreneurs and SMEs whose financing needs have become too great for traditional microfinance institutions.
COFINA aims to provide SMEs, entrepreneurs, and individuals with financial products and services to meet their requirements. Having recently recieved $64million in funding from Africa-focused investment firm DPI, they have plans to expand financial inclusion in West and Central Africa to contribute even more to economic development. For Jean-Luc Konan, this investment 'marks the beginning of a new chapter for COFINA and the opportunity to strengthen its equity, consolidate its positioning and accelerate its digital transformation'.
COFINA is looking for an experienced leader to join the team as Chief Technology Officer (CTO). You will drive the technological and organisational transformation of the company, positioning COFINA as an innovative Fintech by digitalising their retail offering.
Your mission:
This position will be based in Senegal or Cote d'Ivoire. Alternatively Cofina will consider candidates who can work remotely from one of Cofina's operating locations (such as France, Guinea, Congo, Mali, Gabon, Burkina Faso, or Togo).
Role Responsibilities:
Define a strategy and vision for the use of technology within the company
Mastery of the internal and external environment
Define and establish the annual budget of the technology department
Define the tech management policy within the group
Project management and monitoring
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Groupe COFINA (COFINA Group) is a fast-growing financial services group founded in 2013 by Ivorian multimillionaire Jean-Luc Konan. Dedicated to mesofinance, COFINA's vision is to be the pan-African model of inclusive finance. Its mission is to create added value for its partners and to contribute sustainably to the development of the African continent. The question of financing SMEs in Africa is a real problem.
Groupe COFINA has ambitions to become an economic player that favors an upscaling of financial services in Africa. By investing in the already very dynamic private sector, COFINA participates in the formalisation of the African business market and makes financial inclusion its first priority.
Groupe COFINA has raised a total of $67.7M in funding over 3 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on May 25, 2022 from a Secondary Market round.Groupe COFINA is funded by 3 investors. Development Partners International and Caisse Régionale de Refinancement Hypothécaire (CRRH-Uemoa) are the most recent investors.