The institution is a rapidly growing international Savings & Loans Company with over 12 Branches in Ghana is seeking a Senior HR Officer.

•   To be directly responsible for the company’s training and performance management function whilst supporting other HR functions.
•   Advises the HR Manager and other line managers on training and performance management issues within the institution

Summary of Job Description;

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.
•   Shall establish an in house employee training system that addresses company training needs including training needs assessment, new employee orientation/induction, management development, and production cross-training.
•   Design training programs; develop course contents and training material with departmental heads and other experienced staff members vetted by the training committee.
•   Monitor and measure training impact assessment to ensure added value, high productivity, capability and competencies.
•   Plan with the training committee on appropriate facilitators .e.g.. teachers, professors, managers, supervisors and provide necessary training materials in line with the corporate needs
•   Develop contacts and keep up to date information’s about high quality external training institutions; propose such training to answer a need, in case no in-house training can be developed for that purpose.
•   Shall form a local training pool and ensure they are constantly been trained in order to train.
•   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.
•   Designs and facilitates training sessions
•   Trains and conducts refresher programmes on our products, services, policies and procedures for staff at all levels
•   Standardization, updating and improving training materials
•   Consult and advise employees, with special focus on managers, on all issues concerning Learning and Development (Content) within the institution.
•   Report monthly to management on the evolution of the training plan
•   In charge of organizing all issues related to the logistics: planning of the trainings and appropriate use of the training facilities

Performance Management

•   Ensures the effective implementation of the company’s performance management system
•   This requires training of all staff on our performance management system and monitoring the cycle.
•   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 ensures performance improvement action plans are followed..
•   Identifies and suggests ways of improving and rewarding employee performance.
•   Ensures that staff who have completed their probation are assessed.
•   Ensures employee development by putting in place a career development and succession plan for the entire institution and following up to ensure effective communication
•   Recommends reviews to policies and systems (training and performance management).
•   Any other similar tasks as assigned by the respective supervisor

Qualification Required & Experience

•   Minimum of university degree in Business Administration (HR Option) or a relevant field with an extensive exposure to the operations of Advans Ghana.
•   A member of an HR professional body will be an added advantage
•   Knowledge of the Labor Act
•   Knowledge of the financial industry

WORK EXPERIENCE

•   A minimum of 2-3 years professional working experience in a Competitive business environment. Experience in a Financial Institution is an advantage.

SKILLS

•   Ability to train and coach various publics of professionals
•   Ability to give and receive feed-back
•   Good Communication, interpersonal and human relation skills
•   Conceptual and design skills,
•   Good oral and writing skills
•   Good command of MS Powerpoint, and general knowledge of MS Office software package
•   Ability to work with little or no supervision with her autonomy and initiative

PERSONAL TRAITS

•   Good interpersonal relationship and communication skills; self-disciplined; resolute and value driven.
•   Ability and desire to grow the company.

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Send CV to email address:

jobs@advansghana.com

Closing Date: 28 February, 2015