Lead People Partner at M-KOPA Solar in Nairobi, Kenya

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    Lead People Partner

    M-KOPA SolarNairobi, Kenya

    Posted

    1 week ago

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    25 Aug

    Full Time
    On Site
    Senior
    Energy, Utilities & Waste Management
    Human Resources & Recruitment

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    Job Description

    This is the seat to take if you want scope beyond a standard People Partner brief. You'd own the people agenda for M-KOPA's largest, oldest, and most established market, with direct access to Kenya's leadership team - real influence over org design and workforce strategy. The team is growing in scope and complexity, and this role has real room to expand as that happens. For someone who's spent years advising senior leaders and wants a shot at broader ownership, this is a well-resourced, high-visibility seat inside a fintech operating at real scale across Africa.

    Key Responsibilities

    • Be the strategic advisor to Kenya's leadership team on org design, workforce planning, and business-aligned people strategy.
    • Own talent review, performance calibration, and succession planning for the Kenya client group - not just running frameworks, but building them.
    • Lead employee relations resolution and act as the escalation point for the market, ensuring consistent compliance with Kenyan labor law.
    • Drive organizational change initiatives - restructuring, transformations, and cross-functional project delivery as Kenya's people function matures alongside the business.

    Required Qualifications

    • 8+ years of progressive HR/People Partner experience, including 3–6+ years advising director-level or above executives inside fast-growth, matrixed organizations
    • Working knowledge of Kenyan labor law and the regulatory environment, with direct experience handling employee relations escalations end to end
    • Demonstrated experience designing and executing org design, workforce planning, or succession strategy, with evidence of having built a framework

    Job Details

    Job Function

    Human Resources & Recruitment

    Minimum Experience

    8 years

    Education Level

    Bachelor’s Degree

    Area of Study

    Human Resources

    Field of Study

    Human Resources Management

    Languages

    English

    Additional Information

    How to Apply: Send your application to the company's career page or via the application link provided on this page.

    Show Your Strategic HR Impact

    This role is for a seasoned HR leader who can influence at the highest levels. Hiring managers will look for evidence of building frameworks and driving change, not just running processes.

    1. Quantify your impact: Use numbers to show how your people strategies improved business outcomes, like retention rates or engagement scores.

    2. Prepare case studies: Have detailed examples of org design, workforce planning, or succession projects you led, including challenges and results.

    3. Know Kenyan labor law: Be ready to discuss specific employee relations cases and how you ensured compliance.

    4. Show executive presence: Demonstrate your ability to advise C-level leaders with confidence and data-driven insights.

    5. Highlight change management: Share examples of leading restructuring or transformation initiatives and how you managed stakeholder communication.

    6. Emphasize collaboration: This role works cross-functionally, so show how you've partnered with other departments to achieve goals.

    7. Tailor your CV: Focus on your HR leadership experience, not just generalist tasks, and use keywords from the job description.

    8. Ask smart questions: In the interview, ask about the company's growth plans and how the people team supports that, showing strategic thinking.

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    Tags

    HR
    People Partner
    org design
    workforce planning
    employee relations