MJ SERPA is the enterprise systems arm of M&J Group, a professional services group operating across Africa. We implement, customize, and support Odoo ERP for businesses across multiple sectors including retail, manufacturing, logistics, and professional services. We are not a software shop. We are a business control and systems execution partner. Every system we build solves a real operational problem for a real African business. We are growing fast. This role exists because we need sharp, hungry individuals we can develop into world-class ERP Software Developers. No Odoo experience required. No ERP experience required. Full training is provided. What we cannot train is character. We are looking for: * A mind that spots problems others miss * A communicator clear, direct, and professional in writing and speech * Someone with basic exposure to Python, JavaScript, HTML, CSS and Postgres. * A person who reads, researches, and does not wait to be told what to learn
Key Responsibilities
- Learn the Odoo ERP platform across core business modules: Sales, Inventory, Accounting, Purchasing, and HR
- Shadow senior consultants on live client projects and take structured notes on business requirements
- Assist in configuring, testing, and validating Odoo environments for client deployments
- Document bugs, gaps, and system behaviour with precision and clarity
- Build small automation scripts and internal tools under supervision
- Translate client business requirements into functional system configurations and designs
- Develop and customize Odoo modules under technical supervision
- Integrate Odoo with third-party platforms and external APIs
- Write technical and user documentation that non-technical clients can follow and act on
- Support clients through go-live and post-implementation stabilization
- Participate in business process mapping sessions with clients
- Lead implementation workstreams independently on smaller client projects
- Conduct operational audits to identify business bottlenecks and inefficiencies
- Apply data analysis and operations research thinking to optimize client workflows
- Contribute to pre-sales technical scoping and solution proposals
- Support and mentor incoming junior team members
Requirements
- A-Level certificate (any combination of subjects) completed 2023 or later
- A degree or diploma in any field is an advantage but not a requirement
- Any self-taught coding, online certifications, or technical projects will be considered show us what you built or learned on your own
- Fluent in English written and spoken. Shona or Ndebele is an added advantage