Director of People - Farmerline Ghana

Since 2013, Farmerline Ghana has directly helped farmers to improve their productivity and profit in Ghana and also provided technical support to other organizations to do the same. Farmerline started its operations serving 800 farmers in the Ashanti Region of Ghana with information via mobile telephony. The company has since grown to reach 340k farmers (directly & through partners).

Director of People Role Overview

As the Director of People, you will be a key leader within the organization, reporting directly to the COO and working closely with the executive team on all things people, talent, and culture. From leading global recruitment strategy to onboarding new staff and working with hiring managers to complete full cycle hiring and interview processes. You will be invested in the development of all Farmerline team members maintaining and enhancing Farmerlines’ HR practices, policies, compensation and benefits, as well as ongoing performance management and rewards.

Responsibilities

• Develop people strategy and resulting operational plan for Farmerline in alignment with all departments to ensure the business goals are reached
• Oversight of all HR processes and policies and regular updating to ensure they are relevant to business needs and manage the whole employee life cycle ( Recruitment, Onboarding, Reward and Recognition, Engagement, Performance, Training and Development, Promotion, Exit management, Grievance)
• Build capability of managers and leaders within the organization to effectively manage their teams
• Source appropriate partnerships and lead and manage the relationships to facilitate bringing in talent, utilizing flexible resources and ongoing training and development. 
• Drive implementation of performance management and talent management process in order to drive higher performance, engagement of employees and succession planning. 
• Provide senior management with HR metrics and insights related to the marketplace to guide decision making and strategy.

• Directly manage the recruitment process and support managers to bring in the best talent.
• Ensure legal compliance with all people related aspects of the organization's operations.
• Manage HR Budget and take oversight of payroll and ongoing employee costs to advise leadership on risks and cost benefit analysis.

Skills & Experience

• Leadership skills; ability to designate success metrics, strategies to achieve metrics, and the ability to manage and motivate team members to participate enthusiastically
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; the ability to calculate risk and make fact-based decisions. 
• Business and financial minded with high interpersonal skills and profitability sensitivity and ability to operate effectively in a  fast moving international business environment.
• Excellent communication skills and proficient writing and presentation skills.
• Strategic flexibility and cross-cultural sensitivity, particularly when under-pressure and an effective time manager

Qualification

Minimum of a Bachelor's  Degree in human resources, business management, or a related field or at least  5 years of working experience in similar areas. 

Benefits & Compensation

• Competitive Salary
• Local Health Insurance 
• Free Office Lunch
• Quarterly professional development opportunities
• New laptop for work or periodic personal computer repairs
• A leadership team and colleagues investing in your personal and professional growth
• Dynamic, young culture with great opportunities for learning, leadership, and FUN