HR Business Partner

About the role

UT Bank Ghana Limited is looking for an HR Business Partner in Accra. The role manages the HR relationship with the strategic business units, supports and adds value to the business in pursuit of its objectives and the Bank's strategy, and creates HR plans covering talent management, acquisition and retention, organizational design, staff resourcing, performance management and leadership capability.

Key responsibilities

• Influence and enable the diagnosis of business issues, strategy and goals, turning them into People Plans
• Take a proactive role in developing HR priorities, lead their implementation and turn major changes into action plans
• Work with stakeholders on HR issues such as reward, employment relations, talent, performance, organization development, culture, leadership and learning and development
• Coach business leaders on engaging employees and building people capabilities, and raise the performance bar
• Ensure key HR operational processes are delivered, including annual performance development and pay processes, balance scorecards and the recruitment process, with personal involvement in senior hires and reward packages

Required profile

• Degree-educated with technical and professional HR knowledge, including general knowledge of employment law
• Experience leading a team, deploying and locating staff, and analyzing business and people issues
• Experience in a banking or financial services environment and working with senior teams
• Mature professional with strong communication, negotiation and persuasion skills, integrity and conflict resolution skills
• Strong leadership and people management skills, including team building and motivation

Required skills

• Good use of Microsoft Office packages
• Excellent organizational and multi-tasking skills
• Research and analytical skills

Candidates apply by sending their CV to the bank's jobs email; the closing date was 11 January 2014.