HR and Facilities Lead
Wave Mobile Money is a financial technology company providing affordable mobile money services across Africa.
Funding history
About Wave Mobile Money Inc.
Wave Mobile Money builds and operates a mobile financial network intended to help make Africa the first cashless continent. Its consumer services enable users to deposit and withdraw money, send funds, pay bills, buy airtime, and access customer support through mobile applications and agents. Wave Business provides bulk payments, in-person merchant payments, cash collection tools, a business portal, and checkout APIs. The company serves consumers, agents, merchants, businesses, and other clients across multiple African countries.
Skills
Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will lead HR and facilities functions, develop people strategies and policies, and ensure compliance with labour regulations. You will manage budgets, employee programs, performance reviews, succession planning, training, staff records, and HR team development while advising senior leaders.
Requirements
- 5 or more years of experience in a similar role
- Master's degree or professional training in business administration, HR, or a related field
- Knowledge of HRIS systems
- Experience using Google Suite or Microsoft Office
- Organizational and time-management skills
Responsibilities
- Develop strategies to achieve HR objectives
- Advise senior management on payroll, learning and development, employment law, policy, and workforce development
- Develop employment policies with relevant stakeholders
- Lead, support, and develop HR staff
- Review and improve employee programs and benefits
- Ensure compliance with regulations, policies, procedures, and legislation
- Oversee succession planning
- Design and lead the performance review program
- Manage annual HR budgets
- Lead diversity, equality, and inclusion planning
- Oversee employee training and development plans
- Coach senior colleagues on strengths and development needs
- Manage HR functions, staff records, salary, benefits, and employee transactions
Benefits
- Health insurance premium coverage for employees and dependents
- 26 weeks of parental leave for mothers and 4 weeks for fathers
- Subsidized childcare
- Subsidized gym memberships and fitness classes
- Airtime reimbursement
- Free food