How you'll help us achieve it

We are seeking a Strategic People Partner who combines curiosity, strategic thinking, and hands-on HR delivery. This Partner will help us shape our people's experience, talent initiatives, and ultimately own an org/s as a trusted People Partner.

You’ll partner across teams to strengthen how we grow, support, and develop Wavers. Your work will touch key areas such as: performance coaching, development, talent management, organizational design and employee experience, while also supporting talent programs.

In this role, you'll;

• Support Organizational Design & Effectiveness

  • Partner with business leads to assess and evolve team structures that enable collaboration and effectiveness.
  • Facilitate organization health reviews, using people analytics to identify strengths, gaps, and growth opportunities.
  • Support managers on change management, team design, and culture alignment as their orgs scale.
  • Contribute to cross-functional projects that enhance employee experience, performance, and engagement.

  Learning & Development Collaborations

  • Partner with the L&D team and business leads to identify development needs and learning priorities across functions.
  • Support individual development planning and ensure learning insights are embedded into performance and career frameworks.
  • Track participation, to inform continuous improvement of learning initiatives.

  Talent Management & Growth

  • Partner with leaders to map career paths and growth frameworks across their teams.
  • Support performance review cycles, calibrations, and feedback conversations that drive meaningful development.
  • Build visibility into succession planning, and emerging talent across Wave.
  • Collaborate with the Talent team, to ensure a consistent strong pipeline of talent during hiring processes.

  Grow our Talent & Development Programs

  • Manage Wave’s internship and Support rotation programs: canvassing roles, coordinating interviews, onboarding, and successful integration.
  • Partner with leads to identify high-performing participants for continued development and full-time conversion opportunities.

  Strengthen Employer Branding 

  • Collaborate with Marketing and Comms to capture authentic stories that reflect Wave’s culture and employee experiences.
  • Contribute to content for social channels, events, and recruiting campaigns showcasing Wave as a great place to grow.

Key details

• Location: You'll work from our office in Abidjan and may travel to field locations.
• Work authorization in Côte d'Ivoire. 
• This is a permanent position.
• Our salaries are competitive and calculated using a transparent formula. 
• We offer generous health insurance for yourself and your dependents.
• We support working parents - we offer 26 weeks of parental leave for mothers and 4 weeks for fathers, in addition to subsidized child care when they return to work.
• Airtime reimbursement.
• Free food and a beautiful office space.

Requirements

• 5-8 years of experience in Recruiting, Learning & Development, Talent management, or HRBP in a high-growth environment
• A degree in Business Administration, Human Resources, or equivalent.
• French and English proficiency. 
• Demonstrated background in talent and leadership management, as well as a proven ability to attract and retain outstanding talent and motivate high-performing teams.
• Hands-on operational experience in managing employee relations. 
• Ability to work with a variety of organizational leaders, to build consensus around HR strategy and tactics.
• Excellent negotiation and conflict resolution skills in dealing with sensitive employee issues and managing cultural differences.

You might be a good fit if you

• Are strategically minded but operationally hands-on. You can design frameworks and also execute them.
• Have strong coaching, facilitation, and communication skills, with a passion for helping others grow.
• Are analytical and data-informed, using insights to guide decisions and measure impact.
• Excel at building relationships and trust, partnering across multiple levels and cultures.
• Are curious, proactive, and adaptable; you thrive in a fast-moving, mission-driven environment.

How you'll help us achieve it

As a People Partner - Support, you'll assist Wave's call center team in The Gambia through strategic, operational, and thoughtful execution of people team deliverables. Through an employee-first mindset, you will build quality relationships with stakeholders. You will work collaboratively with the country's Support Team and People Teams to execute and align specific team strategies with the company's objectives.
On a daily basis, you will, on behalf of Wave's people team, help and accelerate a culture of excellence where people feel engaged and inspired to deliver phenomenal business results.

In this role, you'll;

• Work closely with the Support department to coordinate an HR strategy that aligns with the team's OKRs. This may involve identifying where the department or people team needs to develop or reassign talent or change management and reporting lines.
• Identify opportunities to improve organizational effectiveness through structure reorganization, employee engagement, and retention with Group/Team Leads. 
• Collaborate with the Support Leads to ensure follow-up on performance management workflow implementation. This includes regular feedback, ensuring 1:1s happen, coaching, and career growth conversations. It may also involve helping leads set OKRs, tracking progress, conducting performance evaluations, and following up on PIPs.
• Conduct regular audits of employee sick time records to ensure proper documentation and adherence to company policies.
• Manage and track employee tenure changes for BHR (Benefit and Health Review), ensuring timely updates and compliance with company policy.
• Update employee-level changes, ensuring they are accurately reflected in HR systems and employee records.
• Manage employee work accommodation requests and collaborate with local doctors or medical professionals to assess and facilitate appropriate workplace adjustments.
• Coordinate the creation and delivery of explanation letters for employees as required.
• Track adherence to HR policies and targets, ensuring key HR metrics are met, including attendance, compliance, and process timelines.
• Work with the Support Group Leads and teams to address recurring absenteeism and offer solutions to improve attendance rates.
• Help with employee recruitment, onboarding, resignations, terminations, and contract completions, including conducting exit interviews and ensuring proper documentation.
• Audit overtime submissions to ensure compliance with company policies and local labour laws.
• Perform other HR-related tasks as required and work closely with the HR team to support day-to-day operations and HR initiatives.
• Create a positive work environment and foster employee engagement through employee recognition and reward programs, team-building activities, and career development conversations. You will be responsible for implementing retention strategies to reduce employee turnover in the department.
• Build positive relationships with the team members and create an environment of trust and high impact.

Key details

• Location: You'll work from our office in Kotu.
• Work authorization in The Gambia is required.
• This is a permanent position.
• Our salaries are competitive and calculated using a transparent formula. 
• We offer generous health insurance for yourself and your dependents.
• We support working parents - we offer 26 weeks of parental leave for mothers and 4 weeks for fathers, in addition to subsidized child care when they return to work.
• We help you live your fullest life now- we subsidize gym memberships and fitness classes.
• Airtime reimbursement.
• Free food and a beautiful office space.

Requirements

• A degree in HR, Labor Law, or a related field.
• Fluency in English. 
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in HR management, Recruitment, and Employee Experience.
• Good experience in various HR functional areas, especially organisational development and discipline.

You might be a good fit if you

• Demonstrate analytical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities. For example, you could be the think tank of your organization and develop innovative solutions to all people-related issues.
• Have solid interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written - you write well and keep detailed notes.
• Demonstrate credibility and integrity in your communications to ensure that feedback and information flow upwards and downwards—you must be compelling and earn people's trust.
• Have the ability to listen, re-adapt, re-iterate, and understand the needs of employees.
• Are flexible and can manage multiple, complex issues and can prioritize projects.
• Can collaborate and build cohesion with other people and team members. You come from a "We" first approach rather than an "I" mindset.