Regional Head of People - Africa at Glovo Nigeria

Glovo - We’re a Barcelona-based startup and the fastest-growing delivery player in Europe, Hispanic America and Africa. With food at the core of the business, Glovo delivers any product within your city at any time of day. Our vision and ambition are not only to make everything immediately available in your city but it is also to offer our employees the job of their lives. A job where you'll be challenged and have the most fun working in through tech-enabled experiences.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Regional Head of People - Africa (They / She / He)

Location: Lagos, Nigeria (Hybrid)
Category: People

Overview
Your work-life opportunity:

• The People team's main purpose is to provide people with the Job of Their Lives. We build every person's experience around a tech-enabled mindset, believing that people should independently control their careers with the support of tools, technology and processes that allow them to unfold their potential.
• We feel very strongly about our non-vanilla culture where people belong and can be their true self at work, but also know that it is not a place where everyone will feel identified with our strong Performance Culture - and we are ok with that.
• Reporting directly to the Senior Director International,  as Head of People  for Africa  (Morocco, Tunisia , Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda)  you will drive the People agenda for your scope, managing end to end People matters and supporting leaders and employees in their journey and exponential growth of the organization in those countries.
• You will be responsible to bring to life the People vision, support leaders on decisions and work closely with HQ in Barcelona to foster the unique Glovo Culture.

Job Description
Be a part of a team where you will:

• Work closely with senior business leaders responsible for high growth businesses and decision making challenges every day
• Lead, coach and develop the a People team that will be the full responsible for the people agenda in the region
• Own and manage the People OKRs and deliverables for the quarter to make sure all initiatives are delivered
• Drive a strong Performance Culture locally: manage headcount proactively, hire the best and make sure people and leaders are held accountable for their performance
• Own recruitment for the business in scope, supporting the growth and onboarding of new employees at a very fast pace
• Act as ambassador, represent and foster Diversity, Inclusion, Belonging, Well Being and other People Experiences that drives engagement and Culture
• Participate and drive  the implementation of a new HR tools and strategy providing local insight and perspective
• Actively collaborate with your colleagues and learn from each other in a supportive environment that allows you to grow, develop and make a difference

Job Requirements
You have:

• Minimum of BSc / BA level education
• A minimum of 10 years experience in a generalist leadership role in HR (ideally a 360 experience)
• Broad experience in leading HR teams (including managing leaders)
• 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 or Arabic are an advantage
• An empathetic, inclusive and curious attitude

Benefits
Experience our Glovo Life benefits:

• Enticing equity plan (if applicable)
• Top-notch private health insurance
• Monthly Glovo credit to spend on our restaurant products and zero delivery fee on all Glovo orders!
• Discounted gym memberships
• Flexible time off (take the time you need) and hybrid working model (own your time)
• Enhanced parental leave including nursery support!
• Online therapy and wellbeing benefit
• External learning budget

What you’ll find when working at Glovo:

• Gas: Driven to deliver quality results quickly
• Good Vibes: Bring positivity and communicate openly
• Stay Humble: Self-aware and open to learning
• Care: Uplift people and the planet
• Glownership: Act as proud owners
• High Bar: Focus on Top Performance

Application Closing Date
Not Specified