You’re a recruiter people rely on. Your hiring managers trust you, your pipeline is healthy, and you’re probably happy where you are. But when did a hire of yours last change something bigger than a team’s headcount
What makes this role interesting,
Perhaps in your current role: you fill requisitions from someone else’s brief. Here: you help write the brief, because you know the Ugandan talent market better than anyone else in the room.
Maybe you currently manage one kind of hire. Here: field sales, customer support, operations, technology, finance, fraud, leadership, the list goes on and often in the same month.
You will,
- Own hiring across a broad mix of roles in Uganda and beyond (Kenya, Ghana, South Africa, Nigeria and Europe) partnering directly with our leadership teams.
- Build the sourcing engine: talent pools, referrals, and professional community relationships.
- Run recruitment like a product, measuring quality of hire and telling hiring managers honestly when a brief doesn’t match the market.
- Extensively use AI tools to improve the quality of your work, Claude, Notion, Ashby.
This role is demanding, and you’ll be accountable for outcomes, not activity. If that appeals, you’re probably ready for exactly this.
About Us
In Uganda, M-KOPA has unlocked more than UGX 1 trillion in credit for over one million customers. 53% bought their first smartphone through us, and 86% use their device to earn an income. Across the group we’ve passed 10 million customers, with 2,500+ employees and 35,000+ agents. We doubled from 5 million to 10 million customers in under two years, and our hiring has to keep pace. That’s why you may have seen us advertising several roles. It’s deliberate, and this one is where it starts.
For Remote roles:
This is a remote role, (you will be expected to travel to the office 1 day a week min) you would be working within the following time zone (UTC -1 / UTC+3) with a diverse group of other employees working remotely from locations such as UK, Europe and Africa. You will be reporting to the Head of TA
Expertise
- Demonstrable end-to-end recruitment experience in Uganda, across both high-volume and specialist hiring.
- Other African Country experience will be a significant benefit or a growth opportunity
- A proven track record of sourcing and attracting candidates directly through adverts, referrals and your own network.
- Strong command of the Ugandan labour market, including how to close a candidate holding a counter-offer.
Not sure it’s for you? Let’s have a conversation and find out.