Job description

We are looking for a Senior Manager Talent Acquisition to join our market based Team; as we scale up and drive digital and financial inclusion across our markets.

Join M-KOPA as a Senior Talent Acquisition Manager and be part of a company transforming lives through financial inclusion. Our products provide smartphones for education and digital loans for businesses, impacting over 23 million lives. Your role will be to attract passionate individuals who share our mission of making a difference.

You’ll drive efficient recruitment processes aligned with our goals and values. With 80% of customers reporting improved quality of life through M-KOPA products, your talent acquisition efforts will directly contribute to expanding financial inclusion. Your expertise will help build a resilient, innovative team.

As part of a carbon-negative organization that prioritises social impact and environmental responsibility, you’ll lead recruitment strategies that drive M-KOPA’s continued growth and success. This role offers both impact and reward as you help shape our future.

Skills You Need to Apply:

• Extensive Recruitment Experience: Proven background in recruiting with a strong track record of successful delivery demonstrated across various types of roles and industries, that should include core expertise in operational skill sets, e.g. smartphone/FMCG distribution, warehouse operations, frontline sales, stock control in a mix of operational and knowledge worker environments.
• Stakeholder Management: Exceptional communication and relationship-building skills to effectively collaborate with various levels of management and diverse teams.
• Innovative Thinking & Leadership: Ability to refine recruitment processes and implement innovative strategies that align with the company’s goals and values, guiding a strong TA team to deliver local and global solutions and projects eg interviewer training, referral campaign improvements, etc.
• Adaptability: Flexibility to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, with a growth mindset and a passion for continuous improvement and learning.
• Agency: Previous recruitment agency success is highly desirable.
• Managing: Experience managing a small team whilst remaining hands-on
  

We are seeking a proactive, seasoned TA leader, preferred experience would be managing candidate experience high volume environments, scaling consistency and hiring manager accountability across locations in Africa, and strong stakeholder management, team development, and comms skills. Our current approach involves high volume inbound talent attraction, combined with low volume, high quality personalized sourcing. As we evolve we aim to incorporate more events, employer branding initiatives, etc

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