Lead, Contracts & HR Administration

About the role

Moniepoint, an all-in-one financial services platform for emerging markets, is looking for a Lead, Contracts & HR Administration based in Lagos. The role owns the accuracy, consistency and governance of the group's core people documentation and HR records, keeping employment contracts, letters and records precise, compliant and audit-ready. It works closely with Talent Acquisition, People Business Partners, Payroll, Legal and Compliance.

Key responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end process of generating, reviewing and issuing employment contracts, addendums, transfer letters and HR documentation across all locations.
• Ensure HR administrative processes comply with internal governance, local labour regulations and data protection standards.
• Maintain clean, accurate and up-to-date employee records so contracts, HRIS data and payroll inputs align.
• Standardise contract templates, HR letters and administrative workflows with Legal and Compliance.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition on timely, accurate contracts during hiring, and with Payroll to resolve data discrepancies before payroll cycles.
• Support audit readiness through organised, compliant digital records and documentation libraries.
• Improve documentation workflows, recommend changes and support automation.
• Serve as escalation point for complex contract cases and support the Head of People Operations in building scalable, compliant processes across countries.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or a related field.
• Certification such as aPHRi or PHRI preferred.
• 4-6 years of HR operations or HR administration experience, with hands-on responsibility for contracts and employee records.
• Experience preparing contracts and HR letters across multiple countries or legal jurisdictions.
• Experience in fintech, financial services or another compliance-oriented industry, and familiarity with African, UK or multi-country employment environments.

Required skills

• Strong understanding of HR documentation standards, compliance and data governance.
• Working knowledge of HRIS systems and document management tools (e.g. Workday, BambooHR, SAP, Deel).
• Comfortable with templates, version control and structured approval processes.
• Exposure to HR process automation or digitisation initiatives.