Senior HR Specialist job at Zembo

Vacancy title:
Senior HR Specialist

Jobs at:
Zembo

Deadline of this Job:
Tuesday, September 16 2025

Duty Station:
Uganda | Kampala | Uganda

Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, September 4 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:

We are Zembo, the start-up paving the way to the e-mobility revolution in Africa. Zembo sells electric motorcycles to commercial users and offers Batteries as a Service (BaaS) via a network of stations. After seven years of operation, Zembo is the most experienced and innovative African provider of electric motorcycles and battery swaps on the continent. We are committed to local value creation, partnerships and locally driven solutions. We are scaling up in Uganda and beginning pilots in new geographies, providing an affordable and environmentally responsible mobility solution.

About the Role

Keep Zembo’s HR machine running day-to-day by ensuring policies, processes, and initiatives are properly rolled out, documented, and complied with. They own the embedding of HR across the org — making it simple, consistent, and trusted.

Responsibilities

• Rollout & Embedding
  • Translate HR strategies & systems into day-to-day practice.
  • Ensure managers & staff understand and follow HR processes (onboarding, expense claims, leave, performance cycles, etc).
  • Run trainings/briefings to land new initiatives.
• Compliance & Employee Relations
  • Enforce policies, lead disciplinary processes, and advise managers on compliance.
  • Maintain fairness, transparency, and legal alignment.
  • Monitor compliance (leave tracking, contract updates, etc).
• Onboarding & Offboarding
  • Manage structured onboarding to set expectations, introduce competencies, and embed culture.
  • Capture offboarding insights → feed back into workforce planning.
• Documentation & Systems
  • Own HR documentation (policies, SOPs, employee files).
  • Ensure Deel + Google Sheet + other tools are updated, accurate, and usable.
  • Create clear guides (e.g., “How to submit expenses”) and keep them current.
• Training & Development Support
  • Coordinate training initiatives (internal & external).
  • Track completion and tie them back to competencies.
• Engagement & Communication
  • Keep HR comms clear, simple, and embedded in day-to-day workflows.
  • Support engagement initiatives (surveys, check-ins, team sessions).

Key Details

• Location: Kampala, Uganda
• Working hours: Mon - Friday, 9-5pm
• Start date: October 1, 2025
• Reporting line: Chief of Staff & People

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Management, Business Administration, or related field.
• 5+ years of progressive HR experience, with at least 2 years in a generalist or compliance-focused role.
• Strong knowledge of HR policies, labor laws, and employee relations practices.
• Proven experience leading onboarding, disciplinaries, and performance processes.
• Demonstrated ability to roll out HR initiatives and ensure adoption across teams.
• Excellent documentation and SOP/policy writing skills.
• Proficiency with HR systems (HRIS), Google Workspace, and collaboration tools (Slack, etc.)
• Strong communication and facilitation skills — able to train and embed processes.
• Detail-oriented, organized, and proactive in maintaining compliance.

Application Process

• Application Review
• Assessment
• Interview with Hiring Manager - 45 mins
• Case Study / Practical Task
• Panel Interview with peers + leadership (60 – 75 min)
• Executive Review with CEO - 30 mins
• Employment Verification
• Offer

Why Zembo

At Zembo, we are redefining 2-wheel mobility commerce in Africa with a mission-driven, client-focused, and technology-powered approach. Hereʼs why youʼll love working with us:

• Impactful Mission: Empower thousands of motorcycle businesses by delivering solutions rooted in Ease, Value, Transparency, and Integrity.
• Client-Centric Focus: Put clients at the heart of everything we do, ensuring they succeed with safe, affordable, and high-quality products.
• Culture of Excellence: Work with a team that values craftsmanship, continuous learning, and delivering top-notch results.
• Innovative Environment: Tackle challenges creatively and contribute to solutions that shape the future of mobility.
• Collaborative Team: Join a humble, diverse, and inclusive team where every voice is valued, and success is shared.
• Resilient Leadership: Work with leaders who inspire, empower, and guide teams to achieve bold goals.

Zembo Electric Motorcycles SMC Ltd offers a fun, supportive work environment and opportunities for continued professional growth within a fast-growing global enterprise. It is an Equal Opportunity and considers all applicants regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, HIV/Aids, disability, or any other protected characteristic as established by law.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: bachelor degree

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