Sr People Partner SSA - Job Description

If you’re here, it’s because you’re looking for an exciting ride. 

A ride that will fuel up your ambitions to take on a new challenge and stretch yourself beyond your comfort zone. 

We’ll deliver a non-vanilla culture built on talent, where we work to amplify the impact on millions of people, paving the way forward together. 

Not your usual app. We are the fastest-growing multi-category app connecting millions of users with businesses, and couriers, offering on-demand services from more than 170,000 local restaurants, grocers and supermarkets, and high street retail stores. We operate in more than 1500 cities across 23 countries. 

Together we revolutionise the way people connect with their everyday needs, from delivering essentials to connecting our ecosystem of users through innovative solutions powered by technology. For us, every day is filled with purpose.

 

What makes our ride unique?
Our culture and strong values.
Our career development philosophy.
Our commitment to being a force for good.

We have a vision: To give everyone easy access to anything in their cities. And this is where your ride starts.

YOUR WORK-LIFE OPPORTUNITY
Your main mission will be to “Define and own the People strategic agenda” for four countries in Sub-Saharan Africa: Nigeria, Uganda, Ivory Coast, and Kenya.

You will report to the Head of People and work closely with the General Manager and local leadership teams in each country, including frequent travel across the region.

As part of the leadership team in each country, you will be the primary point of contact for senior leaders across the organization, offering both expert strategic guidance and hands-on leadership support.

You will be responsible for bringing the People vision to life, deploying the people strategy, and supporting business needs with a high-standard, forward-thinking approach—challenging the status quo and building strong relationships with internal stakeholders.

You will play a key role in driving the People agenda for multiple teams and sub-departments, helping to shape the business from a People perspective.

Your work will be guided by long-term business strategy and objectives. This role requires strong cross-functional collaboration with both local and global HR teams, including centers of excellence and People operations & solutions. You will cover all areas of Human Resources within a significant part of the organization.

BE A PART OF A TEAM WHERE YOU WILL: 

• Partner strategically with the senior leaders in the team, always aligned with People processes, to translate strategic objectives into project delivery
• Guide your team to build strategic initiatives through the generation of relevant data and analysis
• Lead growth projects within the teams you support as well as reorganizations according to business needs.
• Own the Strategic workforce planning activities.
• Coaches, supports, mentors and challenges business leaders in the application of HR policies and practices, provides advice and direction on sophisticated HR issues.
• Partner with the client area's leadership to identify business needs aligned with organization plans and team growth (structure, costs)  and partner with the People Acquisition team to ensure and enable the correct recruitment process.
• Ensure development is a key topic in Glovo, making it a core topic at the leadership level within the client teams. Ensure the performance review process with high-quality discussion, and implement and manage career path for key roles and secure succession planning
• Support the business to identify mid and long-term capability needs, in order to implement a learning and development process and ensure a continuous learning environment
• Maintain a strong focus on employee relations, monitor employee engagement, and retention activities

 

WHAT YOU WILL BRING TO THE RIDE

• Experience in highly demanding environments and in a similar role for more than 5 years
• Experience in leading HR teams (including managing people) 
• Proven experience as an HR leader in the region, with knowledge of various countries in scope 
• Track record in Leaders development
• Experienced in working with Global People teams, looking into translating strategy to regionally relevant executions 
• Diligent and firm with high ethical standards 
• Excellent English, written and spoken, French is an advantage 
• An empathetic, inclusive and curious attitude and excellent interpersonal communication skills at all levels
• Experience in startups will be highly valued, either by having directly worked in a similar company or managing a new project unit in a larger organization 
• Exposure to HR Tech including HRIS, ATS and reporting HR metrics. 
• Open to travel 1 per quarter between Kenya, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Uganda

 

We believe driven talent deserves:

• 🌟 An enticing equity plan that lets you own a piece of the action.
• 🍔 Monthly Glovo credit to satisfy your cravings! Free coffee and fruits at the office :)
• 🏖️ Extra time off, the freedom to work from home two days a week, and the opportunity to work from anywhere for up to three weeks a year!
• 👪 Enhanced parental leave
• 🧠 Online therapy and wellbeing benefits to ensure your mental well-being.