About This Role
To role leads and oversees all major HR functional domains across the site. This includes Talent Acquisition and DEI, Performance & Reward cycles, HRIS and reporting, Industrial Relations, Contractor workforce compliance, Camp and Welfare operations and governance.
The role ensures strategic alignment of HR with business objectives, coaches senior HR staff, and ensures consistent execution of HR policies, systems, and processes. The role acts as a trusted advisor to site leadership and drives HR initiatives that enhance employee experience, operational effectiveness, and regulatory compliance.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead, coach, and develop Senior HR Officers, HRBPs, and administrative staff to deliver consistent, high-quality HR services.
- Translate corporate HR strategies into actionable site-level plans and monitor implementation.
- Serve as the site focal point for HR performance, reporting, and governance.
- Drive continuous improvement in HR processes, systems, and employee experience.
- Oversee the Resourcing & DEI activities of the mine to ensure robust talent pipelines, inclusive hiring practices, and diversity goals are met.
- Ensure consistent DEI principles across recruitment, selection, onboarding, and talent development.
- Monitor metrics and hold the Resourcing & DEI team accountable for diversity targets, hiring quality, and candidate experience.
- Lead complex industrial relations matters, union negotiations, and dispute resolution.
- Ensure all contractors comply with HR policies, statutory requirements, welfare standards, and site-specific practices.
- Implement audits, corrective actions, and compliance monitoring across contractor workforce.
- Ensure contractors meet labor, safety, and welfare requirements and maintain accurate HR records.
- Monitor workforce localization and community hiring initiatives.
- Provide oversight supervision of camp management operations, ensuring high standards of accommodation, catering, housekeeping, hygiene and welfare services.
- Ensure the Camp Administrator and Welfare Officer meet service, safety, and welfare standards.
- Review camp inspection reports and drive corrective actions.
- Support the Camp Administrator and Welfare Officer in managing budgets, vendors, and continuous service improvement.
- Monitor employee satisfaction and feedback on camp and welfare services.
- Integrate camp / welfare feedback into overall HR strategies (e.g. DEI, employee engagement).
- Supervise execution of performance management cycles and rewards implementation.
- Ensure performance and reward decisions are data-driven, fair, compliant, and timely.
- Ensure alignment with corporate standards on performance, compensation, and compliance.
- Ensure accurate data flows between performance modules, compensation modules, and HRIS for seamless operation.
- Ensure effective implementation of HRIS strategy, system integration, and reporting to support decision-making.
- Oversee HR data accuracy and timely submission of reports (headcount, IR cases, turnover, contractor compliance).
- Oversee the preparation and quality of HR reporting, analytics, dashboards across all functional areas.
- Use data-driven insights to advise site leadership on workforce trends, risks, and opportunities.
- Ensure compliance with internal policies, labor laws, audits, and governance standards across all HR functions.
- Act as a trusted HR advisor to the Site Management Team.
- Partner with department heads, Finance, HSE, and Community Relations to align HR strategies with operational priorities.
- Represent HR in site leadership meetings, audits, and employee engagement forums.
- Maintain open communication with employees and union representatives.
- Perform other duties as may be assigned by your supervisor or authorized delegate.
Education, Work Experience & Key Competencies
- Bachelor’s degree in human resources, Industrial Relations, Business, or similar; Master’s or HR certification preferred
- 8+ years of progressive HR experience across multiple functional domains.
- Proven supervisory experience overseeing diverse HR teams (TA, DEI, Rewards, HRIS.)
- Deep experience in industrial relations, contractor management, and site HR in the mining industry.
- Solid understanding of HRIS systems, data analytics, performance systems, and DEI methodologies.
- In-depth knowledge of Ghanaian labor laws, collective bargaining, and compliance frameworks.
- Strategic leadership and cross-functional coordination.
- Expertise in talent acquisition, DEI, performance, rewards, and HRIS.
- Stakeholder management and influence at senior levels.
- Industrial relations, negotiation, and conflict resolution.
- Data-driven decision-making and HR analytics.
- Coaching, mentoring, and people development.
- Integrity, confidentiality, and ethical judgment
- Valid Ghanaian driver’s license with defensive driving skills.