OUR GROWTH SO FAR...

M-KOPA has connected more than 400,000 homes in Kenya,Tanzania and Uganda to solar power with over 550 new homes being added every day.

Lead People Partner

Job TypeFull Time , Hybrid

QualificationBA/BSc/HND

Experience8 years

LocationNairobi

Job FieldHuman Resources / HR

What You'll Do

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

What You Need

Essential Requirements:

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

Location & Benefits

• Full-time, hybrid role in Kenya
• Direct access to and partnership with Kenya's leadership team
• Collaboration with a global People team across Africa and Europe
• Professional development and coaching partnerships
• Family-friendly policies and flexible working arrangements
• Well-being support and career growth opportunities

• Serve as a 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, including building frameworks.
• Lead employee relations resolution and act as the escalation point for the market, ensuring compliance with Kenyan labor law.
• Drive organizational change initiatives, including restructuring, transformations, and cross-functional project delivery.

• Strategic advisory
• Org design
• Workforce planning
• Talent review
• Performance calibration
• Succession planning
• Employee relations resolution
• Kenyan labor law compliance
• Organizational change management
• Project delivery

• 8+ years of progressive HR/People Partner experience.
• 3–6+ years advising director-level or above executives inside fast-growth, matrixed organizations.
• Working knowledge of Kenyan labor law and the regulatory environment.
• 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.