Head of HR and Administration - Kasapreko

Overview

• To lead HR transformational programs and direct the implementation of the Kasapreko PLC peoples’ strategy relating to resourcing, learning and development, talent management, reward management and employee relations to drive the set corporate goals.
• To offer a high-end performance culture, diversity and inclusion orientation, and sustainability drive to project the organisation as an Employer of Choice.

Duties

• Recommend and implement employee-related policies and strategies to attract, retain and motivate staff through manpower planning, recruitment and selection, performance management system, training and development, and compensation and benefits.
• Develop and maintain HR policies, frameworks, and administrative procedures, which promote trust and confidence among staff and enable line management to manage and motivate staff.
• Develop and maintain cordial management and union relations and provide counsel to line management on employee-related matters to promote industrial peace and productivity.
• Administer within company policy, compensation and benefits programs, while conducting compensation, benefits, and other employee-related surveys, analyzing same and making appropriate recommendations to management.
• Develop bargaining strategies, survey competitive collective agreements, prepare summaries and reconciliations and use data to guide in negotiation of collective bargaining agreements.
• Determine career development requirements, serve as advisor to line management on Career Development, advising on methods and procedures, providing counsel on placement and selection of employees, and monitoring the implementation of approved development programs.
• Develop and implement a process that provides for continuity in key management positions through the identification of employees with potential as backup human resources, identification of their deficiencies and the provision of developmental opportunities for them in advance of the Company’s needs.
• Liaise with the Company’s Legal Advisor on all legal matters affecting employees and other related matters.
• Assist other units under the holding Company (Pinnacle Group) as and when necessary.

Qualification Required & Experience

• A University degree in Business or Social Sciences or equivalent and not less than ten (10 years) relevant experience in human resources management or an MBA with 5 years relevant experience in human resources management.
• Must have served in a senior management role in the last 5 years.
• A certified HR Professional (SPHRi, SHRM-SCP, CIPD, CHRMP) is an added advantage.

Skills and Attributes Required

• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Excellent negotiation and mediation skills.
• Culturally oriented in diversity and inclusion management.
• A change agent with and ability to adapt to new environments.
• Agile and a people’s person.
• Entrenched knowledge of the Ghana Labour Act, 2003 (Act 651) and related LIs.
• Working knowledge of the applicable Tax Laws
• Agility in the application of MS Office Suite.
• Hands-on experience with notable HR Software (SAGE 300 People, SAP).
• Creative thinker and intuitive initiator.

Location: Accra