People & Growth Lead

Accretio Africa

Marketing & Communications

Our partner is a health-focused insurtech startup transforming how low-income populations in Africa access healthcare. They allow users to trade recyclable waste for micro-health insurance — connecting health, climate, and economic inclusion through a unique circular economy model.

Role Overview

We are seeking a strategic and hands-on People and Growth Lead to drive our talent acquisition, performance culture, and team development efforts. This role is not a traditional HR function—it is designed for a dynamic individual who can align people strategies directly with business outcomes such as sales growth, operational excellence, and team retention.

You will be responsible for building a strong performance-driven culture, supporting recruitment across sales, tech, and operations, and driving people initiatives that support scale and impact.

Location : Port Harcourt

Work Model : Onsite

Key Responsibilities

• Talent Strategy: Build and maintain a proactive recruitment pipeline for sales, operations, and technical teams.
• Growth-Driven Hiring: Lead recruitment processes focused on hiring talent that aligns with sales, partner success, and retention goals.
• Culture Development: Shape and nurture a culture focused on agility, continuous learning, ownership, and collaboration.
• Performance Management: Establish structured goals, feedback systems, and career growth frameworks across departments.
• Franchise & Field Support: Partner with franchise and field leaders to enhance team structure, performance, and productivity.
• Learning & Development: Create and implement onboarding and skill-building programs to increase team effectiveness and reduce churn.
• HR Operations: Manage employee contracts, policies, compliance, and employee relations issues.
• People Analytics: Leverage HR data to inform hiring, promotions, performance reviews, and team planning.
  

Requirements

• Minimum 3 years of experience in HR, people operations, or growth-focused talent roles.
• Proven experience in performance management , sales recruitment , and team development .
• Background in tech startups , insurance , FMCG , telecom , or other high-growth, sales-oriented industries.
• Strong communication, leadership, and problem-solving abilities.
Experience with HR systems, metrics tracking, and labour law compliance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Sales experience, especially within FMCG, telecom, or insurance sectors.
• Experience supporting distributed or franchise-based teams.
• Familiarity with purpose-driven or impact-focused organizations.
• Professional HR certifications such as CIPM , SHRM , or HRCI .
  

Salary: 250,000 NGN - 350,000 NGNmonthly

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