M-KOPA
is seeking:
Position
Title: Compensation & Benefits Manager
Location: Nairobi HQ
Position
Start: ASAP
Reporting
to: Chief
Human Resource Officer
About
M-KOPA Solar: M-KOPA
Solar, headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, is the global leader of
"pay-as-you-go" energy for off-grid customers.
The
success of M-KOPA (M= mobile, KOPA= to borrow) stems from making solar products
affordable to low-income households on a pay-per-use installment plan.
Customers
acquire solar systems for a small deposit and then purchase daily usage
"credits" for Kshs 50, or less than the price of traditional kerosene
lighting.
After
one year of payments customers own their solar systems outright and can upgrade
to more power.
All
revenues are collected in real-time via mobile money systems (such as M-PESA in
Kenya) and embedded GSM sensors in each solar system allow M-KOPA to monitor
real time performance and regulate usage based upon payments.
This
connected design means that M-KOPA is processing vast amounts of data (i.e.
over 10,000 mobile payments per day) via the company's proprietary cloud
platform, M-KOPAnet.
As of
January 2016 M-KOPA employs over 700 full time staff across East Africa and
sells through a network of over 1,000 direct sales agents. It has also
commenced licensing its technology to partners in other markets.
M-KOPA
has been recognised for its pioneering business mode and scale, notably winning
the 2015 Zayed Future Energy Prize, being selected as the top New Energy
Pioneer at the 2014 Bloomberg New Energy Finance awards and earning the 2013
FT/IFC Excellence in Sustainable Finance Award.
M-KOPA
has also successfully tested a range of new products that leverage its
relationship with customers, and M-KOPA’s unique competencies in mobile
telecommunications and ICT.
To
ensure that the research and development of new products add value to (and do
not distract from) its core business, M-KOPA is establishing the M-KOPA Labs.
The
Labs will be a dedicated business unit within M-KOPA that will define and test
extensions of the M-KOPA asset-based credit model for off-grid-power to new
products and services.
Role
Profile
Overall
Purpose: The
key responsibility of the Compensation and Benefits Manager will be to
spearhead the development of a total reward strategy for M-KOPA in partnership
with the HR department management and leadership of the organization, playing a
specialist role in regards to compensations and benefits within the
organization.
This
pertains to planning, design, regulatory compliance, communication, policy
development and administration of company-wide employee compensation and
benefits programs consistent with the long term employee total reward
objectives across the region (Kenya, Uganda & Tanzania).
Key
Accountabilities
- Design,
implement, and manage salary classification and compensation programs.
- Administering
the organization’s benefits programs (e.g. retirement plans, leave
policies, wellness programs, insurance policies, etc.)
- Conduct
analysis of compensation and benefits within company.
- Ensuring
compensation and benefits plans are cost-effective and competitive
- Prepare
occupational classifications, job descriptions, and salary scale.
- Oversee
competitive analysis, merit increases and salary structure as well as
comparing benefits and compensation plans, job classifications, and
salaries through data and cost analysis.
- Monitoring
and researching compensation and benefits trends as well as analysing
surveys to ensure appropriate compensation across all departments.
- Forecast
budget for salary increases.
- Administer
and manage employee insurance plans.
- Oversee
pension and savings plans.
- Advise
on salary increase requests.
- Research
job and worker requirements, structural and functional relationships among
jobs and occupations, and occupational trends.
- Advise
on government employment regulations, benefits and compensation policies,
personnel procedures and classification programs.
Key
Competencies, Skills and Experience Required
- Bachelor
or Master degree in either Human Resources, Finance or Economics
- 5-8
years’ experience in HR, at least 3 years’ experience as Compensation
& Benefits Manager or Specialist
- Experience
in managing payroll data
- Knowledgeable
about all applicable HR laws
- Highly
numerate with a strong affinity for numbers, analytical, able to develop
scenarios’, with sound business and financial acumen
- Independent
and mature, able to work alone on a broad variety of projects
- Strong
level of influence and negotiation skills.
- Excellent
report writing and presentation skills
- High
integrity and openness combined with commitment to good governance.
- Strong
interpersonal skills and an effective team player with a high degree of
confidentiality
- Articulate
with excellent communication skills.
- Advanced
Excel skills
Remuneration: Competitive package
covering a monthly salary, performance bonus and medical benefits reflective of
the candidate’s experience and skills.
To
Apply
To
apply, send an updated detailed copy of your CV and a cover letter expressing
why you feel you would be an excellent candidate for the role to
careers@m-kopa.com with the subject EV-CBHR-2091
Deadline
for applications is 5 pm on Friday 16th September, 2016.
Please
Note: M-KOPA
Solar is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to
assembling a diverse, broadly trained staff. Women, minorities and people
with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.
In
compliance with applicable laws and in furtherance of its commitment to
fostering an environment that welcomes and embraces diversity, M-KOPA does not
discriminate on the basis of race, colour, creed, religion, national origin,
sex (including pregnancy and parenting status), disability, age, sexual
orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status or genetic
information in its programs or activities, including employment.
M-KOPA,
as a policy, does not collect/charge any money as a pre-employment or
post-employment requirement. This means that we never ask for ‘recruitment
fees’, ‘processing fees’, ‘interview fees’ or any other kind of money in
exchange for offer letters or interviews at any time during the hiring
process.
Due to
the large number of applications received by us, we regret that you will not be
contacted unless you are short listed for the post and invited for an
interview. Therefore, if you have not heard from M-KOPA within 4 weeks of the
date of the deadline your application, you should assume that you have not been
successful on this occasion.
This
measure has been taken in the interests of efficiency and cost effectiveness
and we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.