<div class="content-intro"><h2>Our mission</h2>
<p>We're making Africa the first cashless continent.</p>
<p>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 bra...
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<div class="content-intro"><h2>Our mission</h2>
<p>We're making Africa the first cashless continent.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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 six countries and are growing fast.</p>
<p>Our goal is to make Africa the first cashless continent and that's where you come in...</p></div><h2><strong><span data-preserver-spaces="true">How you'll help us achieve it</span></strong></h2>
<p><span data-preserver-spaces="true">Wave is now the largest financial institution in Senegal, with over 7 million users. And, we're still in the early days of our product roadmap and potential impact on people's everyday lives.</span></p>
<p><span data-preserver-spaces="true">We're hiring a creative, resourceful BTL officer with experience coordinating large-scale below-the-line marketing strategies. Reporting to the Marketing Manager, you'll help coordinate the day-to-day operations of our BTL marketing activities and mobile money branding and maintain desirable user growth and agent activation rates.</span></p>
<p><span data-preserver-spaces="true">In this role, you'll:</span></p>
<ul>
<li><span data-preserver-spaces="true">Own the day-to-day logistics of marketing operations: roadshows, stands, events in the assigned region.</span></li>
<li><span data-preserver-spaces="true">Prepare supporting materials, event promotional merchandise, and other BTL activities.</span></li>
<li><span data-preserver-spaces="true">Receive stock of marketing supplies and materials from our vendors and suppliers, and organize appropriate dispatching; track inventory of all stock and organize orders to avoid stock-outs. </span></li>
<li><span data-preserver-spaces="true">Support in planning, implementation, and promoting a monthly, weekly, and daily BTL plan in the assigned regions.</span></li>
<li><span data-preserver-spaces="true">Plan & manage the periodic ground activation & promotions in the given region. </span></li>
<li><span data-preserver-spaces="true">Control events, including preparation and performing Events & Exhibitions. </span></li>
<li><span data-preserver-spaces="true">Monitor competitor market activities. </span></li>
<li><span data-preserver-spaces="true">Plan and execute POS materials. </span></li>
</ul>
<h2><strong><span data-preserver-spaces="true">Key Details</span></strong></h2>
<ul>
<li><span data-preserver-spaces="true">Location: You'll work from our office in Ouagadougou, with frequent travel or temporary relocation to field locations within Burkina Faso. </span></li>
<li><span data-preserver-spaces="true">You must have work authorization in Burkina Faso. </span></li>
<li><span data-preserver-spaces="true">Contract type: 6 months fixed-term contract. </span></li>
</ul>
<h2><span data-preserver-spaces="true">Requirements</span></h2>
<ul>
<li><span data-preserver-spaces="true">Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, or a similar area. </span></li>
<li><span data-preserver-spaces="true">2+ years of relevant work experience at a marketing agency, telecom, payment service provider, FMCG, or financial institution.</span></li>
<li><span data-preserver-spaces="true">Outstanding understanding of Marketing Mix. </span></li>
<li><span data-preserver-spaces="true">Knowledge of at least one or more local languages. </span></li>
<li><span data-preserver-spaces="true">Speak and write French and English fluently.</span></li>
</ul>
<h2><strong><span data-preserver-spaces="true">You might be a good fit if you</span></strong></h2>
<ul>
<li><span data-preserver-spaces="true">Have successfully executed marketing operations and events.</span></li>
<li><span data-preserver-spaces="true">Love to be in the field and do not mind doing some handy work.</span></li>
<li><span data-preserver-spaces="true">Are diplomatic and have excellent communication skills.</span></li>
<li><span data-preserver-spaces="true">Are detail-oriented and seek to achieve excellence in everything you do.</span></li>
<li><span data-preserver-spaces="true">Enjoy owning projects - you are autonomous yet know when to escalate problems.</span></li>
<li><span data-preserver-spaces="true">Are intellectually curious, creative in the way you go about tackling issues, and embrace failure as a means to spark innovation and growth.</span></li>
<li><span data-preserver-spaces="true">Adjust quickly to changing priorities and conditions.</span></li>
<li><span data-preserver-spaces="true">Think about culture and process from the users' perspective.</span></li>
</ul><div class="content-conclusion"><h2>Our team</h2>
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<li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">We have a rapidly growing in-country team in Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire, Mali, Burkina Faso, The Gambia, and Uganda, plus remote team members spread across the world.</li>
<li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">We're deeply passionate about our mission of bringing radically affordable financial services to the people who need them most.</li>
<li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">We foster autonomy for our employees. You'll own your projects at every stage, from understanding the problem to monitoring your solution in production.</li>
<li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">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.</li>
<li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">We are on<a class="c-link c-link--underline" href="https://www.ycombinator.com/topcompanies/revenue" target="_blank" data-stringify-link="https://www.ycombinator.com/topcompanies/revenue" data-sk="tooltip_parent"> Y Combinator's top companies by revenue</a>.</li>
</ul>
<h2>How to apply</h2>
<p>Fill out the form below, and upload a resume in English and a cover letter describing your interest in Wave and the role.</p>
<p>We review applications frequently and recommend that you apply to the role that most closely aligns with your skills, experience and career goals.</p>
<p>Wave is an equal-opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.</p></div>
