Job Description
Location: Tema, Ghana
Employment Type: Full-Time, On-site
Industry: Engineering/Construction/Energy
Reports To: Group Head of Human Resources
We are recruiting a Human Resource Business Partner (HRBP) to translate HR strategy into practical, high-impact people solutions within a technically regulated operating environment for our client, a large entity with interests in energy, engineering and construction.
The HRBP will act as a trusted advisor to business leadership, ensuring that workforce planning, employee relations, compliance, and capability development are aligned with operational and regulatory demands.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic HR & Advisory
- Partner with senior management to align people strategies with business and operational goals.
- Implement HR policies and governance frameworks at business-unit level.
- Coach line managers on leadership, employee relations, and fair application of HR policies.
Employee Lifecycle Management
- Provide end-to-end HR support across recruitment, onboarding, performance management, employee relations, and exits.
- Lead employee engagement, welfare initiatives, and resolution of grievances and disciplinary cases in line with labour laws.
Workforce Planning & Organisation Design
- Support manpower planning, organisation structure reviews, and talent deployment, including shift-based resourcing.
- Ensure workforce capability aligns with safety, operational, and compliance requirements.
Compliance & Reporting
- Ensure compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements, including labour laws and sector-specific regulations.
- Track and report key HR metrics such as headcount, attrition, performance, and disciplinary cases.
- Support audits, inspections, and statutory reporting obligations.
Learning, Development & Culture
- Coordinate training needs identification and monitor employee development initiatives.
- Contribute to organisational culture, change initiatives, and values activation.
- Support occupational health, safety awareness, and emergency preparedness initiatives.
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Management, Industrial Psychology, Business Administration, or a related field (Master’s degree is an advantage).
- Minimum of 7 years’ HR experience, with at least 3 years in an HRBP or HR Generalist role within a technical, industrial, or regulated environment.
- Strong working knowledge of the Ghana Labour Act and related workplace legislature, HR compliance and employee relations, HR metrics, reporting, and HRIS/ERP systems
- Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and conflict resolution skills.
- High attention to detail, strong ethics, and sound judgement.
- Commercially aware and operationally grounded
- Confident working with senior leaders and technical teams
- Structured, data-driven, and compliance-oriented
- Adaptable and effective in dynamic, fast-paced environments