We're making Africa the first cashless continent.
In 2017, over half the population in Sub-Saharan Africa had no bank account. That's for good reason—the fees are too high, the closest branch can be miles away, and nobody takes cards. Without access to financial institutions, people are forced to keep their savings under the mattress. Small business owners rely on lenders who charge extortionate rates. Parents spend hours waiting in line to pay school fees in cash.
We're solving this by building financial services that just work: no account fees, instantly available, and accepted everywhere. In places where electricity, water and roads don't always work, you can still send money with Wave. In 2017, we launched a mobile app in Senegal for cash deposit, withdrawal, and peer-to-peer and business payments. Now, we have millions of users across 9 countries and are growing fast.
Our goal is to make Africa the first cashless continent and that's where you come in...
We are looking for a Corporate Events Coordinator who is highly organized and passionate about bringing events to life. In this role, you will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and executing corporate events across Côte d'Ivoire, ensuring every event is delivered seamlessly and creates an exceptional experience for attendees.
In this role, you'll;
- Manage the logistics for recurring corporate conferences or events based in Côte d'Ivoire, such as remote immersions, sporting events, and yearly events such as Women's Day and an end-of-year party.
- Coordinate with our office management team on travel items, including travel, accommodation, policy updates, visa requirements, etc., for travellers as required.
- Brainstorm and implement event concepts and themes, such as managing facilities and event details, such as accommodation, decor, catering, entertainment, transportation, location, invitee list, special guests, equipment, promotional material, etc.
- Lead and monitor on-site event production and day-of rollout (30-35% of time).
- Anticipate attendee needs and prepare against potential risks. On event days, proactively handle any arising issues and troubleshoot any emerging problems.
- Prepare event budgets and process invoices.
- Act as a central coordinator for any employee-facing event in Côte d'Ivoire. In particular:
- Bringing attention to any event conflicts
- Ensuring that all relevant stakeholders are aware of upcoming Côte d'Ivoire events and that the right people are involved/have approved
- Provide post-event reports and analytics on the effectiveness of each event to improve.
- Location: You'll work from our office in Abidjan and may travel to field locations.
- Work authorization in Côte d'Ivoire is required
- This is a permanent position
- Our salaries are competitive and calculated using a transparent formula.
- We offer generous health insurance for yourself and your dependents
- We support working parents - we offer 26 weeks of parental leave for mothers and 4 weeks for fathers, in addition to subsidized child care when they return to work
- Airtime reimbursement
- Free food and a beautiful office space
- Strong organisational and time management skills, and the ability to prioritise.
- Fluency in English and French.
- Bachelor's degree in event management, hospitality, HR, or a related discipline.
- Experience in marketing and/or public relations.
- Proficient with the Event Management System and registration tools for managing registration and event logistics.
- Flexibility to travel both locally and internationally, as needed.
- Demonstrate tenacity and a willingness to go the distance to get something done.
- Have strong collaboration, communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills.
- Comfortable defaulting to over-communication and overreaching when it comes to coordination.
- Meticulous attention to detail.
- Analytical in your approach to problems.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Are solution-driven, detail-oriented, and have strong task follow-through.
- Experience working with and reporting to diverse stakeholders (multinational, multicultural, multilingual).
- We have a rapidly growing in-country team in Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire, Mali, Burkina Faso, The Gambia, Uganda, Niger, Sierra Leone, and Cameroon plus remote team members spread across the world.
- We're deeply passionate about our mission of bringing radically affordable financial services to the people who need them most.
- We foster autonomy for our employees. You'll own your projects at every stage, from understanding the problem to monitoring your solution in production.
- We raised the largest Series A in Africa in 2021. Our world-class investors, include Founders Fund, Sequoia Heritage, Stripe, Ribbit Capital, Y Combinator, and Partech Africa.
- We are on Y Combinator's top companies by revenue.
Fill out the form below, and upload a resume in English and a cover letter describing your interest in Wave and the role.
We review applications frequently and recommend that you apply to the role that most closely aligns with your skills, experience and career goals.
Wave is an equal-opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
Skills Required
- Work authorization in Cote d'Ivoire
- Fluency in English and French
- Bachelor's degree in event management, hospitality, HR, or related discipline
- Experience in marketing and/or public relations
- Proficient with the Event Management System and registration tools
- Strong organisational and time management skills
- Flexibility to travel locally and internationally
- Ability to prepare event budgets and process invoices
- Experience coordinating on-site event production and day-of rollout
- Experience working with and reporting to diverse multinational, multicultural stakeholders
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What We Do
We're making Africa the first cashless continent. In 2017, nearly 60% of adults in sub-Saharan Africa had no bank account. That's for good reason—the fees are too high, the closest branch can be miles away, and nobody takes cards. Without access to financial institutions, people are forced to keep their savings under the mattress. Small business owners rely on lenders who charge extortionate rates. Parents spend hours waiting in line to pay school fees in cash. We're solving this by building financial services that just work: no account fees, instantly available, and accepted everywhere. In places where electricity, water and roads don't always work, you can still send money with Wave. In November 2017, we launched a mobile app in Senegal for cash deposit, withdrawal, and peer-to-peer and business payments. In 2019, we expanded to Cote D'Ivoire. Now, we have millions of users and are growing fast. Our goal is to drive financial inclusion and make Africa the first cashless continent
