Senior People Partner at M-KOPA

The Role

• We're looking for an experienced People Partner to drive our people agenda across South Africa while leading global people programming initiatives.
• Reporting to the HR Director for Markets, you'll be a strategic advisor to South Africa's leadership team and a key contributor to M-KOPA's talent strategy across all markets.

What You Will Do

Strategic Partner to South Africa Leadership

• Serve as trusted advisor to the South Africa General Manager and functional leaders, aligning people strategies with business priorities and market growth objectives.
• Partner with leadership to tackle organizational challenges and deliver innovative people solutions that drive business performance.
• Use people analytics to track key metrics, identify trends, and provide actionable insights that inform strategic decision-making

Drive Talent Excellence & Organizational Development

• Design and implement talent strategies for attraction, development, and retention across all South Africa functions.
• Lead organizational design initiatives, workforce planning, and succession strategies to support business scaling.
• Facilitate talent reviews and performance calibrations with leaders, ensuring fair and effective talent management processes.
• Drive people manager upskilling programs and leadership development initiatives across M-KOPA markets

Build High-Performance Culture

• Cultivate a growth-oriented, high-performance culture through effective performance management and employee engagement initiatives.
• Address employee relations issues with professionalism, ensuring consistent policy application and compliance with local labor practices.
• Coach managers and employees on best practices, conflict resolution, and professional development

Lead Change & Strategic Initiatives

• Manage complex organizational change initiatives, from planning through execution and measurement.
• Support business transformations, restructuring, and cross-functional project implementations.
• Collaborate with global People team and regional stakeholders to ensure seamless integration of people strategies.

What You"ll Bring

• 8-10 years of progressive HR experience with 4+ years partnering with senior leaders in fast-growth, complex organizations.
• Proven track record designing and implementing people strategies that drive measurable business results across local and global contexts.
• Strategic and operational range - equally comfortable with long-term planning and hands-on execution, with strong business acumen to translate people priorities into business outcomes.
• Cross-cultural expertise supporting distributed teams across time zones, with experience creating and scaling people programs across multiple countries or regions.
• Data-driven approach to decision-making with experience using people analytics to inform strategy and track performance.
• Exceptional coaching and advisory skills for leaders at all levels, with strong change management capabilities and ability to influence without authority.
• Understanding of African labor practices and regulatory environments, particularly in South Africa and broader West/East African markets.