About The Company

Power Financial Wellness is a fast-growing financial wellness fin tech platform committed to improving the financial health of workers across Africa. We partner with employers, gig platforms, banks, lenders and SACCOs to deliver a holistic suite of financial services including earned wage access, savings and investment options, credit and loans, and insurance directly to employees and underserved workers.

Our mission is to empower individuals to live with dignity and control over their financial lives, reduce financial stress and unlock better financial outcomes. We achieve this by embedding tailored financial tools and support into the workplace, creating solutions that are affordable, accessible, and easy to use.

Founded in Nairobi and backed by venture capital, Power is scaling rapidly across sub-Saharan Africa and beyond, striving to make financial wellness a reality for all workers whether in formal employment or the informal economy.

Role Summary:

We are looking for a proactive HR professional with strong operational and project management capabilities to support the HR function end-to-end. This role will work closely with the Head of HR to execute HR initiatives, streamline processes, and ensure smooth HR operations across the organisation.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on HR generalist with a strong sense of ownership, excellent organisational skills, and the ability to drive HR projects independently. The candidate should demonstrate leadership potential and the ability to coordinate initiatives across teams.

Key Responsibilities

HR Operations

• Manage day-to-day HR operations across the employee life cycle including recruitment, on-boarding, performance management, and off-boarding
• Maintain HR systems, employee records, and HR documentation
• Support payroll coordination, benefits administration, and compliance requirements
• Ensure HR policies and procedures are consistently implemented

HR Projects & Initiatives

• Support and manage HR transformation and improvement projects
• Develop and maintain project plans, timelines, and status trackers for all active HR initiatives
• Proactively identify dependencies, risks, and blockers and escalate or resolve them promptly
• Lead coordination of initiatives such as:
• performance management cycles
• engagement surveys
• HR systems implementation
• process improvements
• Track project milestones and ensure initiatives are delivered on time
• Produce concise project updates and reporting for the Head of HR and relevant stakeholders

Recruitment & Talent Support

• Coordinate end-to-end recruitment processes, managing timelines and candidate experience
• Partner with hiring managers to ensure clear role briefs, structured interviews, and timely decisions
• Support on-boarding and integration of new hires

Process Improvement

• Identify and prioritise opportunities to improve HR processes and employee experience
• Develop templates, tool kits, and HR documentation that scale as the business grows
• Support HR reporting, dashboards, and analytics

Stakeholder Coordination

• Act as a key HR contact for managers and employees
• Support HR communication and change management initiatives
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on people-related projects

What We Are Looking For: Experience & Skills

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field
• 5 years of HR experience in a generalist or HR operations role
• Experience supporting end-to-end HR processes
• Exposure to HR project coordination or implementation
• Strong organisational and project management skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines

Key Competencies

• Strong execution and operational excellence
• Structured thinking and project coordination
• High attention to detail
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Ownership mindset and ability to work independently
• Curiosity and willingness to improve systems and processes

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Has solid HR fundamentals
• Enjoys both operational HR work and project delivery
• Is comfortable working closely with a senior HR leader
• Wants to grow into a future HR leadership role

• Manage day-to-day HR operations across the employee life cycle including recruitment, on-boarding, performance management, and off-boarding
• Maintain HR systems, employee records, and HR documentation
• Support payroll coordination, benefits administration, and compliance requirements
• Ensure HR policies and procedures are consistently implemented
• Support and manage HR transformation and improvement projects
• Develop and maintain project plans, timelines, and status trackers for all active HR initiatives
• Proactively identify dependencies, risks, and blockers and escalate or resolve them promptly
• Lead coordination of initiatives such as: performance management cycles, engagement surveys, HR systems implementation, process improvements
• Track project milestones and ensure initiatives are delivered on time
• Produce concise project updates and reporting for the Head of HR and relevant stakeholders
• Coordinate end-to-end recruitment processes, managing timelines and candidate experience
• Partner with hiring managers to ensure clear role briefs, structured interviews, and timely decisions
• Support on-boarding and integration of new hires
• Identify and prioritise opportunities to improve HR processes and employee experience
• Develop templates, tool kits, and HR documentation that scale as the business grows
• Support HR reporting, dashboards, and analytics
• Act as a key HR contact for managers and employees
• Support HR communication and change management initiatives
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on people-related projects

• Strong organisational and project management skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
• Strong execution and operational excellence
• Structured thinking and project coordination
• High attention to detail
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Ownership mindset and ability to work independently
• Curiosity and willingness to improve systems and processes

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field
• 5 years of HR experience in a generalist or HR operations role
• Experience supporting end-to-end HR processes
• Exposure to HR project coordination or implementation