People & Culture Intern Opportunity at Sokowatch

People & Culture Intern Opportunity at Sokowatch

About Us: 

Sokowatch is transforming communities across Africa by revolutionizing access to essential goods and services. By connecting small shops to the digital economy, we fix inefficient supply chains and provide services that were previously unavailable. Sokowatch aims to provide everything a retailer needs, no wholesalers or banks necessary.

Thousands of retailers across Kenya, Tanzania, and Rwanda use Sokowatch’s mobile ordering and delivery platform to receive the goods they need as quickly and cheaply as possible while also accessing growth financing for the first time. We’re looking to grow our team with highly talented and motivated employees who are excited to work in a fast-paced and dynamic start up environment.

Role: People & Culture Intern

Reporting To: People & Culture Associate

Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Requirements:
The successful candidate will possess:

Duties & Responsibilities:

•  Updating of employee information on the staff master list.
• Assist in the on-boarding process for all new employees.
• Drafting contracts for all agents.
• Assist in the end to end employee life cycle of agents.
• Exit management for agents and assist in exit management for all other staff.
• Manage employee records for agents in a confidential manner, including exiting records.
• Coordinate administration tasks e.g. office shopping and office management.
• Assist in performance management.
• Assist in the management of employee benefits and welfare.
• Assist in leave management.
• Assist in implementing any HR projects.
• Undertake any lawful duties as may be assigned by the P&C manager.

Duties & Responsibilities:

The successful candidate will possess:

• 1-2 years of experience.
• Bachelor in HR Management or Diploma in HR.
• Current Associate IHRM membership.
• Strong in oral and written communication in English.
• Good interpersonal abilities.
• Database management and record keeping.
• Ability to maintain the highly confidential nature of the job requirements.
• Demonstrate strong abilities as an organizer, relationship builder, negotiator, problem solver, public speaker, and customer services person.
• Demonstrate resourcefulness and initiative in dealing with daily assumptions.
• Ability to conduct basic training for a group of employees (e.g. on boarding).
• Must love working with people.

Qualified candidates to send their applications to careers@sokowatch.com clearing indicating ‘People and culture Intern’ on the subject by 30th November 2019. The successful candidates must be ready to join us ASAP.

Only shortlisted candidates shall be contacted.