Job Title: people and culture lead
Company: African Originals
Joyce Kamau is people and culture lead at African Originals, where she drives the execution of the company's people strategy to support business growth and employee development.
Joyce joined African Originals after working as a human resource officer across three affiliated companies, Paytech, Evotech and Evopay. The businesses operate in parking management, technical services and software development.
Before that, Joyce spent more than three years at U&I Microfinance Bank, where she handled recruitment and selection, payroll preparation, leave management, employee records and induction.
Her earlier experience includes a human resources internship at the Presbyterian University of East Africa, where she supported recruitment, employee records and payroll data collection. She also volunteered with the International Humanity Foundation, contributing to onboarding and team management. Alongside her HR work, Joyce held project coordination and data-related roles at CloudFactory and Apollo Agriculture, gaining experience in project supervision, documentation, data verification and customer communication.
She began her career as an administrative assistant at Mololine Services.
Joyce holds a bachelor's degree in human resources management and services from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology and an associate's degree in the same field from Nyandarua Institute of Science and Technology.
Work Experience
February 2025–Present: People and culture lead, African Originals
March 2024–February 2025: Human resource officer, Paytech, Evotech and Evopay
September 2020–March 2024: Human resource officer, U&I Microfinance Bank
April 2022–September 2022: HR volunteer, International Humanity Foundation
June 2018–September 2022: Human resources project coordinator, CloudFactory
November 2021–February 2022: Data verification agent, Apollo Agriculture
March 2016–December 2017: HR intern, Presbyterian University of East Africa
September 2013–September 2014: Administrative assistant, Mololine Services
Education
2014–2018: Bachelor's degree in human resources management and services, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
2011–2013: Associate's degree in human resources management and services, Nyandarua Institute of Science and Technology
About the Company
African Originals is a Kenyan beverage company producing locally made alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks. Its portfolio includes craft beers, ciders and other beverages.
