Advans Ghana, a rapidly growing international Savings & Loans Company with over 12 Branches in Ghana is seeking a Senior Human Resource Officer is responsible for providing support in the various human resource functions, which include recruitment, staffing, training and development, performance management, compensation, rewards, benefit management and employee counseling.

Main Responsibilities and Task:

Provide support to supervisors and staff to develop the skills and capabilities of staff

•   Ensure that accurate job descriptions are in place
•   Provide advice and assistance with writing job descriptions
•   Provide advice and assistance when conducting staff performance evaluations
•   Identify training and development opportunities

Coordinate staff recruitment and selection process in order to ensure a timely organized and comprehensive procedure is used to hire staff.

•   Provide advice and assistance to supervisors on staff recruitment
•   Prepare notices and advertisements for vacant staff positions.
•   Schedule and organize interviews
•   Participate in applicant interviews
•   Conduct reference checks on possible candidates
•   Prepare, develop and implement procedures and policies on staff recruitment

Training and Development

•   Identify current and future learning and development needs through job analysis, results from the career development scheme, performance appraisals and workforce planning, analyzing goals and strategy of the institution.
•   Supports departmental heads in identifying training needs and ensures that at any point in time all employees have the required skill and knowledge to perform their duties .This shall be done through refresher or capacity building courses for existing staff.
•   Monitor and measure training impact assessment to ensure added value, high productivity, capability and competencies.
•   Develops and implements an exhaustive training strategy and plan/timetable for all employees ensuring that implementation is within budget.
•   Ensures that business heads adhere to the agreed training plan and performance management cycle for staff within their departments.

Performance Management

•   Ensures the effective implementation of the company’s performance management system.
•   Ensures that all staff at any point in time have agreed upon targets to be appraised in future.
•   Ensures that there is a midyear and annual performance appraisal for all staff.
•   Monitors, reviews, analyses, provide feedback on Performance Appraisals and performance improvement action plans are followed.
•   Identifies and suggests ways of improving and rewarding employee performance.
•   Ensures employee development by putting in place a career development and succession plan for the entire institution and following up to ensure effective communication

Rewards and Compensation Management

•   Assist in periodic conduction of salaries and benefits surveys for review process in order to develop and maintain a competitive compensation package and incentive schemes for staff.
•   Assist in the monthly payroll and bonus processing.

Remuneration: Negotiable

Qualification Required & Experience

•   Minimum of university degree in Business Administration (HR Option) or a relevant field with
•   A member of an HR professional body will be an added advantage
•   Knowledge of the Labor Act
•   Knowledge of the financial industry
•   Minimum of three years working experience

Skills
The incumbent must demonstrate the following skills:

•   Problem solving skills
•   Negotiations skills
•   Effective verbal and listening
•   Communications skills
•   Effective written communications skills including the ability to prepare reports, proposals policies and procedures
•   Computer skills including the ability to operate spreadsheets, and word processing programs at a highly proficient level
•   Effective public relations and public speaking skills
•   Interviewing skills
•   Good interpersonal skills, People management skills

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Email application and Cover letter to:

jobs@advansghana.com

Closing Date: 20 May, 2015